From the Chaplain

Welcome back to the new school year to everyone in the SCEGGS community. I look forward to catching up with all of you or meeting you for the first time soon (even if it’s just a friendly wave at the gate in the morning). I hope and pray that this year will be one of fulfilment and joy in all that you do.

In Week 3 this year we celebrate Harvest Festival, where each girl is asked to bring to school at least one non-perishable food item which will eventually be distributed to those in our city whose lives have been affected by misfortune. At the beginning of 2020, two million Australians relied on food relief and half of those are children. I am certain that these numbers have grown due to the pandemic that we have all experienced.

Many of these children often go to school without breakfast, or to bed without dinner. Harvest Festival recognises all of the good things that we have been given and the opportunity to give to those in need. We continue to pray for those affected and dealing with great loss and trauma. We will continue to consider ways that we as a community may be able to help in the process of restoration, particularly in light of the last couple of years.

Each year, the Chapel is decorated beautifully with these items and other produce. Hopefully we will be able to celebrate in the chapel but that is yet to be decided. At the end of the week the food will be given to our local Anglicare office and distributed throughout the south-eastern area of Sydney. I appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness in these difficult times.

Rev Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain