Chronicle-1995

Chapel Notes 7 #' ji mt 1995 was a very full and active year in the Christian activities of Kearsney College THE CHAPEL SERVICES There were a good variety of different kinds of services on Sundays.The most unorthodox was probably when we had afull scale electric band leading the singing.With the chapel acoustics being what they are the volume was rather overwhelming. Not to everybody's taste. Services were taken by a number of different individuals and groups. The S.C.A. and the staff each took a service. The Headmaster had a service at the beginning of the fourth term. Our annual broadcast service went very well. The Confirmation service this year was led by the Anglican Bishop Michael Nuttall. The Methodist Bishop was unable to be present this year. 36 boys were confirmed - 26 Methodists and 10Anglicans.Once again,we were much impressed by the seriousness with which the boys took this commitment. A number of them have expressed willingness to help with the Confirmation group in 1996. The Remembrance Day Service proceeded well. Our preacher this year was Rev Derick Smit,the chaplain at Natal Command. The choir, which now had over 80 members, excelled itself this year under the direction of Mrs Angela Stevens, in the Advent Carol Service. An innovation was to sing part of the Cantata, "Without that Christmas" by Don Vyrtzen. Another first was to have a gift service for the last service of the year. Mr Richard Nott organised a group from the Found City(a home for street children)to visit the school for tea and a fun programme in the afternoon. In the evening they joined us for Chapel when they were given Christmas gifts. They gave to us as well in the beautiful musical items which they presented. SCRIPTURE UNION MISSION A team from Scripture Union in the Independent Schools under the leadership of Mike and Sue Battison joined us for a week-long mission at the beginning of the second term. The aim of the mission was to strengthen the Christian movement in the school and challenge to serious thought those who have not committed their lives to Christ. They adopted their usual fun-filled and friendshiporiented approach which won them many friends amongst the boys and also gained the respect of the staff. The rugby match against our2XV,which the S.U.lost, and the game of hockey against the 1st team (which they also lost) did a much to commend the love ofGod and Christian gospel to the school. Their visit achieved its goal in that it did encourage the Christians in their Christian witness and confidence, and it certainly opened the minds of many,not merely to the Christian truth, but to the Christ-like way of life. Kearsney Chronicle 1995 21

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