Ministry Matters

2022 Veta Morphus Graduation

Recent celebrations of students across the state included 11 Cornerstone students who elected to complete the Veta Morphus VET program in 2022. Completion of the course allows students to achieve a Certificate III in Christian Ministry & Theology as part of the Christian Living program in Year 11 at Cornerstone. Veta Morphus students connect with a group of Christian friends, explore their faith with adult mentors, ask the hard questions, put their faith into practice and discover who they truly are in Christ… and do it all as a core part of their Senior School pathway. The program was led by Chaplain Andy Traeger who was acknowledged at the graduation ceremony for leading this program for the past 6½ years.

Changes in 2023

Meeting all the requirements of the Veta Morphus Certificate III involves an incredible amount of work and while we admire the huge commitment that our students have made over the years, we also recognise the burden this has been for many. In 2023 we plan to ease the pressure from our Year 11 students, who seek to explore their faith with their peers, by delivering a Christian discipleship program based on a SACE course framework, rather than a Certificate III. The new course, called Follow, will still be led by Chaplain Andy, but uses resources from Access The Story instead of Veta Morphus. Our hope is that students undertaking this new course will be better able to spend the year growing in their faith together through meaningful Bible studies and research, engaging with their faith communities and attending retreats. Students specifically seeking VET qualifications, including ministry and theology, will be guided by the Pathways team to find suitable opportunities. Students who completed the course are Jacob Cooper, Che D’Arcy, Sam Hoopmann, Jayden Klose, Tillie Kowald, Emily Kummerow, Sophie McClelland, Miriam McKay, Hamish McNicol, Isaac Moore and (Jack Pietsch from Faith). Jack Mead also completed the course and attended the graduation but is absent from the photo.

Andy Traeger

Chaplain

Prayer Points

• Praise God for the spiritual growth of students completing the program • Ask God for guidance and wisdom with the delivery of the new Follow program at Cornerstone in 2023 • That the love, hope, joy and peace of Christmas be experienced by all our families • For safe travels for those heading away these coming school holidays