Chapel Report
Friday March 1,
2013
On Monday February 11
Mike & Cheryl Nimz, Mennonite Church Canada Witness Workers, shared in
chapel. They will be leaving for
the United Kingdom in early March to begin serving with the Mennonite Centre Trust
(resourcing Anabaptist communities in the UK). Their passion was evident as they shared reasons why they
have chosen to become Anabaptist.
Thank you to Academy Bed and Breakfast for providing sleeping quarters
for these guests!
The season of Lent has
begun. The RJC Faith and Life
Committee organized a Shrove Tuesday breakfast on Tuesday Feb. 12, which
included time to reflect on the meaning of the celebrations surrounding the
season. The staff volunteered to
help flip pancakes and do the dishes, and wore Hawaiian shirts to get into the
festive spirit! Thank you to the
kitchen staff for preparing wonderful pancake toppings! A Lent chapel followed on Friday
February 15 where students shared some of the things they are giving up for
Lent and why.
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| Larry and Ryan |
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| Brett and Nicole |
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| Shenyce and Jaye |
On Mon. Feb. 25 local
businessman Ron Derksen shared about his convictions concerning
Creationism. He talked about the
importance of being aware of ‘the glasses that we wear’ while we study science
and read the word of God.
On Wednesday February
27, 46 RJC students attended We Day in Saskatoon. We Day is an educational and entertainment event that
inspires youth to ‘be the change they want to see in the world’. During chapel, RJC students at
school enjoyed hot chocolate and donuts and watched a live-streamed version of
the We Day event. During the show
15 RJC students performed with One Drop, an non-profit initiative of the
founder of Cirque de Soleil, and we were proud of their performance!
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| We Day Performers |
On Thursday February
28 the RJC Spring Musical was revealed, the Gilbert and Sullivan classic H.M.S.
Pinafore! Students will begin auditioning and
preparing for this school tradition to be performed on grad weekend, June 21
& 22.
Grade 12 chapels
continued with Jaye Warkentin, Eric Epp and Phoenix Li all sharing in the past
few weeks. Thank you to these
students for their willingness to share about their lives in front of their
peers. These type of activities
allow RJC to build a community that is aware of people’s hopes,
disappointments, and dreams.
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| Jaye |
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| Eric |
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| Phoenix |
