Chaplain News 

Welcome back to a new school year. I am looking forward to meeting all the new and returning students & parents/carers.

If you don't know me, my name is Kristian Atkins, and I have the privilege to serve the community of RVSSC as the school chaplain on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

As a school chaplain, my role is to provide emotional, spiritual and social support to the students and wider school community. One of the ways I provide support is with one-on-one pastoral care conversations. If you would like me to provide support for your child, please email me at katki121@eq.edu.au. 

On Tuesday the 9th of February the Breakfast Club program will start up again. Breakfast Club will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15-8:45 am. This is an excellent way for the students to engage with one another over food or milo and doesn't cost them anything. If you want to volunteer for this, please feel free to email me.

If you want to help out the chaplaincy service here at RVSSC, you can do that by volunteering at Breakfast Club, giving financially by donating by following this link: https://www.suqld.org.au/donate/ripley-valley-state-secondary-college-chaplaincy-tax-deductible/. Another way you can help is to join the Local Chaplaincy Committee (LCC) that meets roughly once a term and oversees the chaplaincy service both here at RVSSC and the primary school. The Local Chaplaincy Committee is the supporting and guiding body behind the Chaplaincy Service helping to shape it to meet the wellbeing of the school community. If you would like to attend and be a part of the committee, we have our next meeting on Thursday the 4th of February at 4 pm here at the school.

I'm looking forward to an exciting year ahead.

Take care