Postcards of Prayer and Encouragement for Year 12 Students

Several Uniting Church congregations have come together to support local students as they face their final HSC exams.

This week, Sue Conde from Gordon Pymble Uniting Church represented local churches at Pymble Ladies’ College and handed out 280 postcards to Year 12 students. Each card carried a handwritten message of encouragement. Some simply said, “You’ve got this!” while others shared longer words of support and prayer.

Sue explained that the cards came from people who may never meet the students but still wanted them to know they were being cheered on and prayed for. She also reminded the students that they are always welcome in any Uniting Church as they move on from school life.

The postcards were distributed during PLC’s final Chapel service. Many of the students responded with surprise and gratitude. Smiles, small gasps, and whispered thanks showed how meaningful the gesture was. One of the school Chaplains said it was heartwarming for the girls to know that strangers were thinking of them and holding them in prayer.

The effort doesn’t stop there. Another 160 postcards are being prepared for Year 12 HSC and IB students at Ravenswood, to be handed out during their final Chapel Service.

What began with a small group has grown into a wide effort. Congregations from St Ives, Turramurra, South Turramurra, St John’s Woollahra, Roseville, Thornleigh, Willoughby-Northbridge, and Gordon-Pymble are now all involved in writing cards.

Each card is different, written in the voice of its sender, and together they form a quiet but powerful reminder: these students are not alone as they step into the challenge of their exams and beyond.

Rev. Karen Mitchell Lambert, Gordon Pymble Uniting Church

The postcards were distributed during PLC’s final Chapel service. Many of the students responded with surprise and gratitude. Smiles, small gasps, and whispered thanks showed how meaningful the gesture was. One of the school Chaplains said it was heartwarming for the girls to know that strangers were thinking of them and holding them in prayer.