In a region well known for its local, home-grown, quality produce, Chaplain Ronnie Timperon is helping to empower young people with the knowledge of how to eat and live healthy.

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Chaplain Jenny from Palmwoods State School wanted to do something special for her teaching staff, so she held a ladies retreat for the teachers of her school.

“I initially asked the ladies via email who would be interested in a retreat and received a very favourable response. I ended up with 14 staff attending,” said Jenny.

Jenny planned “special moments” for the time away.

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Supporting chaplaincy by drinking coffee. Seems like a dream, right?!

Well, dream no longer because Phil Sargeson has made this dream a reality.

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Chaplain Sarah Petchell is a woman of many talents – a good listener, a supportive and caring presence, and an international level powerlifter. For those unfamiliar with the sport of Powerlifting, Sarah describes it concisely.

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It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. For Chappy Carly, this was certainly the case.

Invited by her school principal to run a SUPA Club (Scripture Union Primary Age) when she accepted her chaplaincy role at Mt Samson State School, Carly was short of volunteers to help run the program.

SUPA clubs provide an opportunity for children to explore the Bible in a fun, interactive and age appropriate way outside of regular class time, provided each child has parental consent.

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Pamela’s Story

What if there were no chaplains?

It’s a question with perhaps a darker answer than many may care to admit.

For Pamela, a Year 6 student at Deception Bay North State School, she may not be with us today if it were not for her chaplain…

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A passion for helping others achieve their dreams has set long-time North Brisbane resident, Phil Henley, on course to change the way people view real estate agents.

Phil, a family man with an extensive background in sales, customer service and the local housing market from Clayfield to Burpengary, bit the bullet last year and opened his own agency, Steadfast Realty QLD.

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As any parent can attest, a well-fed child is a happy child. That’s the idea behind Chaplain Angie Brown’s new lunch time initiative to get food in the stomachs of those young people who need it the most.

When Angie started at Browns Plains State School, she discovered a need. Every day, there were a number of students coming to school without any lunch in their school bags and trying to power on through the day without the fuel to do so.

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To celebrate SU QLD’s 25th Year of School Chaplaincy, we spoke with another pioneer, Bruce Dobbin, and our very first chaplain, Paul Tuxworth.

“To tell the story of our very first chaplain, we need to go to the year 1982,” says Bruce, who’s been working with SU QLD since 1978 in various roles, including managing and training chaplains.

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The Pine Rivers Special School Art Show provides vital funds for Chaplain Tania. Tania has been running this event for three years and this year was the best yet!

“I think we’ve finally nailed a great format for the night. This year we added a live auction. It added an entertaining element and had a much better financial outcome. People really got into it and we had a great range of art to suit all tastes and budgets,” says Tania.

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