From the Chaplain

Visiting the homeless and cooking for Rough Edges

As with many things that were part of our usual routine, Covid and the subsequent lockdowns put a halt on a whole range of activities. One of those activities that our students had been involved in for a number of years was taking food out to the homeless. Not only are we providing food to satisfy appetites but also company for those neglected. We are now starting up this program again and students in the Secondary School can find all of the information in the SCEGGS Darlinghurst 2022 course on Cognito under the Food Delivery icon. Students will need to sign up to an allotted date and prepare food at home to take out the following day. If any parent has any concerns about the nature of this activity please feel free to contact me.

One of the homeless people’s services that we consistently are working with is Rough Edges, a community centre for the poor, lonely and marginalised, located under the hall of St John’s Anglican Church, Darlinghurst. Twice a week, our staff take whatever leftover food we have at the end of the day from our cafeteria to Rough Edges so that they can provide it to those who attend this centre. I ran this podcast about Rough Edges a couple of weeks ago but we have had some problems with one of the platforms. Please have a listen to find out more about the great work that Rough Edges does.

The SCEGGS Podcast “Walk The Mile” Episode 25: Rough Edges

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Monday night meals

Unfortunately on Monday nights, food is difficult to come by for the centre. We have started a roster where families or individuals can make cooked full meals, enough for about 5 people. It wouldn’t have to be a regular weekly commitment and with the more volunteers that we have involved, the more we can share the love around. The food is dropped off to school on a Monday morning and I deliver it to Rough Edges later that morning. I have a list of menu ideas and preparation requirements to help you with your planning. Please let me know if you are interested via email and I will add you to the rapidly growing list. In one week we have had over 30 families volunteer to make a meal at some stage and I just wanted send a big thank you to those already signed up. It is a great thing for us as a school community and a great thing for our local community.

Rev. Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain