Chapel Review Weekending February 28th

Chapel Report

Friday February 28, 2014

Admissions Director Valerie White shared in the first chapel back from the February break on Mon. Feb. 24.  She addressed the chapel theme for the year ‘What is Love?’ using a series of slides that included pictures of her family and other relevant items from her life that shaped her understanding of ‘love’.  It was a highly personal chapel that the students and staff greatly appreciated.  Her final piece of advice was to embrace the fact that God loves us unconditionally.  Thanks Val! 

On Wed. Feb. 26 RJC hosted twelve pastors and church leaders for the morning of ‘Pastor’s Day’.  Pastors from local and area churches were invited. As part of their morning activities, the pastors joined students in chapel and witnessed the first installment of the ALSO chapel series where the concept of ‘Red Letter Christianity’ was discussed.  ‘Red Letter Christianity’ embraces the idea that the words of Jesus (typed in red letters in some bibles) are to be taken seriously and acted upon in this world by his followers.  It is a trans-denominational movement that seeks to actualize the Kingdom of God on earth and build consensus between Christian groups.  This year’s ALSO theme is ‘To Participate is to be Fully Human’, a quote from author and theologian C.S. Lewis, and students are being challenged to fully participate in the calling to serve others in order to fully experience what it means to live a full life. 

On Thurs. Feb. 27 the Faith and Life Committee had a Have a Heart Fundraiser update, which revealed that over $1200.00, has been raised so far!  The girls won the first leg of the competition by raising the bulk of the funds so far and were rewarded with a dress code free day and the chance to duct-tape teacher Karalee Kuny to the wall for a period!  Thanks to Karalee for being a good sport for a worthy cause!  The fundraiser will continue until Mar. 17 with all money raised going to the RES Breakfast Program, the Paraguayan Recycled Orchestra (visiting RJC on Tues. May 6), and the ANADESA community complex in Guatemala.  The next prize for students is an ice-cream sundae bar at lunch if they reach $2000.00.  Time to pick up the pace boys!

Grade 12 student Daniel Regier shared in chapel on Friday Feb. 28, which was followed by a pep rally for our Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams as they enter conference playoffs; sports updates were given for the hockey and curling teams.  All the best to our teams!  

RJC Update Feb 25-March 4

EVENTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:

- Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30 pm - Boys' Basketball game at RJC versus Christian Centre Academy.

- Wednesday, Feb 26 - Pastors' Day at RJC.  

- Wednesday, Feb 26, 6:00 pm - Girls' Hockey playoffs in Rosthern vs Melfort.

- Thursday, Feb 27 - Sam Hawkins event for students (supper and evening activities).

- Friday, Feb 28, 7:00-9:00 pm - Youth Night Takeover at Wildwood Mennonite Church, Saskatoon.

- Friday, Feb 28, 8:00 pm - Boys' Hockey playoff game in Cudworth.

- Saturday, March 1 - Girls' Basketball Conference playoffs at Stobart School (Duck Lake).  RJC's first game is at 10:00 am vs Stobart, with the winner playing at 3:30 pm.  

- Saturday, March 1 - Boys' Basketball Conference playoffs at RJC.  RJC's first game is at 11:45 am vs Maymont, with the winner playing again at 3:30 pm. 

Please check with your child or the school before traveling to any of the above sporting events, in case of last minute schedule changes.

- Sunday, March 2, 7:00 pm - GUYS & PIES Concert & Dessert Auction.   This Sunday beginning 7:00 pm in the gymnasium, you are invited to RJC for an evening of superb music and delicious desserts, featuring A Buncha Guys (an all-male choir from Saskatoon directed by Russ Regier), and the RJC Man Choir (directed by Richard Janzen).  Included in the evening will be a dessert auction with decorated and calorie-filled desserts up for bid (bid individually, as a table, family or consortium).   Funds raised from this event will go toward RJC program projects.  Coffee, tea and pie will be served during the evening.  Join us for a great evening of music and fun!  There is no admission charge, and reservations are not needed.  Start forming your cake-bid consortiums now!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

- CHOIR CONCERT, March 6, 7:30 pm at RMC - RJC Chorale will be guest performers at a concert at Rosthern Mennonite Church (3016 - 5th Street East), featuring the Pembina Trails Voices from Winnipeg.  This choir features three very exciting vocal groups of high school singers. They are directed by David Sawatzky and Janet Brennamen (Janet also teaches at Canadian Mennonite University.) This will be a very entertaining evening of high quality choral singing! Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the door.

- FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS, March 16, 2:30 pm:   RJC Chorale is excited to be part of the Festival of Choirs event at Third Avenue United Church, Saskatoon on Sunday, March 16.  Joining Chorale are the Canadian Mennonite University Singers and The Station Singers of Rosthern. This annual event with CMU is growing each year, and enjoyed a huge audience last year with the move to Third Avenue.  Admission is free; a collection will be taken in support of both RJC and CMU. Don't miss this event!

- SASK VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, March 17-23:  Concert Choir and Chorale will again participate in the Sask Valley Music Festival competitions this March. The schedule is not set yet, however the choirs will have their performance class during a week day in school hours. Many individual students also compete in voice and piano. Good luck to all the participants. May your hard work pay off!

- SPEND-A-DAY and FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, March 28.  On Friday & Saturday we are opening our doors for youth from grades 8-11 for 

Spend-A-Day.  We will start on Friday with registration and lunch, and end the event on Saturday morning with a delicious brunch from the cooks (which the whole family is welcome to attend).  All our Spend-A-Day guests will be invited to attend FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE,  an evening of performances by RJC students and staff to a live audience of over 200 guests from a variety of schools, churches and youth groups. If you or someone you know has a child who is interested in learning more about RJC and would like to Spend-A-Day on campus (attending classes, staying overnight in the dorms, etc), please visit the website for a registration form or more information.  Forms need to be in by March 20. You can email val@rjc.sk.ca for more information. You are more than welcome to attend the FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE event on March 28th even if you are not interested in attending the whole Spend-A-Day weekend.

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Feel free to call the school if you have questions about any of the above items or events.

Please check the RJC website at www.rjc.sk.ca for weekly updates, choir and sports schedules, calendar of upcoming events and other school information.

Chapel Review for weekending February 14th

Chapel Report

Friday February 14, 2014

The SRC kicked off Semester Two with activities for Milk Week during chapel time during the first week of February.  Events included milk Jeopardy, mooosical chairs, and a milk relay, all of which were a big hit with students and udderly fun to watch! 

The Faith and Life Committee has continued to promote their ‘Have a Heart’ fundraising campaign in chapel.  A recent update has the girls ahead of the boys in the friendly competition to raise the most funds.  Fundraising events have included selling cookie dough, delivering flowers and candy-grams for Valentine’s Day, and selling cupcakes at lunch.  Some students and staff are also knitting scarves and toques.  All money raised will be donated to the RES breakfast program, the Paraguayan Recycled Orchestra (visiting RJC in May), and the Anadesa community in Guatemala. 

On Mon. Feb. 10^th residence dean Timothy Block shared in chapel.  He surveyed a biblical understanding of the concept of love (complete with a slides!) and challenged the students to be wise in their relationship choices.  He shared some humorous and insightful examples from his own experiences. 

On Wed. Feb. 12 music teacher Richard Janzen discussed the upcoming June musical.  He is still awaiting approval for the musical of choice, so no musical was announced, but he gave a timeline for audition process and a calendar of related events.  The June musical has become an integral part of the RJC tradition and Richard hopes to make an announcement shortly.  

Milk Week!

The students were welcomed back to semester two with the mid winter celebration of "Milk Week!"   The week is sponsored by Sask Milk.  The SRC planned a week of activities to celebrate milk.  Prizes were won and fun was had by all!

Milk Jeopardy

The boys were enthusiastic winners at milk trivia.

Bobbing for oreos.

All school 'Moosical' chairs.

Milk Relay!

'Milking the cow" 

Farmer Yard Dress up Day

Every farmer needs a cow!

RJC Update Feb 11-25

EVENTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:

- Tuesday, Feb 11, 6:00 pm - Girls' Basketball league semi-finals @ Clavet.

- Wednesday, Feb 12, 4:00 pm - Boys' Basketball vs Rosthern High School.

- Thursday, Feb 13 - Basketball playoffs (tba).

- Friday, Feb 14 - Classes end at 3:00 pm and the dorms close by 5:00 pm (no supper served) for the February Winter Break.

- FEBRUARY WINTER BREAK, Saturday, February 15 to Sunday, February 23.   Dorms open again on Sunday, February 23 at 3:00 pm.  All students need to make arrangements to travel home or stay with family or friends during the February break.  

- Monday, Feb 24, 8:30 am - Classes resume.  

- Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30 pm - Boys' basketball vs Christian Centre Academy.

Please check with your child or the school before traveling to any of the above sporting events, in case of last minute schedule changes due to bad weather, road conditions, etc.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

- GUYS & PIES Concert & Dessert Auction, March 2, 7:00 pm: On Sunday, March 2 beginning at 7:00 pm, you are invited to RJC for an evening of superb music and delicious desserts, featuring A Buncha Guys (an all-male choir from Saskatoon directed by Russ Regier), and the RJC Man Choir (directed by Richard Janzen).  Included in the evening will be a dessert auction with decorated and calorie-filled desserts up for bid (bid individually, as a table, family or consortium).   Funds raised from this event will go toward RJC program projects.  Coffee, tea and pie will be served during the evening.  Join us for a great evening of music and fun!  There is no admission charge, and reservations are not needed.  Start forming your cake-bid consortiums now!

- FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS, March 16, 2:30 pm:   RJC Chorale is excited to be part of the Festival of Choirs event at Third Avenue United Church, Saskatoon on Sunday, March 16.  Joining Chorale are the Canadian Mennonite University Singers and The Station Singers of Rosthern. This annual event with CMU is growing each year, and enjoyed a huge audience last year with the move to Third Avenue.  Admission is free; a collection will be taken in support of both RJC and CMU. Don't miss this event!

- SASK VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, March 17-23:  Concert Choir and Chorale will again participate in the Sask Valley Music Festival competitions this March. The schedule is not set yet, however the choirs will have their performance class during a week day in school hours. Many individual students also compete in voice and piano. Good luck to all the participants. May your hard work pay off!

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Feel free to call the school if you have questions about any of the above items or events.

Please check the RJC website at www.rjc.sk.ca for weekly updates, choir and sports schedules, calendar of upcoming events and other school information.

RJC Update Feb 4-11

Semester Two has begun at RJC, and we are happy to welcome five new students to our school community.  A sixth student from China will be joining us later this month.  

Semester One final report cards will be in the mail on or before Friday, February 7.

EVENTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:

- Tuesday, Feb 4, 6:00 & 7:30 pm - Boys' & Girls' Basketball vs Warman (6:00 pm boys, 7:30 pm girls).

- Wednesday, Feb 5, 6:00 pm - Boys' Basketball at Ecole Canadienne Francaise (2320 Louise Street, Saskatoon).

- Friday, Feb 7, 7:00-9:00 pm - Youth Night Takeover at Osler Mennonite Church.

- Friday & Saturday, Feb 7 & 8 - RJC Women's Curling team is competing in District Playoffs at Blaine Lake.  

- Friday & Saturday, Feb 7 & 8 - Girls' Basketball tournament at Stobart School (Duck Lake).

- Sunday & Monday, Feb 9 & 10 - Chorale has a busy weekend planned in Regina. They will participate in ChorFest, an event planned and organized by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation. In addition to singing at the morning worship service at Grace Mennonite Church, Chorale will also work & perform with Musica Intima, a professional vocal group from Vancouver, present a performance workshop with professional clinicians AND be part of the CTV Regina Morning Show between 8:00 and 9:00 am on Monday.  Somebody please PVR our part on TV!   

Their itinerary is:

- Sunday, Feb 9, 11:00 am - Grace Mennonite Church Sunday morning worship service
- Sunday, Feb 9, 1:30 pm - Knox Metropolitan United Church.  ChorFest (SaskChoral Federation) workshop with Musica Intima
- Monday, Feb 10, 8:00-9:00 am - CTV Regina Morning Show (watch for us!)
- Monday, Feb 10, 9:30 am - ChorFest Performance Workshop (SaskChoral Federation) at Knox Metropolitan United Church
- Monday, Feb 10, 12 noon - Musica Intima concert (tickets available at the door)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

- FEBRUARY WINTER BREAK, Saturday, February 15 to Sunday, February 23.   Classes end Friday, February 14 at 3:00 pm and the dorms close by 5:00 pm (no supper served).   Classes resume Monday, February 24, 8:30 am (dorms open at 3:00 pm on Sunday).  All students need to make arrangements to travel home or stay with family or friends during the February break.  If you are able to help us out by inviting one of our students to spend a portion of the holidays with your family, please let us know by calling the Deans' Office (306 232-5665) or the RJC Business Office (306 232-4222).

- GUYS & PIES Concert & Dessert Auction, March 2, 7:00 pm: On Sunday, March 2 beginning at 7:00 pm, you are invited to RJC for an evening of superb music and delicious desserts, featuring A Buncha Guys (an all-male choir from Saskatoon directed by Russ Regier), and the RJC Man Choir (directed by Richard Janzen).  Included in the evening will be a dessert auction with decorated and calorie-filled desserts up for bid (bid individually, as a table, family or consortium).   Funds raised from this event will go toward RJC program projects.  Coffee, tea and pie will be served during the evening.  Join us for a great evening of music and fun!  There is no admission charge, and reservations are not needed.  Start forming your cake-bid consortiums now!

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Feel free to call the school if you have questions about any of the above items or events.

Please check the RJC website at www.rjc.sk.ca for weekly updates, choir and sports schedules, calendar of upcoming events and other school information.