Compass No 715 - March 2024 | Pacific Lutheran College

From the Principal

Assume Best Intentions

One of the keys to living well is to be immersed in cultures of trust in our families, friendships, places of learning, workplaces and churches. One of the protocols that is often sighted in the promotion of building effective teams, groups and collaboration is to assume that people are acting or speaking with best intentions. Interacting with this assumption opens our minds to considering the why and to exploring more deeply the thoughts or values being held. It opens us up to thinking more from a strength rather than a deficit perspective and invites people to step into the productive space of solution finding. Trust is built as different perspectives and ideas are shared openly and honestly. Where we operate in a world of trust, relationships are strengthened, capability is grown and hope flourishes.

This encouragement to assume best intentions is also contained within Luther’s explanation of the 8th commandment which is “not to give false testimony against your neighbour”. In his explanation, Luther explains that this means that we are to “put the best construction on everything”. Luther advocates that we “defend, speak well of and explain everything in the kindest way”. God wants us to build each other up and to live with hope and trust filled relationships. God reminds us of our constant mutual need for His grace. He encourages us to live with the grace filled courage to bring the best construction into our thinking, words and actions.

Principal's Log

On Friday of this week, we conduct our Pacific As A Peace Place audit, where students across Years 3-12 are invited to reflect on pastoral care and support processes within the College. This audit also presents students with the opportunity to provide feedback about their feeling of safety for themselves and their peers and their general engagement with the community. This anonymous survey is an important means for us to provide the space for all students to be heard and to identify those things that are going well and where changes may need to be considered. We have valued the thoughtful feedback provided by students in the past and encourage our Year 3-12 students to take this opportunity to play their part in enhancing a culture of trust at the College where all people are free to flourish.

We will also be inducting our Prep-Year 12 parent connectors at next week's Prep-Year 5 Chapel and we celebrate their willingness to build community where the assumption of best intentions are at the forefront. We thank them for their willingness to build community that promotes strong trust filled connections where people can thrive.

This week our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students have been engaging well with NAPLAN testing. It has been pleasing to see the way that students have engaged with the process and we thank our IT, Learning Enrichment and Heads of Learning Mrs Sue Zweck (K-5), and Mrs Jo Belchamber (Middle College) for the tremendous amount of work to organise and conduct these tests in a calm and well prepared way. We look forward to using the data generated as one additional piece of data to reflect on individual and cohort progress.

In the coming week, Prep-Year 5 parents, students and staff will have the opportunity to meet as the part of the student led conferences that celebrate the learning progress of young people and plan for next steps in their Pacific learning journey. It is exciting to see the potential for growth as students have the opportunity to use their agency to lead these discussions. I would encourage all Prep - Year 5 families to have read Mrs Sue Zweck’s article in this newsletter prior to the conferences.

May God equip each of us to assume the best intentions and to seek to put the best construction on everything, through our thoughts, words and actions.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal

From the College Chaplain

Honesty is the Best Policy

There is a popular reality TV show called “The Mole” which my wife and I stumbled across on Netflix one day. The premise of the show is that a group of contestants (who are randomly selected and have never met before) are dropped in a location overseas. Contestants are required to work through team challenges to accumulate as much money as they can. However, within the team there is ‘a mole’ who is trying to lose the team as much money as they can. At the end of each episode, contestants must vote on who they believe is the mole. Whoever gets the greatest number of votes, is removed from the game (and cannot win the prize money).

Although it is a very engaging series, the whole concept is fraught with chaos! Can you imagine what it would be like questioning and analysing each person’s every move? You would question every decision they make and their motives for it. Are they acting like the mole to fool people; or are they really the mole? Other than yourself, who could you trust in this situation?

We have all heard (and probably most of us have used) the term ‘honesty is the best policy’ before in our lives. Although it is a common-sense phrase and we would all agree with it, often, when we are faced with difficult or compromising situations, it is a lot harder to put into practice than what it might sound like in theory.

There is very good reason why Jesus talks to us about the importance of honesty and integrity. It is almost a universal requirement in people of any culture, to have a properly functioning society. After all, without trust there is only chaos and deceit.

You would think then that Jesus’s followers would be some of the most honest and trustworthy people, right? Well, you could not be further from the truth. The disciples let Jesus down with their lack of faith and understanding, time and time again.

In Luke 22, Peter (one of Jesus’s closest disciples) lied publicly by denying that he knew Jesus. After walking with and learning from Jesus for years, when the situation became a little too serious for him, Peter forgot all about honesty being the best policy and told people that he did not know Jesus (as Jesus had just been sentenced to death). Jesus even told Peter that that’s what he would do!

Just like Peter, we all make mistakes. However, that doesn’t mean that we are beyond the grace of God. In fact, it just means that we are human beings with free will! The good news is that God loves us no matter what, and when we return to Him and acknowledge our faults, forgiveness is extended, and when we do this, God can even use us more than what he can even imagine. Just like he did with Peter.

After realising his (humiliating) mistake, Peter was forgiven. But not only that, Jesus used Peter to establish the first Church and go out into the world, telling everyone about the Good News of Jesus.

Honesty really is the best policy for us. However, when we don’t follow that (to our own detriment) we are fortunate to have a God who loves us enough to help us when we fall. And that is good news!

Mr Mark Hauser, College Chaplain

From the Head of Learning K-5

Student Led Conferences 2024

At Pacific, our student-led conferences are similar to parent-teacher conferences, but the student is present and in charge of leading the discussion.

The teacher acts as a facilitator for the discussion
The student presents their work and guides the discussion
The parents listen and speak with their child about his or her academic and social progress and needs

These conferences allow students to be a part of the conversation about their academic and social goals and are an opportunity to discuss how the teacher and parents can help their child succeed.

The agenda for the discussion focuses on:

Their strengths
What their goals are
What they’re proud of
Where they still need to develop

Student-led conferences encourage students to think critically about their abilities and achievements and help students develop skills they’ll use long after they’ve finished school.

The Benefits of Student Led Conferences are:

Increased Parent Involvement
Boosted Student Confidence and Engagement
A better picture of student achievement
More information for teachers

In Prep – Year 5 our Student Led Conferences will be held in Week 9. You will be sent a link to book a time to meet with your child’s teacher. We look forward to seeing you! Thanks so much for supporting your child.

Mrs Sue Zweck, Head of Learning K-5

From the Head of Career Development

Careers News

Congratulations Pacific Lutheran College 2023 Graduate, Georgia Fergusson – Scholarship Awarded

Congratulations to Georgia Fergusson who has been awarded a $3,000 Griffith University Chancellor Scholarship to put toward her studies in the Bachelor of Game Design. At the Scholars Assembly in February, we congratulated our 2023 graduates on being awarded scholarships. Evy Gover has received a partial scholarship for a 2 year degree of Musical Theatre with The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, School of Film and Television. Evy’s partial scholarship is valued over $20,000 US. Abigail Tracey was also awarded a $10,000 scholarship from QUT for Women in Science, Mathematics and IT Merit. Hugo Winten who was offered a QUT Excellence in Creative Industries Scholarship having a value of $10,000.

For Year 12 students wanting to explore tertiary scholarship options please book an appointment with Veronica Sanmarco, Head of Career Development via the booking app: Pacific Lutheran Careers Support

Work Experience Opportunities – Sunshine Coast Council and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services

To be eligible for work experience with the Sunshine Coast Council or Queensland Department or with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships, you must:

· be a at least 14 years old

· be enrolled with an Australian secondary or tertiary education provider

· gain approval from your education provider

· gain written confirmation of Public Liability and worker’s compensation insurance from your education provider

Please follow the links to Work Experience | Sunshine Coast Council Careers or Work experience | Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (des.qld.gov.au) or book a time to discuss work experience options with: Pacific Lutheran Careers Support

UCAT & Pathways into Medicine Information Session - Free Webinar on Wednesday 3rd April 2024

The National Institute of Education (UCAT NIE) is proud to present the free information seminar all about UCAT and the undergraduate pathways into medicine and dentistry.

Year 12 students considering a career in medicine or dentistry, will need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) before they can apply for relevant placements in the aforementioned fields of study within most universities.

This forum is an excellent opportunity for teachers, students, and parents to find out about the UCAT and to have their questions answered by an expert who has been working in the field. The session is PACKED with loads of valuable information during which we will be covering the following topics and more.

· What is UCAT? UCAT scores? UCAT Sub-tests?

· The Undergraduate Selection Criteria

· Application process into universities for medicine and dentistry

· When and who can sit the UCAT

· UCAT vs GAMSAT - How is UCAT different?

· Can you prepare for the UCAT?

· Undergraduate medical school interview explained and medical school interview preparation advice

· Gap Year

· Alternative degrees and career choices

· Q&A

Please REGISTER for the webinar

Mrs Veronica Sanmarco, Head of Career Development

Friends of Pacific

Connecting College and Community

NEXT Friends of Pacific Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday 19th March

Time: Nibbles from 6.00pm | Meeting from 6.30pm

Location: College Library

Friday Coffee and Chat – 8.15am, Friday 15th March at Coral Cafe

If you would like to hear more about Friends of Pacific and what is involved in volunteering, we will have a couple of members at the Coral Café having a coffee so would love you to drop by and say Hi.

IT’S RAFFLE TIME!

ATTENTION PREP – YEAR 2 PARENTS - Imagine Your Own Car Space in Term 2 in the P-2 Car Park .... no more queuing or having to arrive early!!!!

Our Friends of Pacific Car Park Raffle is Open - You could be parking in the much sought-after Friends of Pacific Junior Car Park space at Pacific for Term 2, 2024.

Purchase your $20 ticket to have a chance of winning.

Prize will be drawn at 9.00am Wednesday 27th March 2024. Winners will be announced on our FoP Facebook page.

Funds raised from our car park raffle will be invested back into the College community. Good luck!

Gala Day – Thursday 28th March

Friends of Pacific would like to invite those who have successfully completed the volunteer registration process to support them in hosting the first 2024 Year 4-6 SCISSA Gala Day BBQ.

Volunteers will help set up the BBQ, cook the sausages, and serve the students as they compete during these events. These days are an excellent opportunity for fellowship between volunteers and a rewarding way to support our PLC community.

Please see below for details and click on the link to register. The team will be in touch to provide further details.

What: Year 4-6 SCISSA Gala Day 1

When: Thursday 28th March 2024, between 8.30am – 2.30pm.

Where: Meridan Plains Oval

Registration Link: https://volunteersignup.org/783DB

Volunteering at Pacific

This year, the College is streamlining the induction process by using a flexible delivery platform where volunteers work through the Volunteer Handbook, complete an electronic form, and upload relevant documentation. The Volunteer Handbook is accessible via the parent portal in Nav - Nav Community Links.

Volunteering has many benefits. You can make new friends, learn something new, and contribute to the community and your kids love to see you helping around the College. If you have ever thought about volunteering or becoming a part of Friends of Pacific, now is the time. There are so many exciting events on the 2024 calendar and the more people who are available to volunteer and support these events will ensure their success.

Hosting events is only possible thanks to the efforts of those in our College community who give so generously of their time.

Pacific Together

Pacific Together is a care-based service offered by Friends of Pacific to College families in times of need. If you, or someone you know within our College community, needs extra support during the year, the Pacific Together care group may be able to help in some small way or offer a care package. Please contact Chaplain Mr Mark Hauser- mhauser@pacluth.qld.edu.au.

If you would like to support the continuation of the care-based service through a financial contribution, we invite you to contact Pacific Together via email: fop@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Click here to follow our Friends of Pacific Facebook page.

Ms Jan Watman, Friends of Pacific Acting Chairperson

College News

Senior Drama Production 2024

‘SENSE and SENSIBILITY’ – Jane Austen Re-Wired!

A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel will be performed at The Events Centre in May. The play follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood Sisters – sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne – after their father’s death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable.

Set in ‘gossipy’ late 18th Century England, the play is full of humour, emotion and bold theatricality. Come and see our talented cast, authentic costumes and amazing set. Be swept into the world of Jane Austen, where social position, wealth, the prospect for marriage (and a healthy dose of gossip) meant everything!

Friday 17th May at 12noon and 7.30pm and Saturday 18th May at 1.00pm and 7.30pm

Tickets on Sale from 10am Tuesday 16th April (Week 1, Term 2) www.theeventscentre.com.au

We would love to see you there!

Mrs Janine Delaney, Director

Pacific Learning Hub Community Presentation - Mr Brett Lee, Cyber Safety Expert

Pacific parents, carers and staff are invited to attend an evening presentation by leading cyber safety expert, Mr Brett Lee Pacific Lutheran College’s gymnasium Tuesday, 26th March from 6.00pm – 7.30pm, with refreshments commencing from 5.30pm.

The presentation, delivered by leading cyber safety expert Mr Brett Lee, will draw upon his extensive career, knowledge and experience, having worked as a Queensland Police Officer for 22 years, 16 of those as a detective predominately in the field of child exploitation. Mr Brett Lee is the creator of Internet Safe Education (ISE), which is endorsed by the eSafety Commission, Australia’s main government regulatory body.

Brett’s powerful and engaging parent presentation will bring to life the possible dangers and responsibilities which are part of young people’s digital world and explains their rights and responsibilities in the online world.

To register your place for this presentation, click on the following LINK.

This presentation is part of the Pacific Learning Hub, launched in 2023 to support the PLC community with our young people’s journey, as we learn and grow together.

Ms Leigh Finter, Director of Students

Year 4 - 9 Pacific DISCO

The PLC Disco for students in Years 4 to 9 is being held on Friday 15th March from 5.00pm to 6.30pm in the College Gymnasium.

The theme is “Neon Glow Disco”, and the cost is $5 per student. Entry is via pre-purchased tickets only and ticket sales will close at 9.00am, Friday 15th March 2024.

Parents are required to collect students from the gymnasium at 6.30pm.

For more information, please contact Mr Kersnovske (6-9 students) or Mr Davis (4-5 students).

Mr Damian Davis, Head of Staff and Students P-5 &

Mr Brett Kersnovske, Head of Middle College Students

Uniform Shop

The weather may not be cold just yet, but Winter is coming. The Uniform Shop stocks all the College’s Winter Uniform requirements.

Years 10 - 12 students are required to wear the Formal Blazer during Winter. Male students are required to be dressed in trousers and tie. A trouser and blouse option is available for female students if they prefer to wear pants. Microfibre tights are also available at the Uniform Shop and an option for female students to wear in addition to the College dress.

Years 6 – 9 male students are also required to wear the College tie when the winter uniform begins.

Junior College students can purchase the College V-neck knitted jumper to wear with their Formal Uniform. Trousers are available for male and female students as well as ribbed tights for girls to wear with the College dress. Sports jackets and tracksuit pants are available to purchase to wear with the sports uniform only.

Sports jackets and tracksuit pants are available to purchase for those students in Prep. The tracksuit jacket and pants can be worn with the sports uniform from Prep to Year 12.

Please see the College Uniform Guide here for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the Winter Uniform requirements, please contact Peta King at the Uniform Shop.

The Uniform opening hours are -

Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 10.30am
Tuesday Afternoon from 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Please contact the College’s Main Reception on 5436 7300 to make an appointment.

Flexischools orders are also available for your Uniform needs. These orders are completed Monday - Thursday and delivered to the students’ classrooms in the Foundation and Junior College and to the PCG pigeonholes in the Wellbeing Centre for Middle and Senior College students. Please ensure ordered uniforms are collected promptly to ensure that they do not go missing.

Mrs Peta King, Uniform Convenor

Sport News

Year 7 - 12 Sport

Competitive Sport News

We encourage students to consider participating in Pacific Representative sport options available this year. These are separate activities to Competitive Sport options as they are either short tournaments or one-off carnivals. Please note that some representative options such as CBSQ Basketball, Senior Schools Cup Volleyball, Vicki Wilson Netball and Sunshine Coast Secondary Indoor Netball are not included in this list as students will be invited from inside current competitive sport groups.

If any students have questions about opportunities, they are encouraged to contact ljacka@pacluth.qld.edu.au

SCISSA Junior and Intermediate Soccer

As we draw close to the end of the season, it was great to see our teams push forward with the focus on a potential finals berth. Our Intermediate Boys and Junior Girls played extremely well in very close games. Both Junior Boys teams took to the field this week with confidence and both teams displayed great skill to come away with wins. Junior Boys Team won 3-2 against Matthew Flinders and Junior Boys Team 2 were able to score 6 goals to 1 against Matthew Flinders’ Team 2. Well, done to Lucas von Plessen and Marcel Patullo who both scored hat tricks in the 6-1 win. Congratulations to the Intermediate Girls who continue their good form with a win, pushing strongly for a finals berth.

SCISSA Senior Volleyball

Well done to our Senior Volleyball teams for another competitive round in the SCISSA Competition. Special mention to both our Senior Boys and Girls teams for their wins this week. Our Senior Boys were down after losing their first set 13-25 and came back in the next two sets in an exhilarating win. It was a great display of determination and teamwork. Congratulations to all players and coach Mr Paul Brace. While the result did not go our way for our Senior B teams, we congratulate them on the fantastic effort as both teams took their matches to the deciding third set. Our teams are gearing up for one last strong performance as we head into the last round competition before the finals.

Trish Buckley (Senior Volleyball)

Our Pacific Seniors Trish Buckley competition returned last Friday. Our Senior Boys’ team continue to improve and were very competitive against a strong Caloundra team. Our Senior Girls split their games, winning their game against Caloundra City Private however going down to Mountain Creek. All three teams have shown great improvement over the season and have their culminating games this Friday night. We encourage all to come and cheer them on.

Monday Night Netball

Monday Night Netball returned for all teams this week and our Pacific teams finished their games with some fantastic results. All teams showcased quality Netball. Out of our 9 teams we were able to return 8 wins. A fantastic effort. PLC Sapphire and our Senior A girls were able to get their first win of the season. PLC Emerald and PLC Ruby are playing some great netball and are both still undefeated. We wish all the Pacific teams’ well for their round 5 fixtures and hope they keep up the strong momentum.

Student Acknowledgements

Well done to Will Fowler who has been selected to represent the Sunshine Coast at the upcoming State Water Polo titles in April for the U14 and U16 teams. Will recently competed in the U14 green division at the 2024 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships where his team won the bronze medal. This is an incredible achievement.
We also applaud Liam Hague who was selected in the Sunshine Coast Regional School Sport 13-19 Years Boys’ team for Water Polo. Liam was also, selected to represent Queensland in one of their country Water Polo teams in the upcoming Australian Country Championships in May. This is a fabulous result for Liam. We wish him all the best with his upcoming competitions.
We congratulate all the students below who made the Regional Swimming Team. Their events are listed below their names. It is a fantastic achievement, and we wish them all the best in their up and coming competition as they continue to do Pacific proud.

Mr Liam Jacka, Acting Head of Sport

Junior Sport

Sunshine Coast Regional Swimming Carnival

Well done the following Pacific students who last week competed at the Sunshine Coast Regional Swimming Carnival held down at the Morayfield Aquatic Centre. Swimmers from Noosa to Redcliffe competed on the day in the hope of being selected to represent the Sunshine Coast Region at the Queensland State Swimming Championships.

Lily Costa
Kyle Huxley
Hudson Smith
Will Wassman

Congratulations and good luck to both Lily and Kyle who have now been selected to swim at the Queensland State Championships in the following events:

Lily Costa

11 Girls 200 IM
11 Girls 50m and 100m Butterfly
11 Girls 50m and 100m Backstroke
11 Girls 50m and 100m Freestyle
11 Girls 100m Breaststroke
11 Girls 200 Freestyle

Kyle Huxley

11 Boys 200m IM
11 Boys 200m Freestyle Relay
11 Boys 50m Breaststroke
11 Boys 200m Medley Relay
11 Boys 50m and 100m Butterfly

District Sport Trial Upcoming Dates

There are several Independent District sporting trials coming up during in Term 2. Below is the list of sports and the cut off dates. If your child has a suitable level of skill and experience in one of these sports and would like to trial, please email lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au to register their interest.

Mr Darren Hooper, Head of Junior Sport P-6

Club Sport

Pacific Lutheran College has several sports development programs outside of school hours. These programs encourage participation, giving students the opportunity to be part of a team, and learn basic skills of the game.

The parent-led Pacific FC Soccer and PLC Netball Clubs compete on Saturdays in community competitions throughout the Sunshine Coast.

PLC Netball Club

Dear PLC Netball Club Families,

Our first round of grading matches last Saturday was a great success, with all teams playing 3 shorter games on the day. There were lots of smiles from players in all teams and it was fantastic to see everyone enjoying being back on the courts.

Sunshine Coast Lightning players were at the courts last Saturday, and some of our girls showing their support for the team.

The second grading round is this weekend, Saturday 16th March, with the time allocations swapping around so the SET, GO and Division 8 – 11 playing earlier games and Divisions 1 – 7 games commencing from late morning.

Just a reminder for Saturday:

Grading Games are 2 x 8min halves with a 2min half-time break, and 7 minutes between games.
Players are to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to their first game.
Scoreboards will be on each court, winning teams to return score sheets to the control desk. BYO pen for scoring.
Players must be court ready - correct uniform (blue or black bike pants no longer than the playing dress), short nails, NO jewellery.
PLC will have a gazebo for the day which all players and parents can use between games.
Please quickly vacate the court at the end of each game to enable the next teams and supports to prepare for their game.
Players are reminded to drink plenty of water, wear sunscreen and court approved visors (soft peak caps) while playing outside.
There is NO parking along Pelican Waters Boulevard.
Team coaches and managers will communicate exact game times – please contact them with any questions or to advise unavailability for games this weekend.
Please be aware that some players have a ‘no photo consent,’ including videoing – coaches will advise when playing one of these teams. Teams/Parents/Spectators are welcome to take photos before or after their games away from other teams, but not during play.

The Caloundra Indoor netball stadium has a Kiosk serving coffee and a variety of hot and cold food (EFTPOS only, no cash). CDNA will have a BBQ service available, raising funds for all CDNA Representative players. Your support would be appreciated.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on court this weekend!!!

Kind regards

Your PLC Netball Club Committee

President – Donna Watkins | netballpresident@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Secretary – Peta King | netballsecretary@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Registrar – Karen Costa | netballregister@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Facebook: PLC Netball Club
Instagram: PLC Netball Club

Mrs Donna Watkins, PLC Netball Club President

International Women's Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Pacific FC acknowledge and honour the girls and women who have played, coached, managed, served and led our club since 2001.

Pacific FC has encouraged and fostered soccer for girls throughout the years however, there is no doubt that female soccer has experienced tremendous growth over the last 12 months.

Our U9 Girls Division team, the Angelfish, is again full, as is our U11 Seahorse team in the mixed division. Additionally, our U6 and U7 teams continue to cater for both girls and boys. Well done to our Razor girls who continue to play the game in the SCCSA competition.

All Abilities

Congratulations to Trevor Picken, SCCSA’s All Abilities Coordinator, on a successful opening match at Pacific. Trevor’s energy and commitment towards providing a safe and inclusive space for players of all abilities on the Sunshine Coast is inspiring!

The next All Abilities game is scheduled for 9.25am on Saturday 16th March at Pacific Lutheran College.

For further information, email Trevor: allabilities@sccsa.org.au

Volunteers

Our Round 2 Home Game saw set-up and canteen helpers from 4 teams - the Makos, Snappers, Eagle Rays and Trevallys, as well as pack-up helpers from the Angelfish and Wahoos

A huge thank you to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure the day went ahead smoothly by putting up nets, gazebos and flags and then taking them all down again.

We also thank our BBQ and Canteen helpers, with a special mention going to new recruits - Jay, Sebastian, Lachie, Alex, Hank, Luna and Mia.

Kathleen (U8 Eagle Rays) helped last week as well and has won Volunteer of the Week!

Click here for Round 2 Match Reports

Pacific will host U6-U10 matches this weekend. Click here for Round 3 Draws.

Contact: The Registrar
Email: PacificFC@pacluth.qld.edu.au
Website: https://www.pacificsoccerfc.com/
Facebook: Pacific Soccer FC

Mrs Rita Williams, Pacific FC President

St Mark’s Lutheran Church

Worship @ St Mark's

Sharing a common mission and ministry with Pacific Lutheran College

“Growing in faith and sharing God’s love with others”

Weekly worship services are held at 14 Bombala Terrace Caloundra at 9.00am. We are thankful that we can meet together each week for worship. As we do this, there are still physical distancing, and hygiene requirements we need to follow to ensure the health and safety of everyone in our community.

Our worship services are intergenerational with a blend of traditional and contemporary.

You’re welcome to follow us on Facebook and visit our Church webpage.

All are welcome at any of our services.

Pastor Ray Morris, St Mark’s Lutheran Church (0429 856 532 or lutherancaloundra@gmail.com)

Upcoming Dates

March

13-22 NAPLAN Commences

15 Pacific as a Peace Place

15 Year 4-9 PLC Disco

18 Year 4-6 SCISSA Training (3.15pm – 4.15pm)

18-22 Prep – 5 Conferences Begin

19 Friends of Pacific Meeting

25-27 Year 5 Camp

25 Kids Lit Quiz

26 PLC Learning Hub with Brett Lee

27 Senior College Conferences

28 Year 4-6 SCISSA Gala Day 1

28 K-12 Chapel

28 Term 1 Concludes

Compass No 715 - March 2024

LEARNING JOURNEY

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