CHRISTIAN SERVICE
We will show respect, compassion and service to others and model Christ in our own behaviour. Christian Service Learning puts this value into practice. Through the practice of Christian Service, students and staff engage with the wider community looking for opportunities to live out the works of Jesus. This year the students have taken up the challenge to grow in our understanding of faith and as a community, to live out the Gospel message of “loving one another” and “loving our neighbour.” We have modelled Christ in our own behaviour. This has been an emphasis of what we have achieved at each year level.
SERVICE FOR OTHERS Lower school (Year 7-9) students lived this spirit of service at home, school and their local communities. Senior students (Year 10-12) served in our wider community with not-for-profit organisations. The value of service can be measured by how our College contributes to the needs and the well-being of the community around us. This has been highlighted by the generosity of the school driven by the Student Leadership Team and the “Domino Effect.” The number of donations and assistance given to these organisations was a testament to the charity and love our community seeks to give to others. On the Staff Service Day in July, our entire school staff found the time to go out and live this spirit of service as well. Numerous organisations were very grateful for all of the help that we were able to provide. The joy and love we were able to give to each other as well as the people we helped was immeasurable. Our community, wherever we have given our time, has spread the message of Christ in the way that we have served. The spirit of service is something we wish to develop in the College for years to come. The enthusiasm of the students in getting involved in volunteering has been inspiring for all to see. Some students have been finishing hours of service far beyond what they have been asked to complete. Other students now volunteer regularly to contribute to the community to which they belong. Our College has committed to service in the past few years with our Warmun Immersion. 14
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2017 YEARBOOK
This commitment highlights the value of what Christ asks of us all; to work with those that have the most need. Experience of service can also be summed up by the words of a few of our Year 11 students who have finished their hours of service to the community:
Doing Christian Service at Emmanuel means I am doing something good in our community. I like doing Christian Service as it helps me in life and faith. Jesse Falk - Year 11 “My experiences have exposed me to the lives of the less fortunate within our community. Christian Service has aided me in recognising and valuing the opportunities I have been presented with throughout my life. It has encouraged me to show respect, compassion and service to others by giving to the needy and assisting the less fortunate.” Nic Bontempo - Year 11 “While doing Christian Service I was able to see the people I was helping. Seeing their grateful faces after my service has made me feel like I had done something important and that I was helping to make someone’s life more fulfilling. I felt like I was giving my light to help someone else’s light shine brighter and giving those who have lost faith more hope.” Jennifer Vu - Year 11 Mr Nikolas Martinskis Director of Christian Service
