Trinity College Christian Service Programs
Christian Service at Trinity is integral to the Faith Development of each student. To become fully alive as a Christian person is to participate in making the world in which we live a more compassionate and just place for all.
Christian Faith is demonstrated most authentically by the way we live our lives, especially in relationship with each other and particularly in relationship to those in need. Over the course of five years, each student will be engaged in service projects which will challenge them to grow into young men who are committed to building a more just society. |
Mrs Marya Stewart
Director
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They will be invited to respond to people who are in need through face-to-face encounters which respect and honour the dignity of all.
Year 8 OUR NEIGHBOUR
All Year 8 students are introduced to the concept of Christian Service through their RE program and they are then required to complete 15 hours of service in their homes, neighbourhood, parish or school. They complete a workbook during class and write reflections on the experience in the journal section of their workbook
Year 9 RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS
Year 9 students explore the issues of caring for creation particularly in relationship to the environment and the original inhabitants of Australia through class activities in Religious Education lessons. They participate in ongoing projects where they assist and become involved in taking some personal responsibility for restoring relationships with the land and indigenous people
Year 10 EXPERIENCE COUNTS
The Christian Service Program in Year 10 encourages the students to reach out to and to come to respect and appreciate the experience and gifts that elderly people in the community have to offer. Each student is required to regularly visit elderly people in Aged care facilities for a total of 20 hours. They will complete a journal during this time which assists them to develop their understanding and empathy for the experience and dignity of elderly citizens
Year 11 SHARING GIFTS
Every Year 11 student participates in Christian Service Week. They are placed for the final week of Term 1 in agencies which care for people in need in some way. Through journaling and classroom activities students explore the significance of developing relationships with people who may not be considered the most important members of our community but who nevertheless have much to offer. Many students are able to connect this opportunity to serve others in need, with their relationship to a loving God through this process
SENIOR PROJECT
During the latter half of Year 11 and the first half of Year 12 students are invited to participate in a Christian Service project where they choose which agency they would like to work within and commit themselves to 40 hours of service over the 6 month period. This is an opportunity for them to extend and develop their experience and understanding of the true nature of Christian Service. To choose to care about the needs of others is to understand our responsibility as followers of Christ to love tenderly all those who are in need and to act justly in all our relationships. |
