From the College Chaplain

As we approach the end of a term, the school takes on a different feel. I wonder what it’s like in your household when we get closer to the holidays? Perhaps it is the reverse of what we experience here at school? There is certainly a much different...

When I was about school age (I’m not going to say in which grade I was in), I made a mistake that still sticks with me. As a part of a cohort activity on camp, the instructor got us all into playing a game of mass hide-and-seek around the camping...

We are in the season of Lent, which is a time in the Christian calendar when we prepare our hearts for Easter. It began on Ash Wednesday Week 6, and lasts for 40 days, reflecting the time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness before beginning His...

On Tuesday 4th March, the Spirituality and Service Action Group will be selling pancakes outside of Coral Café to raise money for Australian Lutheran World Services . This is coinciding with Shrove (or Pancake) Tuesday, which marks the traditional...

In Luke 12:32-34, Jesus is speaking with His disciples, offering them encouragement and guidance about their priorities and relationship with material possessions, when He tells them that “ Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also .”...

He answered, “ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ ” Luke 10:27 Over the first two weeks of this school year, students across P-...

As we come to the end of another school year, the Spirituality and Service Action Group wanted to pass on a huge message of thanks to all within the PLC community. This term, we were able to witness the incredible generosity and community spirit...

“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be...

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’...

We have been exploring the importance of positive role models in chapels and devotions over the past two weeks. The story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 has always been a favourite passage of mine, as its message is such a powerful reminder to...