Chaplains Corner

Carrying the Light Across Generations: Sapphires and Pre-Kindergarten

This week, the Chapel welcomed members of our community at two very different stages of their MLC School journey. On Tuesday, our Sapphires (Old Girls who graduated 51+ years ago) returned for a special service before their luncheon; on Wednesday afternoon, our Pre-Kindergarten students entered the Chapel for the first time. Together, these occasions offered a moving picture of MLC School’s story – cherished across generations and continually renewed.

The Sapphires’ service, themed Carrying the Light and Remembering with Gratitude, reflected on the sapphire as a symbol of strength, faithfulness and sincerity. Our guests brought with them treasured memories of friendships, influential teachers, hymns, stories and moments of mischief that have grown richer with every retelling. Their presence expressed an enduring bond with the School and honoured the wisdom and resilience they continue to share.

Psalm 27, The Lord is my light and my salvation… guided the reflection and reminded us that God’s light is often revealed through ordinary acts of love. For generations, the Chapel has been a sacred heart of MLC School: a place of welcome and farewell, prayer and celebration, reconciliation and remembrance.

That tradition took on fresh meaning the following day when our Pre-Kindergarten girls arrived with curiosity, wonder and joy. Their first visit marked a beautiful beginning as they discovered a place that will accompany them through many seasons of school life. Where our Sapphires recalled experiences gathered over decades, our youngest students stood at the threshold of memories still to be made.

Seen together, these gatherings revealed the fullness of belonging at MLC School. The Sapphires embody a legacy shaped through faith, friendship and service; the Pre-Kindergarten students represent its promise and possibility. Each has a place in the same unfolding narrative, and each enriches the community by being part of it.

We give thanks for those who have shaped our School, for friends remembered among the great cloud of witnesses, and for the children now beginning their journey. The light kindled here does not remain in one time or one generation; it is shared through lives, relationships and acts of care.

From treasured memories to new beginnings, our Sapphires and Pre-Kindergarten students remind us that MLC School is one community, held together by gratitude and hope. May the light entrusted to each generation continue to shine brightly, guiding those who follow and carrying our shared story courageously into the future.

– Rev Viniana Ravetali
Senior Chaplain