Day: 7 February 2018
From the CEO
Welcome back to yet another exciting year for chaplaincy. Thanks to your invaluable support, hundreds of thousands of Queensland students are returning to school (or starting school) safe in the knowledge that their school chaplain is there once again to journey with them. This is an important year for the future of school chaplaincy. In May […]
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Invite them… and they will come!
You’ve planned a great new event to raise vital funds for your local chaplaincy. The venue’s booked and everything is falling into place. All that’s left is sending out the invitations! The SU QLD Supporter Engagement team have produced some editable flyer templates to take the design work out of creating your invitations. Simply choose […]
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Stats tell the story – chaplaincy’s impact in Australia
Following 2017’s Queensland-centric School Chaplaincy Snapshot, McCrindle have released a snapshot for the National School Chaplaincy Program. The report crunches the numbers on the impact chaplains are having in schools each week, term and year. Here are a few notable statistics we thought you might find interesting. There are currently 1,562 chaplains working in 1,929 […]
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Things I Wish I Knew – Bundaberg LCC
Woongarra State School Principal Jeff Irwin has spent 34 years in the education system, and in that time has developed a passion for school chaplaincy. Having seen the value of this service firsthand, Jeff was inspired to join the Bundaberg Local Chaplaincy Committee (LCC) four years ago to help raise awareness and financial support for […]
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Fundraiser in the Spotlight – Herculean effort secures new chaplain
Raising funds for an existing chaplain can be a monumental task, but raising support for a role with no face or name is another ask entirely… Laura Van Zyl, an intervention teacher at Hercules Road State School, saw a genuine need in the school for a chaplain to provide additional support for students struggling with […]
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Privacy Matters: what you need to know
Please note that amendments to the Federal Privacy Act will come into force this February 22. As an LCC member this affects you because you have access (through SU QLD) to your supporters’ confidential information. What has been amended? The latest amendment to the Privacy Act requires you to immediately report any suspected or actual […]
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Director’s Update – the latest from Jenni Dobbin
Another school year begins! And what a year it’s shaping up to be. Some LCCs may have noticed a slight boost to their chaplaincy funds towards the end of last year. This is thanks to the generous supporters across Queensland who attended last year’s Frontline chaplaincy dinners. For the first time ever, after event costs […]
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