Events

Today's all school assembly celebrated Easter. As a Christian school we recognise Easter as the central celebration of history. School Captains Todd and Lauren welcomed students & opened in prayer. Throughout the assembly three Bible readings told the story of Easter. 

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Mrs Staples conducted the Year 3-4 classes in playing and singing the hymn "There is a green hill" (to tune of house of the rising sun. Miss Rose and our school worship band then led us in the songs "Ancient of Days" and "Amazing Grace"

Mrs Pitt's Year 9 drama group did a brilliant presentation of 'The Three Trees". This is a story of three trees with great dreams of becoming a treasure chest, a mighty ship and the other to stay on the mountain pointing to the sky. Each tree's dream came true in the life of Jesus but not as they expected. One was made into the feeding trough where Jesus lay, another become the fishing boat in which Jesus calmed the storm and the third the cross on which Jesus died.

Mrs Conway conducted a wonderful vocal ensemble of the song "People get ready" before Mr Rusin closed in prayer.

Last Thursday the school assembly focused on the Easter event. It was a great adaptation of the “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” and involved students from all parts of the school. Mrs Pitt and Mrs Piney did a wonderful job with the students and the performance kept those who witnessed it enthralled throughout. The highlight for me was when the students from the Junior school sang the new version of “Amazing Grace” that has been adapted from the original song by John Newton for the story of William Wilberforce that was dramatised for the big screen.

The new song has a chorus
“My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Saviour, has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace.”

The children upped their volume considerably when they came to this chorus, but I am not sure if they understood the significance of having our chains gone and being set free. This has enormous significance to those who have struggled in their life and felt the liberating power of a saviour God who has guaranteed their life in Him, a life that will one day be freed from the struggles and pain of this life. This was made plain to me when I witnessed the slow but dramatic decline in my mother’s life as she wasted away with dementia a number of years ago. As a “died for” person she was able to look forward to being set free in a very real way, and I was greatly comforted at the time knowing that she had been set free indeed.

This, however, is because of the defining moment in all of history where the Son of God finally culminated history in his life, death and resurrection. It is a different view of history that the rest of the world has, but one that at Covenant we impress on the students in our care. 

Author: Bill Rusin