In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me (Jonah 2:2). Read Jonah 2:1–10

Recently in Primary Years we’ve been retelling the story of Jonah. It’s a fantastic story and the kids love it, but one bit we often overlook is the prayer Jonah prays, sitting in the belly of a large fish, waiting on the Lord to rescue him. It’s easy to miss the beauty of the words, the strength of Jonah’s relationship with the Lord, and his growth in grace.

Jonah has been asked to take God’s message of repentance and forgiveness to the Ninevites, who are known for their vicious persecution of the Hebrews. He has refused and has gone in the opposite direction.

Now Jonah has seen God intervene. Caught in a supernatural storm, Jonah has claimed responsibility for the tempest and abandoned himself to the waves. And God has sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. How undignified. How miraculous.

What follows is one of the most beautiful passages of biblical poetry outside the Psalms.

Interestingly, Jonah focuses not on the international incident he is about to become part of, but on his intimate relationship with almighty God. Jonah recognises the desperate nature of his current situation but also trusts in God to save him. He doesn’t know how or when, but he trusts that his deliverance will happen.

Jonah’s movements until now have been leading him deep down: down to Joppa, down into the boat, and down, down into the sea. So, having reached rock bottom, surrounded by digestive juices and fish food, Jonah repents.

Repentance is an ongoing and daily process. We repent, not so that God will accept us, but because he already has, and we want to be in that relationship with him where our will aligns with his. Jonah speaks repeatedly of ‘going down’, both into the belly of the fish and into the world of the dead, and God lifting him out of both situations.

Many in this world sit in isolation right now, either enforced physical isolation or in loneliness. What is the most important thing for us? Big world events, or our relationship with almighty God? We don’t know when we will be rescued or how we will be rescued, but we do know that ‘salvation comes from the Lord,’ (Verse 10).

May we sing a song of hope in God’s salvation, a tune of daily repentance, and a shout of praise to the One who lifts us out of the pit.

God of the seas, sky, and land, you showed Jonah that nothing is more important than a relationship with you. Hold your isolated people close. Show us the gift of your presence, and help us to sing of your salvation to a world in need of hope. In our Saviour’s name, we pray. Amen.

WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO

As part of the 75th Anniversary of the College we have engaged a professional photographer to take a whole school photo on Tuesday 6 October on Stolz Oval. All families will receive a complimentary copy of the photo.

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: For this photo students are required to wear their winter formal uniform including blazers and ties. 

Prep:
Daily Prep Uniform

Years 1 – 4:
Girls – Formal dress, white ankle socks with maroon trim, black leather polished lace-up shoes
Boys – Grey shorts, open neck shirt, ¾ grey St Peters socks, black leather polished lace-up shoes

Years 5 – 6:
Girls – Formal dress, formal white ankle socks with maroon trim, blazer, black leather polished lace-up shoes
Boys – Grey trousers with black belt, white formal shirt with tie, blazer, grey socks, black leather polished lace-up shoes

Years 7 – 12:
Girls – Grey St Peters skirt or trousers, white blouse with logo, tie, formal white ankle socks with maroon trim (worn with skirt), short grey socks (worn with trousers), blazer, black leather polished lace-up shoes
Boys – Grey trousers with black belt, white short sleeve shirt with logo, blazer, tie, grey socks, black leather polished lace-up shoes

Keeping with our COVID Safe Plan, the photo will be shot in Year groups. Students will be advised of the schedule on the day.  If your child(ren) are unwell or showing any cold or flu like symptoms, please keep them at home and seek medical advice.

For those Year 9 students attending Ironbark the your photo will be taken at 7.30am on Monday 5 October on Stolz Oval. Students are asked to wear their winter formal uniform when dropped off for Ironbark. Ironbark Coordinator, Mrs Anne Tetley-Jones, will communicate full details of the schedule for the photo as part of her communication to families.

We asked all parents to assist us in ensuring the students are properly dressed for this very important photo.

The end of Term 3 is fast approaching. We have seen the Junior High and Senior School students working hard researching their various assignment tasks. The library staff have enjoyed presenting to these students the vast range of resources both print and digital that support their topics, checking bibliographies and assisting with the printing of the end results.

So as the holidays approach holiday borrowing will commence from Monday 7 September.

Come in and grab some books for your holiday reading.

Note: the library will close on Monday 14 September at 5.30pm.

YEAR 12 MOCK EXAMS

Congratulations to the Year 12 QCAA and IB cohorts who successfully completed their final round of mock exams. Students are to be commended in the way they approached the exams and we are looking forward to the coming weeks where student will receive meaningful feedback on their performance in these practice exams. A reminder for students to ensure that they continue to bring the correct equipment, approved calculators, arriving early and in full school uniform. Thank you to Mr Milner, Curriculum Leaders and teachers who organised the days to ensure the students were as stress free as possible. Please contact me for any feedback on how we can improve the process for our students.

YEAR 11 QCAA EXAM BLOCK

The Year 11 QCAA students commence their exam block on Monday 7 September through to Friday 11 September. For the majority of subjects, this is the final piece of assessment for Unit 2. Year 11 Exam Schedule for next week can be found here. Students will only need to attend school for their exams. They must sign in/out if they are intending being on campus more than 30 minutes either side of an exam.

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

Bright Future Friday

Friday 11 September is Bright Future Friday in the Primary Years! It is a special fundraising day which has been created by the Year 6 student leadership team to raise awareness and money for the vaccine research for COVID-19 taking place at the Royal Women’s Hospital.

To participate come to school in a plain blue or white t-shirt and bring a gold coin donation as part of our special day. We will be having a gold coin challenge to see which class will have the longest line of gold coins. The winning class will be presented with a certificate. All proceeds will go to the Royal Women’s Hospital.

Connecting Safely in eSmart Week (7-11 September 2020)

Next week is National eSmart Week, a chance for our Primary Students to think about what it means to be safe online and especially how to ‘Connect Safely’, the theme for 2020.

While we take online safety and technology related wellbeing seriously all year, this week provides opportunities in class and at lunch to explore this further and highlight the importance of this topic.

We look forward to sharing some photos and videos of the activities on offer. Keep an eye on our College Social Media for updates throughout the week.

Click here to read more about Online Safety Basics at the eSafety Commissioner.

This article outlines 3 keys strategies:

1. Be engaged, open and supportive
2. Set some rules
3. Use the available technology

“Help your children safely navigate their digital world and educate them to avoid harmful online experiences. Explore websites, games, apps and social media together and set some rules.”

Rachael Yates
Elearning Facilitator

WEBINAR OPPORTUNITY

The College has a membership to the website, ‘Parenting Ideas’, by Michael Grose. As such, parents can access free webinars run by this company free of charge. 'Teaching young people about healthy relationships' is being broadcast on 9 September 2020 8.00pm AEST. Key learning and discussion points include:

• The foundations of healthy relationships and relationship intelligence
• How to help a child develop flourishing relationships at each age and stage of their development
• Appropriate age guidelines for talking about body safety, sex and sexualised media
• How to respond when a child comes across pornography
• Conversation ideas on consent and respectful relationships

Details can be found here

CODE CAMP ADVERTISEMENT

While Code Camp is not running in-person these holidays, children are still invited to join us at our new online Code Camps. We have released virtual versions of our beloved Spark, Ignite, Blast 3D, and Web Builders camps which the kids will be able to do from the comfort and safety of their home. 

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

Congratulations to both Primary Years Opti-MINDs teams for exceptional performances, via video this year. Special mention to the Years 5 & 6 Team, Team 1, who were awarded first place in the Language Literature Division. 

Click on this link for their performances.

Congratulations to Kyle G (Year 10) who was the recent recipient of the Highest Achievement Award for the Dale Carnegie Course for Teens, Generation Next.

Voted for by his peers, Kyle  was enthusiastic and eager to learn throughout Generation Next and gave it his all each week, putting his learnings into practise. A great team player, Kyle worked effectively with other participants, encouraging others to contribute and he created opportunities for wonderful conversations. Kyle’s self confidence  and communication skills grew week after week and his talks were impactful, inspiring and  moved people to action. 

In Kyle’s own words, “My biggest takeaways are being more positive and self confident, as well as having better and more constructive conversations. It is applicable in every aspect of life. I would highly recommend the course to anyone as it opens up endless opportunities and is a truly life changing experience.”

Well done Kyle!

Click here for information on the next Dale Carnegie Year 8 Workshop.

In recent weeks, a large number of Year 11 students have involved themselves in the Student Leadership application process.  The courage shown by each applicant as well as their genuine desire to serve others in the community is to be commended.  We were overwhelmed by both the quality and quantity of the nominations and we are very confident that as a collective, the Senior class of 2021 is going to leave a positive legacy on the College. 

We are hoping that parents will have the opportunity to share in the celebration at a formal Leadership Installation Service which will be held early in Term 4 - we are working on a COVID safe plan to try and make this happen.  Students who have been selected to be Prefects should be justifiably proud given the calibre of the applications. 

All students who were unsuccessful in obtaining a Prefect position will have further opportunities to lead in an area of service that they are passionate about.  Students have been reminded of this and encouraged to involve themselves in these opportunities.  As previously communicated to students, there will also be a second intake of Prefects early in 2021, to recognise those students who continue to make a positive difference on School and Student Culture.

Each of the applicants should be proud of their efforts throughout the leadership application process, and more importantly of their contributions to the College during their time at St Peters. We are fortunate to work alongside such an impressive group of young adults.

It is with great pleasure that I am able to share with you the School Prefects for 2020/2021.

David Rushmore, Joel Butler and The Senior School Year Level Coordinators.

Congratulations to St Peters students Eleena (Year 11) and Sophie (Year 8) for their Highly Commended Awards. 

The Independent Education Union of Australia - Queensland and Northern Territory Branch (IEUA-QNT) annual Awards for Excellence in Art Design is an annual event that supports Arts education in schools. This year the theme was Special Places. In lieu of the usual presentation event an online video will be available in the coming weeks!

The IB Art exhibition will be held next week in the lower foyer of the PAC. All welcome. This forms a significant part of the Art assessment for the course.

Poster attached!

“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” Anon

The following sports are on offer in Term 3:

• AIC Football
• AIC Rugby
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• AIC Chess
• Primary Athletics

AIC Football

AIC Football Training will be on Wednesday afternoons, 3:30pm – 5:00pm on Stolz Oval. AIC Football training will conclude on Wednesday 9 September.

AIC Football Games will continue on Saturday 5/9 and 12/9.

AIC Rugby

Rugby training will be on Wednesday afternoons (3:30pm – 5:00pm) and Friday afternoons (3:30pm – 4:30pm). All training will be on Mayer Oval. Rugby training will continue throughout Term 3, concluding on Friday 11 September.

AIC Rugby Games will continue on Saturday 5/9 and 12/9.

AIC Chess

AIC Chess will be played against other AIC Schools on Friday afternoons/evenings on a HOME and AWAY basis. St Peters will provide transport for players to and from the all AWAY games throughout the Term. Games are 20 mins per player with two matches being played each week.

The Season concludes on Friday 11 September.

If your son is interested in playing Chess for St Peters, training is on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the St Peters P & F Centre (building above Mayer Oval) with our qualified Chess coaches.

For more details regarding the Term 3 AIC Chess, please contact St Peters Chess Coordinator Mr Gil Bygraves g.bygraves@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

Please reply to Mr Gil Bygraves to register your son’s interest in Chess for the Term 3 Season.

Girls Club Netball

St Peters will play a shortened eight week season throughout Term 3. Training will be held on Wednesday afternoon (3:30pm – 5:00pm at Harts Road Courts). WDNA has updated their website with the eight week season draws.

Following the positive COVID-19 test of a spectator at games on Saturday 22 August, WDNA will resume Saturday fixtures under the directive of the QLD Health Unit. Further information will be sent to parents as soon as it comes to hand.

Primary Years Athletics

All interested Years 4-6 students are invited to attend Primary Years Athletics training on Monday afternoons on Stolz (Lower Primary) Oval. Details for the training sessions can be found below:

Dates: Monday 7 September and 14 September
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Stolz (Lower Primary) Oval

Students are to meet coaches at the Lower Primary Undercroft each week. Students will practice running technique, sprinting and relays.

Training Times

Years 4-6 AIC Football – Week 5-9 of Term 3
Wednesday afternoon            3:30pm – 5:00pm       Stolz Oval

Primary Years Season Rugby
Wednesday afternoon            3:30pm – 5:00pm       Mayer Oval
Friday afternoon                     3:30pm – 4:30pm       Mayer Oval

AIC Chess
Tuesday afternoon                 4:30pm – 6:30pm       P and F Centre

WNDA Primary Years Netball
Wednesday afternoon            3:30pm – 5:00pm       Harts Road Courts

Primary Years HPE

• Hop Dance: Monday 17 August – Monday 14 September

Last Saturday I ventured to my first Head of the River Rowing experience. I kept hearing it was very different to normal, but I really enjoyed the experience and watching our girls give their best on the water. It was a tough day, but I saw get comradery amongst our girls, I saw them really supporting each other and life lessons being learnt by all. Well done girls, special mention must go to Giselle G for her first place in the Year 10 single skull and Lilly H for her second place in the Year 11 single skull. Girls your dedication and commitment to Rowing throughout the season has been inspirational for all to see. As we head towards the end of the Rowing season a big thank you to our Rowing Coordinator, Mr Peter Hicks for his efforts this year. Rowing is a very logistical sport and Mr Hicks spends long days at the shed with teaching in between. All his efforts have been greatly appreciated by the girls and the College.

Moving forward to this weekend, our Round 8 of Winter Fixtures, we ask parent to please read carefully the COVID-19 Safety information for each of the IGGS venues as they vary, these can be found on the bottom of the draws which can be found on the St Peters App.

• NETBALL & VOLLEYBALL - NO SPECTATORS (10C Netball, 10B & 7B Volleyball girls playing at Ambiwerra and Centenary SHS are allowed 2 spectators).
• TENNIS – 2 SPECTATORS per player / student are permitted to watch from the fence line outside the Tennis Centre.
• HOCKEY – 2 SPECTATORS per player / student are permitted to attend.

To all girls representing St Peters this weekend we wish you all the best.

QG NETBALL

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The Netball Round 8 Draw v Ipswich Girls' Grammar School for this Saturday 5 September can be found on the St Peters App.

Round 7 Wrap v St Hilda’s

Last Saturday in our Round 7 fixtures v St Hilda’s, once again we saw great improvement across our program. With all teams coming away with a win it was an awesome morning for St Peters Netball. With two rounds left to go in the season and a big round this week against IGGS it is important we finish on a high.

Good luck for this week Girls!

QG VOLLEYBALL

Coordinator: Mr Josh Singh – j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The Volleyball Round 8 Draw v Ipswich Girls' Grammar School for this Saturday 5 September can be found on the St Peters App.

QGSSSA Volleyball Round 7 saw us play against St Hilda’s, Brisbane State High School and Somerville House. Congratulations to the followings teams who recorded victories, Opens Snr A Snr B3 10A 10B 9A 9B 8A 7A 7B 7C.

Team of the week:

• 7A Holly
• 7B Elouise 
• 7C Stella 
• 8A Savannah 
• 8B Lauren 
• 9A Ophelia 
• 9B Ellie 
• 10A Charlotte 
• 10B Emily 
• Snr A Jess 
• Snr B2 Meg
• Opens Catherine 

Good luck this weekend.

QG HOCKEY

Coordinator: Mr Cameron Glass – c.glass@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The Hockey Round 8 Draw v Ipswich Girls' Grammar School for this Saturday 5 September can be found on the St Peters App.

QG TENNIS

Coordinator: Mrs Renata Franco – r.franco@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The Tennis Round 8 Draw v Ipswich Girls' Grammar School for this Saturday 5 September can be found on the St Peters App.

Round 7 Wrap v St Hilda’s

A fun weekend was had by the girls taking away wins for the Opens, Senior A and Senior B teams. Some really great doubles matches across the courts with Maya B and Rio O the epitome of team work, great communication and determination. Also, a special mention to Ting J in the Junior B team who chased down every ball and brought a little fire to Stolz courts on Saturday.

Only two more rounds left of the season - all players have continuously improved throughout the season and I am so excited to see what the last two rounds bring. Good Luck to our Open Team: Sophie J, Hayley J, Zara L and Tahlia K going into the rest of the season UNDEFEATED! These girls are on fire! GO SAINTS!!!!!

BSRA ROWING

Coordinator: Mr Peter Hicks – p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Congratulations to the Rowing girls for their performances on Saturday at the BSRA Head of the River.  All crews had improved performances and times at this final event of the season. 

Congratulations must be made to Giselle G. who won the Year 10 girls single scull.  This is the first time a St Peters crew has won an event at the Head of The River since 2017.  And also, to Ella H who placed second in the Year 11 girls single scull event. 

QG TRACK & FIELD

Coordinators: Mr Luke Donatini – l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Mr Shaun Nodwell – s.nodwell@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Mr Jeremy Lohe – j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au

QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 17 September – 2 weeks away!!

Well done to the many girls who ventured to QSAC for the invitational meet on Tuesday night. It was a great night and Mr Nodwell, Mr Donatini and Mr Lohe are very happy with the attendance and the performances from the girls. The third and final Sheldon Meet is on this Friday, girls are asked to please check their emails as details and sign on have been emailed earlier this week.

More information about upcoming meets, events and times of events is also available on the St Peters App.

BWPI WATER POLO

Coordinators: Mrs Elaine Ripamonti & Mrs Tracey Bruce – waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters play in the BWPI Water Polo Club Competition - Games are played at various venues around Brisbane on Saturdays in Term 4 2020 & Term 1 2021.

Water Polo Trial Dates – Trial commenced last Sunday and will continue this Sunday 6 September and the following Sunday 13 September – Details can be found on the St Peter App.

Last Sunday was a great start to the 2020 / 2021 Water Polo season but it is not too late to join – please contact Mrs Ripamonti if you require further information.

QG BADMINTON

Coordinator: – Ms Laura Buckby – l.buckby@stpeters.qld.edu.au

• One Day Tournament - (Open, Seniors & Year 10) Competition Day - Saturday 10 October
• One Day Tournament - (Year 7, 8 & 9) Competition Day - Saturday 17 October

Trials continue this week with a full day on Friday (Pupil Free Day).

All details of trials and training sessions can be found on the St Peters App.

QG JUNIOR SOFTBALL

Coordinators: Ms Natalie Holman – n.holman@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Years 7, 8 & 9 Girls Only - St Peters plays in the QGSSSA Junior Softball Competition in Term 4.

There are four game days played in the afternoon at Downey Park - Weeks 3 & 4 (approx. 1.00pm - 5.00pm).

Bus transport will be provided.

Trials have commenced this week and will continue next Tuesday morning 8 September, Thursday morning 10 September and Tuesday morning 15 September @ Hart Road Oval, 6.15am - 7.30am.

Training will then commence after the holidays in Week 1, further details can be found on the St Peters App.

It is not too late to join Junior Softball – please email Ms Holman if you require further information.

AIC RUGBY & FOOTBALL SPECTATOR BEHAVIOUR & COVID PROTOCOLS

Now that we have been able to allow two (2) spectators per player at our AIC venues for Football (Harts Oval & Stolz) and Rugby (Mayer Oval), it is a good time to remind everyone of the expectations of our St Peters supporters and spectators.

Should you be attending this Saturday, we ask that everyone follows the following:

• ALL SPECTATORS MUST sign in / register on entry to the venue they are attending at St Peters. Reminder – only two (2) adult spectators per player allowed.
• ALL SPECTATORS MUST sanitise / wash their hands when entering and then regularly whilst at the venue.
• ALL SPECTATORS MUST abide by the social distancing (1.5m between spectators) guidelines both when moving around and sitting in the allocated and designated areas.
• ALL SPECTATORS and STUDENTS who are attending any St Peters sporting events are representatives of our College and the manner which they conduct themselves is reflective of St Peters Lutheran College. We ask that all attending support and cheer with positive encouragement and abide by both the College’s and the AIC Code of Conduct.

AIC Football, AIC Rugby and AIC Chess Fixtures Vs Villanova College

Chess – Congratulations to St Peters Chess who once again won the day and victorious against St Laurence’s College last Friday afternoon. All the very best to both the players and coaches for this Thursday afternoon, 3 September when they take on Villanova College away at Villanova College.

Rugby – After some tough games last weekend against St Laurence’s College, St Peters Rugby with verse Villanova College in Round 3 of the 2020 AIC competition.

This Saturday 4 September, all our St Peters rugby teams are away at Villanova Playing Fields, Tingalpa. We do request all our Rugby community to check the St Peters App for details of this Saturday’s Rugby games.

Football – It was a memorable day last Saturday for St Peters Football with the College winning the day aggregately across all age divisions against St Laurence’s College. This Saturday our Year 10 to Open Football teams play away at Villanova Playing Fields, Tingalpa whilst our Years 7 to 9 Football teams play at home at St Peters Lutheran College.

We encourage all boys and parents to please check the St Peters App for exact venue details and times of their Football match. 

AIC Track & Field 

With training and competition meets now underway each week, we are extremely excited about the large number of participants and the quality of performances on display by our St Peters athletes.

 After some fantastic work by our girls at an invitational meet on Tuesday night, our boys will step up on Thursday evening at the first of the AIC Lead Up Meets for 2020. Friday both boys and girls will again travel out to Sheldon College Athletics Facility to represent St Peters in multiple events across both track and field.

All St Peters athletes are asked to check their student email account as details and sign on procedure has been emailed directly to each athlete earlier this week.

More information about events available and times of events is also available on the St Peters App.

On Tuesday the Social Justice Group welcomed Laura Knight and Emily Keane to the College to talk to the Year 10 students about their organisation Oaktree and their campaign 'Live Below the Line'.

This year is the tenth year of their largest fundraiser, Live Below the Line and they are inviting students to take part in this campaign to live on just $2.00 per day starting September 7, to celebrate a decade of young people creating sustainable change and breaking out of  the poverty cycle.

With the help of over 250 schools in the past decade, Live Below the Line has generated over $11 million for Oaktree’s youth empowerment projects! Fighting poverty isn’t just a good thing to do - it’s the right thing to do, and fighting poverty through education transforms lives. As we are all aware access to education is a basic human right! 

Creating your team is easy! 

Step 1: Create your account by following this link
Step 2: Once you’ve made your own account, create a team for your club! Make sure to name the team after your club so that your team members can easily find it. 
Step 3: Sign up your teammates and get fundraising! Oaktree will be here along the way to give you heaps of fun tips and tricks to smash your fundraising goals! 

Over the years, they have had huge participation from high schools across the country, so this year for our 10th year of Live Below the Line we will be running a nation-wide competition!

We hope you will support this great campaign.

Ms Braby

The 2020 St Peters Golf Day has been given the green light to proceed on Sunday 1 November at Brookwater Golf & Country Club. 

HOLE SPONSORS: We have had a positive response from our 2019 Sponsors but we are looking for additional Hole Sponsors for this year’s event. If you are interested in being a Hole Sponsor at the 2020 Golf Day please contact me for the Sponsorship document. There are some great benefits with being a sponsor.

PLAYERS: Registrations for the Golf Day will be open on Tuesday 08 September at https://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/indooroopilly/news-events/events. For just $125.00 you receive a game of golf in a motorised buggy, breakfast and the after match function plus the opportunity to win some great prizes. You can register a team of four or individually and we will place you in a team. All players welcome.

Proceeds from the day will go to our many Service Learning Projects operating at the College.

We look forward to your support.

Community Hub meets every Thursday morning during the school term in the top level of the P&F Centre.  Many of you would know us because we run the second hand uniform shop.  However – did you know that the money raised from the uniform shop goes towards our charity and community works?  We support homeless and disadvantaged persons and families through Knitting4Brisbane’s Needy, by supplying a wide range of items including toiletry bags, blankets, beanies, scarves, new clothes and shoes.   Hub has recently introduced HubBub bags for new Mums in need to help them with the first few days of Motherhood.  These have been well received at Logan Hospital.  Currently we are packing toiletry bags and beginning our run to Christmas where we provide 100s of presents for charities!

We also have a lot of laughs on a Thursday and act as a great place to meet other families (mainly mums and grandmas) for a chat and a cuppa.  If you have some spare time on Thursdays – drop in and say hello.  People come and go all morning from 7.45-11.30.  To see more of what we do follow us on Facebook – St Peters Community Hub.  Look forward to seeing many of you on a Thursday soon!

R U Ok Day is on Thursday 10 September. The Students 4 Students group have been promoting R U OK Day and encouraging students to make sure their friends feel comfortable to talk to someone.

The idea is that on R U OK day is that everyone across the country, from all backgrounds and walks of life, is to ask family, friends and colleagues: "Are you OK?"

Staying connected with others is crucial to our general health and wellbeing. Feeling isolated or hopeless can contribute to depression and other mental illnesses, which can ultimately result in suicide. Regular, meaningful conversations can protect those we know and love.

Students 4 Students will also be promoting conversations, giving out stickers as well as promoting their message for this year ‘there’s more to say after R U OK’.

Years 7-12 Students also have the opportunity to wear a yellow t-shirt and accessories to College on Thursday to show their support for this day.

We are fortunate at the College to have lots of people who can care and support each other. There are teachers, coordinators, chaplains, pastors and counsellors’ students can talk to.  For more information: www.ruok.org.au/join-r-u-ok-day

Angela Braby
Coordinator of Service Learning

With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic a decision has been made to cancel the 2020 St Peters Ladies Lunch which was scheduled to be held at Hillstone, St Lucia on Friday 30 October.

If you were on a table of 10, the Table Captain has been advised and will contact you regarding reimbursement of your ticket.

Whilst this is disappointing, we are looking forward to the 2021 Ladies Lunch, scheduled for Friday 26 March.