Year: 2016
The latest from Jenni Dobbin – Director of Field Operations
Thanks for doing your part in responding to the Chaplain’s Development Planning (CDP) questions regarding your school chaplain. The CDP was very successful in term 3. Principals and LCC Chairs appreciated the new streamlined approach with less questions and more space to make comments. It has been very encouraging to receive the positive feedback on […]
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From the CEO
Dear Friends, School chaplaincy would not be the life-changing support service it is today without the hours of service you invest in your local community, through your LCC. If you’re not constantly reminded of this fact in your service to your committee, then allow me to express it now – you are school chaplaincy’s solid […]
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SolarBuddy can be a shining light
Many young people go through their schooling without learning how to actively help people less fortunate than themselves, and don’t get to experience the joy this generosity would bring to them. However, students at many schools across Queensland are now getting that opportunity through the Buddy2Buddy program. The Buddy2Buddy program was developed to help kids […]
Read MoreConsistency is the key for Coolum’s Rod Holt
What makes chaplaincy such a vital and invaluable service to school communities across Queensland? The answer – according to Senior Pastor and Coolum Local Chaplaincy Committee Chair, Rod Holt – is consistency and demonstrating your commitment to be in it for the long haul. It’s not the most glamorous answer, but the results are clear. […]
Read MoreSU QLD Events team share their industry knowledge
This year’s Frontline Appeal Dinners were a great success, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for school chaplaincy across Queensland. The two event gurus behind this year’s Frontline Dinner series – Lynette Maxwell and Essie Blasé – have a wealth of experience they are willing to offer, if you are thinking of running a fundraising […]
Read MoreFundraiser in the Spotlight – Caboolture Business Relationship Reaps Great Reward
The Caboolture & Morayfield Chaplaincy Fundraising Dinner had an incredible year – raising more than $90,000. Anyone observing from a distance may be tempted to think that this result is purely an accident – a bumper year after a few years of average outcomes. But it’s a shift in approach, from the entire district, that’s […]
Read More‘Things I Wish I Knew’ – Jeremy Greening
Jeremy Greening – Former Granite Belt LCC Chairperson The Granite Belt, in Queensland’s Southern Downs region, is renowned for its stunning countryside, delicious produce, and award-winning wine. But if it’s up to Jeremy and the Granite Belt LCC team, it won’t be long before it’s known for something else entirely – their hardworking chaplains. “If […]
Read MoreThe latest from Jenni Dobbin – Director of Field Operations
School holidays are over, and hundreds of kids who had a great time on an SU QLD camp or KidsGames event have returned safely home. As well as all these camp events, SU QLD trained 25 new chaplains at New Chaplains Induction and we also trained chaplains in our new A2B group work program – […]
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From the CEO
Dear Friends, We’ve reached July, which means we’re at the halfway point in the year! As Term 3 begins, I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued service of School Chaplaincy through your LCC. There’s still half of the year to go, so let’s make these remaining months count! It’s all […]
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