From the Chaplains

This is my final newsletter and I want to finish off my time at Pymble by stating what a privilege it has been to be a Chaplain here! I feel incredibly privileged to have been here for almost 12 years – to be part of a community that is so diverse in faith and culture. I have been made to feel welcome from the start by our community, therefore it is with a sense of both privilege and sadness that I say goodbye!

Thank you to our students, you’ve heard me pray and have joined with me when I’ve mentioned that we all belong to the Holy One. The God of the Christian and the Jew, the Buddhist and the Bahai, the Hindu, the Sikh and the Muslim, the various cultures, genders, queer and straight – to all of you. You are more than enough, I hope you always walk with your heads held high, proud of your identity and your culture, proud of your abilities and of the people you are. Keep loving and supporting one another!

I want to thank all the staff at Pymble. They are amazing, inspirational and genuine people who are making a difference in the lives and education of your children, as well as the lives of everyone around them. To our facilities staff, IT, grounds people, admin and our cleaners; to all these people whom do so much for us, and who are so positive in what they do – you make all the difference, thank you!

To Reverend Punam Bent, thank you for making my time here at Pymble so positive and full of laughter. Reverend Bent is such a fantastic advocate for the inclusive and loving expression of the Christian faith, supporting all the members of our community and ensuring our diversity is celebrated. Punam and I have worked together to support the students in an inclusive and respectful way.

Having shared an office with Reverend Bent and the RE Department, thank you to the RE teachers for your daily presence and care.

I want to leave you with a blessing:

Blessings in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Go on in your lives committed to loving and serving God,

or what you hold to be Sacred,

by loving and serving one another.

Reverend Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres

College Chaplain