Chapel Report
Friday Jan. 17,
2014
ELA teacher Emily
Dueck shared in chapel on Mon. Jan. 13.
She related stories of her youth, primarily from her families’ time in
Paraguay, and about her recent work with MCC Ontario in the TOOLS inner-city
program in Toronto. The common
thread of her message was to reach out to others, and make friends, wherever
you are.
On Wed. Jan. 15
Kirsten Hamm, Area Church Youth Pastor for MC Sask., spoke in chapel. She advertised upcoming SMYO events
like the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ youth retreat and invited all students to attend
and be involved. While in town she
also promoted a SMYO fundraiser to pay for travel costs to the Mennonite World
Conference in Pennsylvania in 2015.
She is selling fair-trade coffee, tea, and dried fruit. The staff was happy to oblige and
purchased many of her wares!
On Thurs. Jan. 16 the
Faith and Life Committee discerned that the student body needed a break from
pre-exam stress. They organized a
time of chilling out and eating nachos in the dining hall to give students a
hopeful break from studies.
On Fri. Jan. 17 RJC
welcomed 28 students on campus for Spend-A-Day, so the chapel was full! Visitors and current students sang a
hymn and learned about some of the Faith and Life programs at RJC. The committee is launching its annual
fundraiser with proceeds this year going to the Rosthern Elementary School
breakfast program and a MCC project in Guatemala.
Using an ipad and the
chapel projector the students ‘Face-Timed’ current MCC SALTer David Epp in
Guatemala and viewed the project in real time. David shared about his experience in Guatemala and how his
time at RJC led to him being in Guatemala today. It was exciting to see a former student and Faith and Life
member encouraging current and prospective students to get involved, and serve
others.
