Chapel Report
Friday December
13, 2013
Teachers Lloyd
Schmidt and Richard Janzen, along with Intern Sarah Paquette, shared in chapel
this week. On Monday Dec. 9 Lloyd
used his math skills to lead students in a group game, which pitted four teams
against each other. The point of
the game, which Lloyd explained at the end, was to get the students to see how
they needed to work cooperatively in order for the game to have the best
results for the greatest amount of people. Math games + Lloyd + Chapel = Fun! Thanks
Lloyd!
On Wed. Dec. 11
Richard showed slides of his family and talked about the importance of being
part of a loving family unit. He
encouraged students to appreciate and cultivate loving relationships within
their families, and to take time this advent season to remember that Christ was
born within an earthly family.
Friday Dec. 13 was
Intern Sarah Paquette’s final day at RJC.
She related some personal stories and explored the theme of
‘forgiveness’ in chapel. When she
was two years old her mother was killed in a car accident involving a drunk
driver. Her powerful personal
testimony about learning to forgive the driver struck as chord with the student
body and she received a loud applause at the end. Following chapel students thanked Sarah for her
contributions to the school year and wished her well. All the best as you finish your studies at U of S next
semester Sarah!
RJC continued to
celebrate Advent this week with Faith and Life lighting the fourth advent
candle on Thursday Dec. 12.
Christmas carols were sung and students were encouraged to spread
Christmas joy. The Faith and Life
committee spread some joy themselves by surprising the student body with
homemade cookies as they exited the chapel. Merry Christmas everyone! Next week students are anticipating Winter Fun Day and our
final Christmas chapel, when we light the Christ Candle complete with a candle
light service. May the Christ
child continue to inspire hope, joy, peace, and love in us all this advent
season! On behalf of the RJC
Faith and Life Committee, Merry Christmas!
