From the Chaplain

Our Community Easter Events

Everyone in the SCEGGS community is invited to this year’s Easter Festival on Wednesday 5 April, starting at 7pm in the Great Hall. This is always a wonderful event which focuses on the meaning and significance of Easter, with readings, prayer and music provided by the School Choir,  Madrigal Ensemble, Cantare,  Years 5 & 6 Choir and Amati String Ensemble. We look forward to welcoming many parents and community members to our Easter Festival at this very special time of the year.

The following day the whole school will be involved in our Easter Service. At both services, a collection will be taken to support Vinnies Community Centre in Redfern, an organisation which addresses the needs of our city’s disadvantaged, those living in social housing and the growing number of people struggling to make ends meet. This is the same place that has received our food, toiletry and pet items collection recently. The last day to bring in items for any of these drives is this Friday 24 March. Due to the rising cost of living in our city and the financial pressures that this places on many, the number of people visiting this community centre is growing on a daily basis. Students have been asked to bring a monetary donation to go towards their form class’s Lenten offertory in support of this cause.

The SCEGGS Podcast “Walk The Mile” Episode 33: The Olympic Dream  

The journey of a full-time athlete can be a unique and bumpy experience in the effort to succeed at their given sport. This episode is a conversation with Marina Carrier, an Old Girl from the Class of 2014, who has represented Australia in the Modern Pentathlon in the Olympics. She talks about her years devoted to the sport, the things she learnt, the highs and the lows. We also discuss what its like to face retirement in her twenties. A very insightful and interesting discussion that I hope you enjoy.  

And a reminder that we are published on Spotify, Apple, Google Podcast and Deezer, so you can access it easier from your preferred device. I always welcome your feedback or any ideas you may have for further episodes. You will find each podcast as they are produced in this newsletter and on the other platforms as well as our website.

Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain