Wednesday 30 July 2025
During this week’s Chapel services, it’s been a privilege to reflect on the third of our three inter-related themes, that are at the heart of our Chapel Centenary year.
The first theme in Term 1 was centred on the theme of ‘Remembrance’ and recalled the occasions of the Chapel’s Dedication and Consecration on the 25 and 26 of April 1925. In Term 2, we focused our Services on a second theme – ‘Celebration’ – a word used in Anglican contexts not just to describe a joyous occasion but also more meaningfully to describe important ‘high days’ in the Church calendar that are celebrated. This term, we turn our attention to the theme of ‘Service’.
Service has always been at the heart of the Chapel, and runs like a golden seam through the long history of the Chapel and those who have filled its precious oak pews.
With this being the case, we are pleased to update you on the ways in which our students have been and continue to be involved in service through the Chapel and in our Community Service Programme.
One initiative which we’ve not yet reported on was this year’s College Runathon. What a joy it was to see just over 200 singlets sold for charity, in support of funds being raised for UNICEF, as they support some of the children in the world who are most in need. On a glorious wintry afternoon, in the second to last week of Term 2, students took to the track to take part in a Friday afternoon run from 3.30pm until 5.30pm. Donning the stunning singlets designed by Jordan Yang (Year 13, Greenbank) and Melanie Wang (Year 13, Marion Bruce), the students ran lap after lap to raise funds for children in desperate need.
A huge thanks go to the hardworking Senior Sacristan team of Ella McCutcheon (Year 13, Middlemore), Gemma Kidd (Year 13, Marion Bruce), Harry Power (Year 13, Major), Viggo Huljich (Year 13, Marsden), Johan Schaumkell (Year 13, School) and Sofia Gong (Year 13, Marion Bruce), who helped coordinate the event under the guiding watch of Mr Antony Horacek-Glading. A sincere thanks to all the students who ran and raised funds for the Runathon.
If your son or daughter has yet to hand in funds for that, please make sure to get it to Mr Horacek-Glading this week, as we would like to close the fundraising and ensure that UNICEF get their funds as soon as possible. The account details are:
- Account Name: The King’s College Trustees
- Account: BSB: 06-0433
- Account Number: 0604125-00
- Account address: 41 Golf Ave, Otahuhu, Auckland 1062
- SWIFT: ANZBNZ22
- Reference: Runathon25
In the meantime, we are looking forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming Chapel services. A reminder that if you are a Day House, the hospitality is served an hour before your listed service. A reminder, if you cannot make the Chapel service listed, please write to your Housemaster, and please identify which House Chapel you can attend in lieu. Please remember to sign off with the Chaplain when you arrive. We look forward to seeing you there at this important and compulsory part of College life.
- 6pm Sunday 3 August: Peart and Marion Bruce Sunday House Chapel
- 7.15pm Sunday 3 August: Selwyn and School Sunday House Chapel
- 6pm Sunday 10 August: Parnell and Major Sunday House Chapel
- 7.15pm Sunday 10 August: Middlemore and St John Sunday House Chapel
- 5pm Sunday 17 August: Taylor and Averill Sunday House Chapel
- 6.15pm Sunday, 17 August: Marsden and Greenbank Sunday House Chapel
Peace and grace,
The Chaplains: Rev Gareth Walters, Mr Antony Horacek-Glading and Mr Max Masters
Community Service
The end of last term we had another successful Runathon activity with hundreds of students running laps or engaged on the rowing machines. Several of our students completed half marathons in the allotted time of two hours. Back for a new term of Community Service, we have the pleasure of adding another initiative to our program. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, we have limited places for students to assist at Middlemore Hospital, reading, playing games and chatting to young children in pre- or post-operative care. This initiative enables us to bring some joy, peace and caring to young folks who otherwise might feel alone and scared in the hospital setting.
Thanks to all who continue to support us in these endeavours and make this an important part of school life at King’s College.
Mr Antony Horacek-Glading