Scots Chapel

What is faith? What does it look like? Do some people have it and some not?

As students sit and study for exams this is an opportunity to keep up our regular activity of pausing and reflecting. Our Heads of College, Gregor and Nela, share their experiences about keeping balanced, trusting your intuition about what is helping and what is not while studying. Here is the ‘Tree’ procrastination app Gregor mentioned https://www.forestapp.cc/#:~:text=Forest%20is%20an%20app%20th...

In our final full Senior school chapel service for 2022 Rev Jackson shares about running the race to win, and the importance of being connected.

Rebecca shares the lessons she's learnt from the school yard game 'marbles'.

Rev JackRev Jackson concludes our three part series on bad words in the Bible. This weeks word 'iniquity' and the story of Hartio Spafford's song 'It is Well with my Soul'

Rev Jackson continues our three part series on bad words in the Bible. This weeks word 'hara' 'transgression' What can Aotearoa New Zealand's relationship with Te Reo Māori teach us about healing relationships?

Through our weekly chapel service Scots College places value on time to pause, consider the week that has been and reflect on our growth. This is a time to sit back and relax. Breathe slowly and deliberately, still our bodies and minds as we reflect the words of Psalm 23 and how amongst the busyness of school and exams God still leads us to places of rest. If you are looking for some peace full mu...

Rebecca begins a three part series on bad words in the Bible. This weeks word 'sin' What happens when we miss the mark?

Through our weekly chapel service Scots College places value on time to pause, consider the week that has been and reflect on our growth.   This is a time to sit back and relax. Breathe slowly and deliberately, still our bodies and minds as we reflect the words of Jeremiah 18 and how God forms and reforms us, and above all never gives up on us. 

Rebecca shares with the Middle School about how God made us, knows us, and loves us.

Rebecca shares with the Senior School about the image of God as a caring, mothering, loving figure who knows us and has infinite love for each of us.

We had three reflections at our Founders Service in 2022. In the first Rev Jackson asks the question 'who started the fire? who gave us and out Founders this passion?' then Rob Anderson reflects on Elsie MacKenzie, a teacher at Scots from 1917 to 1945 and her passion, then Nela (Head Prefect) concludes by considering what we do now the fire has been passed to us.

Uttley House reflects on their House symbol, the rose. What does it take for a rose to bloom, what does it take for us to bloom?

It's practice exam time of year, what wisdom can we gain from considering the rose?

Plimmer reflects on the Fruit of the Spirit, namely love. What does it look like and who is it for?

As Term 3 opens for the Middle School Rebecca shares about taking every opportunity includes the rest and refreshment we find in chapel.

As we open Term 3 for 2022 Rev Jackson reflects on the rhythm of chapel services and Gods constant welcome of us.

It’s the end of term 2 and what a term it’s been. What wisdom does the story of Elijah share to people who are tired?

Jackie shares with us about what we can learn frombio-diversity.

Naha shares her reflections diversity.

The Middle School reflects in the term Shalom. Peace, well being, harmony. God offers it to us all.

As we celebrate Samoan Language Week and Pentecost Rev Jackson shares about how God's plans for the church have always been to be multi-lingual and multi-cultural. Our students also share the story of Pentecost (Acts 2) in Samoan

As we celebrate Samoan Language Week and Pentecost Rebecca shares about the fire, the spirit, and God working in us and all our uniquenesses.  Our students also share the Samoan hymn Foa’i mai le Loto Fou (Lord Renew My Soul)

Continuing our look at the wisdom trees represent in the Bible Smith House reflects on the theme of growth. What do you need to grow and grow well?

Glasgow shares with us about how we should be good trees, known for producing good fruit.