April, 2010 1 Bowen & Collinsville Chaplaincy NEWSLETTER ISSUE # 10 The School Chaplain’s are always encouraged by the Prayers that are continually going up on their behalf. It is wonderful to know that we all believe for God to be the main focus of our Ministry in the Schools. From week to week we see the hand of God doing wonderful things in our Schools and this has a flow-on effect into our community, Churches and Youth Groups. God is moving and your prayers are being answered. I was delighted to hear from a Parent, recently who was “more than happy” for prayer on their child’s behalf who is in hospital. A highlight for us this year was that Chaplains’ along with the RE Teachers and any other school persons who wanted to attend, were invited to a “Combined Churches Prayer meeting”, where each ministry and person was prayed over. It was great to see all the Churches believing and supporting each person that plays a role in our Schools, starting from the Principals down to the Chaplains.(2 Chronicles 7:14,15). There are various “School Prayer Groups” that are run at each School. Please feel free to attend any or all of these if you have the time. They are: BSHS – Staff & Family, Thursdays 8 -8:20am (in D21) BSHS -Student Prayer Group, Tuesday 8-8:30am in the Library (See Grace Power for more info – RIGHT) CSHS –Prayer Group Thursday mornings 8-8:30am QBSS Prayer Group, Wednesdays: 8:00am to 8:30am Once again each week we are going into battle, so we ask you all to PRAY for the Chaplaincy Service in your area, whether it be corporate or private devotion it is appreciated and welcomed. If you would like to receive our weekly, “Prayer and Praise Points” via email, please send your request to Kal, Oral and Damian “GOD Richly Bless You” PS when we are unable to do anything else we can always PRAY. (Oral) Friday Lunchtimes at Bowen High are seriously fun with the high energy “Impact” program! SU volunteer Jason Van Vuuren is doing a fantastic job with a team of volunteers. Games, competitions, prizes and of course a relevant message that will challenge young people to look beyond themselves to see a future of hope that God has planned for them. Feed back from students has been very positive: (these results are from 26 students who completed a survey in Term 1) IMPACT FEEDBACK: For more info on how you can support School Chaplaincy without costing you a cent – through your CTP insurance, contact a Chaplain. 93% Enjoyed being part of Impact this term 77% Have found the "messages" helpful. (the talk time) 84% Enjoyed the games at Impact this term 66% Developed new friendships by attending Impact 81% Have learnt about youth groups in Bowen Bowen and have been encouraged to attend them 77% Have a greater awareness of God because of involvement at Impact 81% feel better able to access support from student services because of the contact they have had with the Chaplain & School Nurse at ImpactApril, 2010 2 Bowen & Collinsville Chaplaincy NEWSLETTER ISSUE # 10 Camp Catch the bus to SU’s premier Christian leadership camp: “TRAINING WEEK” in the June Holidays. Training Week offers the chance to know more about God, more about yourself, and more about how to live as God's person in your school. Mix that with great food, a great program and a week in the beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland and you have a week you'll remember forever. The Mapleton Centre is first class accommodation, with tennis, basketball, canoeing, pools and volleyball on site. So join students from Bowen high as we mix with other students from around Queensland for a week to remember. Our Bus will be leaving Bowen on Sat night 26th, June and returns Sat 3rd, July, 2010 Cost is: $270 incl. GST + $60 for the bus This camp is for: Grade 10, 11 & 12 (Co-Ed) Grab a rego form from Damian, or the website: www.trainingweek.org.au What does science have to do with faith? Every Thursday afternoon at Bowen High, students from various year levels participate in a unique after-school program called “Science, Origins & Faith” SOF is an interactive look at the scientific evidence for intelligent design. Is there evidence of design in living things or did we just evolve randomly? Multi media presentations, handson experiments, discussions and a free afternoon tea are all part of this successful program – just another way that school chaplaincy is providing specialised support for students in our schools. Big thanks to McDonalds Bowen for their donation of an esky & marquee for SU & community events. They are also supplying gift vouchers for Chappy week events. Awesome! A Youth with a Mission team (YWAM) visited Bowen & Collinsville for a week recently and partnered with SU Chaplaincy to positively influence our community. The team of 12 young adults, from around the world, did a 2 day working bee at the high school, Lunchtime activities, helped out at all 3 SU breakfast programs, took the RE program at Queens beach SS and spoke at most of the Churches. (Above left – 2 members of the team at BSHS, Above right – a retainer wall/garden that the team worked on for 2 days at BSHS) YWAM’s Medical ship “MV Pacific Link” will be docking in Bowen from the 16th to the 21st of June, raising awareness for its’ work in Papua New Guinea. Teams will be running programs in schools, service clubs and churches in the region. The ship will also be open for tours during its stay. (Above – Chaplains Oral, Kal & Damo) DIARY DATES: 2010 15th to 22nd, May Chappy Week 12th &13th, June “Youth Chill Zone” at Bowen River Rodeo Sat, 19th, June “Rock Solid” Chaplaincy Corporate Dinner (QB) 26th, June to 3rd, July Training Week Camp (Mapleton) 2nd to 6th, Aug SU Qld Staff Conference Sat, 16th, Oct Ignite NQ Children’s ministry Expo (Townsville)April, 2010 3 Bowen & Collinsville Chaplaincy NEWSLETTER ISSUE # 10 The Rock Solid dinner is our major corporate fundraiser for 2010. We hope to raise $20 000 that will strengthen the work of school chaplaincy in Bowen & Collinsville. Contacting your Chaplains…… Oral Power School Chaplain at: Queens Beach State School (4 Days) Tel: (07) 47913111 Mob: 0427505927 Email: opower@hotmail.com Kaldon Youse School Chaplain at Bowen State School (3 days) & Collinsville High (2 Days) Tel: (07) 47869555 Mob: 0422812615 Email: kyous5@eq.edu.au Damian Herrington School Chaplain at: Bowen State High School (4 Days) Merinda State School Tel: (07) 47869831 Mob: 0429623315 Fax: (07) 47869800 Email: dherr19@eq.edu.au Chaplaincy Highlights: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4IS16p0cawo Thank You!!! If you would like to continue “Bringing hope to a young generation” Please send your tax deductible donations to: The Bowen & Collinsville Chaplaincy Committee: PO Box 907 Bowen, Q, 4805 Cheques can be made out to: “Scripture Union Schools Ministry Fund” VETAMORPHUS is a VET subject available at Bowen SHS that can give students a Cert 3 in Christian Ministry & Theology. Yr 11 & 12 students can undertake the course over 1 or 2 yrs and upon successful completion will give students 5 credit points towards their QCE. So why not invest in your spiritual development and at the same time achieve your academic goals? For more information contact Damian (Chaplain at Bowen SHS)