27/03/2014
Chappy Profile: Tess Van Bennekom
Name: Tess Van Bennekom School: Woodcrest State College Years of service: 3 years “One student came in to see me because she was going through a lot of hardships...
Posted in Chappy Profile
27/03/2014
Training sends off equipped graduates
SU QLD Training celebrated the graduation of close to 100 Christian Youth Workers at a ceremony last December, who are now equipped to help the next generation of young people....
Posted in Training
5/03/2014
A Different Set of Values
SU QLD supporter Dennis Scanlon is a published poet, who has put pen to paper to write a beautiful ode to school chaplaincy. “My great joy is sharing the gift...
Posted in Family life
18/02/2014
Have you got what it takes?
It takes a special sort of person to put on their ‘chappy’ shirt every morning, walk out their front door, and enter through the school gates with the purpose...
Posted in School life
15/02/2014
The top 4 things young people and chaplains talk about
If you have never personally experienced time with a school chaplain you may wonder what exactly is it they talk about with children and young people when they meet...
Posted in Youth issues
13/02/2014
Taking our place in history
My life took an interesting turn on the 13th of July, 2013. I had one of those encounters where I knew my life would change from that point on....
Posted in Our heritage
12/02/2014
Play date
I’m always encouraged when my teens bring a friend home, mainly because it says they’re happy to introduce the family and feel comfortable with the fact that their dad...
Posted in Family life
11/02/2014
Bringing hope to Amberley’s Defence Force families
“When I walked through Amberley District State School 18 months ago, I got a feeling it was where I was meant to be,” says school chaplain Denelle Rosenberg. Amberley...
Posted in School life
11/02/2014
Summer camps make a splash
The summer camp season is one of SU QLD’s busiest times — 750 children and young people attended 16 camps, and another 400 people attended nine community outreaches across Queensland....
Posted in Camp life
11/02/2014
Chappy Profile: Joe Haase
SCHOOLS: Croydon State School, Forsayth State School, Georgetown State School YEARS OF SERVICE: 1 STORY FROM THE SCHOOLYARD: “Working in small country towns is a very different experience. Georgetown...
Posted in Chappy Profile
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