The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 2
Monday 14 October to Friday 18 October 2019
From the Head of College
Welcome back to the final term of 2019. I am looking forward to all of the end-of-year activities, and to those things that highlight and celebrate the many successes that we have had throughout the year. Please watch and ‘study’ the calendar for events that will interest you, and like last year, I would encourage you and your extended family to attend as many of these events as possible. See you there!
It is with both sadness and excitement that I let you know that Pastor Mark Blackwell has accepted an offer to become the Principal at Peace Lutheran School, Gatton. Pastor Mark has had a taste of the role in years gone by, and I take this opportunity to thank him for his work throughout our community, and to wish him and his family all of God’s blessings for the journey ahead.
Mrs Natalie Blackwell and their children will remain at Concordia and so our connection with Pastor Mark will continue into the future. I am sure that in the weeks ahead, there will be many occasions where we will be farewelling Pastor Mark. Every blessing and many thanks.
Mrs Juanetta Priest, Director of Hume Street Campus, will be taking leave from 7 November through until the end of the school year. On your behalf, I wish Mrs Priest well for the period of additional leave and we look forward to her return in the new school year.
In the final weeks of the Term 4, Pastor Mark Blackwell will be Acting Director of Hume Street Campus and I thank him for his willingness to bring his expertise to the role and reduce disruption at this important time of any school year.
Mr Adrian Wiles
Head of College
From the College Pastor
Thank You!
We are forever saying ‘thank you’. We thank the person at the shop who scans our items. Hopefully we say thank you to parents who make us lunch, wash our clothes and love us. We thank our children for washing dishes (!), helping around home and for various other things. We thank our teachers for the work they do and care they provide. We also thank our friends and colleagues when they do something kind and support us in various ways. Chances are that on most days (if not every day) we use the words, ‘thank you!’
All Saints
November 1 is known as ‘All Saints’. On or around this day many Churches hold a service where they remember members of their congregations who have recently died. It is a service filled with many emotions as people feel the hurt and grief of losing a loved one, the joy of precious memories of that person, and also the hope that is given through the risen Lord, Jesus.
Each year at Stephen Street Campus we hold an All Saints service and give students and staff the opportunity to come forward and light a candle in memory of a loved one.
On Wednesday 30 October at 8.30am, the Stephen Street Campus staff and students will have an All Saints service during the usual Wednesday morning time of worship in the Concordia Chapel. If you would like to come forward and be part of the service and light a candle in memory of a loved one (whether they died recently or years ago) you are most welcome to join us.
God’s blessings.
Pastor Mark Blackwell
College Pastor
Community News
Concordia Lutheran College Carols by Candlelight - Sunday 24 November
Mango Fundraiser
College Musical Survey
Earlier this year, Concordia Lutheran College held the biennial College Musical at the Empire Theatre. Bugsy Malone ran over four performances with more than 100 students involved in the production as cast and crew.
We would like to offer the College community the opportunity to provide feedback about their personal experience of the Musical as a student, parent, staff or audience member by providing the following survey to complete:
We appreciate your time in completing the survey and look forward to hearing your feedback!
Change to 2020 Calendar
The annual student free day to support participation in the confirmation process has been moved by the Government from the currently scheduled for 19 October 2020 to Friday 4 September 2020.
We have updated the 2020 Term Dates to reflect this - please click on the following link to access the updated version: 2020 Term Dates
Term 4 Netball Training
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Martin Luther Outside School Hours Care
Junior College Art Show - Friday 1 November
Junior College Music Showcase - Friday 8 November
Parents of Years 3-6 students have been emailed detailed information regarding the Music Showcase and are requested to acknowledge your child's attendance via Parent Lounge > Tours and Excursions > 2019 Junior College Music Showcase. Thank you
Martin Luther OSHC Shopping Fundraiser - Saturday 9 November
Christmas for the Bush Drought Relief Service Project
Like our Facebook page!
If you have not found us on Facebook yet, look for Concordia Lutheran College (Official) and LIKE it. We often post photos of events and student achievements in this space.
We have a community of over 4,300 fans on our Facebook page and we now have 11 "top fans". People can become eligible for a top fan badge by being one of the most active people on our page, which can include liking or reacting to content, and commenting on or sharing posts.
People who qualify for and then accept top fan badges will have a badge next to their name when interacting with our page's content. We hope to see some more top fans joining the list so start liking, reacting, sharing posts and commenting on the page!
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
Overflowing with hope
Welcome back to Term 4. One of the things I enjoy most about working in a school is hearing the buzz on the first day as students and staff return from holidays and are catching up with each other. There are always plenty of smiles and laughter as the embellished stories are holiday adventures are told.
Order your Christmas treats now!
Our Term 4 fundraiser is with Homestyle Bake. Click here to see all of the delicious Christmas treats on the menu!
Order forms are now available to be collected at Reception and we start the fundraiser on the Monday 21 October. Orders can be collected on Wednesday 20 November.
Mrs Suzette Vermeulen
SSC P&F Secretary
RESET - Recycling, Education, Sustainability of the Environment Together
Students at Concordia who are passionate about caring for our world have created a group dedicated to advocating change, educating the community and putting into practice easy and sustainable changes to help our environment. We meet on a weekly basis to discuss the latest issues concerning our environment and what we can do to help.
Brisbane Roar Coach visits Concordia - Change to Dates
Concordia will have a Specialist Brisbane Roar Soccer Coach joining our Monday afternoon soccer training sessions for four weeks from Monday 28 October. Please note there has been a change to the date from the previously advertised 21 October.
The Brisbane Roar has been appointed by The Australian Sports Commission as the only endorsed Football provider in Queensland to deliver these sessions.
We look forward to seeing our soccer players enjoy this excellent opportunity. For more information, please contact Mrs Jana Anderson at sport@concordia.qld.edu.au.
Boarding
Boarding Update
Hello, and Welcome to our first Term 4 Boarding segment in the Week Ahead. We hope that the adults, as well as the children/boarders, enjoyed a great holiday !
I am not ashamed to say that we boarding staff enjoyed the break – and of course we feel refreshed to tackle the last term of this year. It was exciting to see the boarders return to Concordia this week. As well, I was impressed that most (all ?) were also happy to return.