Friday, 7th November 2025

Message from the Principal

As we look ahead to an exciting and enriching 2026, I want to take a moment to share some key dates that will help you plan for the year ahead. We encourage all families to mark these dates and stay connected through our website, newsletter & instagram post for regular updates and reminders.

There is an important change in how we communicate with you regarding camps, excursions, and any forms requiring a response.

Operoo will no longer be used from January 2026. We will be transitioning to nForma as our new platform for managing all school-related forms and permissions.

nForma will streamline communication and make it easier for families to respond to school notices and complete required documentation. This change is part of our ongoing commitment to improving efficiency and accessibility for our community.

What to expect:

All camp, excursion, and permission forms will be sent via nForma starting Term 1, 2026.
Instructions on how to log in and access your profile will be provided before the end of Term 4.
Support will be available to help families navigate the new system.

We appreciate your support as we make this transition and will ensure you have everything you need to get started smoothly.

Best wishes

Deputy Principal

Welcome to our 2026

Today we welcomed our 2026 Prep students on the first of four transition sessions. This is such a special and exciting time for our newest Resurrection superstars and their 2026 teachers. We welcome these students back on Friday 14th, Friday 21st and Friday 28th November where they will continue getting to know our wonderful school and begin to build relationships with each other and our staff. Our car park may be slightly busier on these mornings so thank you in advance for your patience and flexibility as those new families navigate our car park and processes. For those who are new to our school or are interested, please see our car park protocols with videos included on our Resurrection website.

Years 1-6 Transition Sessions

Our Years 1-6 Transition mornings are also fast approaching and will take place on in weeks 7 and 8 on:

Monday 17th November: 9:30am - 10:30am

Monday 24th November: 9:30am - 10:30am

Children should arrive at school at the regular 8:30am start time for a full day of school on these days. In these sessions, your child will meet their 2026 teacher, begin to familiarise themselves with their new learning space and their peers. Creating balanced class groups is like forming a diverse group of around 26 students, each with unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We consider each student’s personality, talents, and social, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs and strengths. Although this task is complex, your input, understanding and support is much appreciated.

Our teachers and executive leadership team are developing the 2026 student lists, assigning teachers to classes, and allocating LSOs across the school.

Wellbeing, Child Safety & Community Leader

THE PBL focus for weeks 5 and 6 is being

Responsible

Responsible

Be accountable for my words and actions

Owning your part in the situation

Talking through the situation in a calm manner

Reflect on own words & actions

Participate in a restorative conversation

SUNDAY GOSPEL

Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

We Reflect

The story is composed of two parts, Jesus' action in the Temple and Jesus' predictions about the Temple's destruction. The time of year is the sacred feast of Passover. If the many pilgrims to Jerusalem during Passover were to have animals for the sacrificial rituals of the feast, it was necessary to sell cattle in the Temple and to change the unclean Roman money. By denouncing this, Jesus is cutting to the core of the Temple cult.

The story is really about Jesus' fate, not the Temple's fate, revealing that Jesus, not the Temple, is the locus of God's presence on earth. As they often do in John, the Jews misunderstand Jesus' words. This gives John the chance to explicitly state his point. Although this is the beginning of his ministry, Jesus is already speaking of his coming death and Resurrection.

John intentionally integrates a post-Resurrection perspective into the Gospel narrative. The statement that concludes this passage uses the fact of the Resurrection to prove the point of Jesus' words. Believers need to remember the words and actions of Jesus and claim them as affirmations of the truths of their faith.

Christians sometimes point to Jesus' anger in this passage as a way to point out Jesus' humanity. But this would miss the powerful point of the entire Gospel, that the Word became flesh. The point is not that Jesus' anger proves he is human. It is that a human being, in his words and actions, can claim the authority of God.

We read John 2: 13 - 22

Since the Passover of the Jews was near,

Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there.

He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables,

and to those who sold doves he said,

"Take these out of here, and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."

His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me.

At this the Jews answered and said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?"

Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."

The Jews said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?"

But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.

Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ

Parish News

Uganda Partnership

Christmas is a season of giving, and few gifts are as life changing as the gift of education. Resurrection Parish supports the secondary education of boys and girls in Buyaga, a rural, under-resourced community in Uganda.

Through our sponsorship program, a contribution of just $10 per month for 12 months provides one student with access to education for an entire year.

If you would like to make a difference this Christmas by giving the gift of learning, please contact the Parish office at 7064 3920 or email kingspark@cam.org.au.

Jubilee Mass – 50th Anniversary- Sunday, 24th May 2026

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Resurrection Parish, we will be holding a special Jubilee Mass on Pentecost Sunday. As part of the celebration, we will process into Mass with flags representing the diverse nationalities that make up our parish community — highlighting multiculturalism as one of the key themes of this joyful occasion.

Somalia, Ireland, Wales, Russia, Aboriginal & Torres Strait, Greece, Malta, Croatia, India, Iraq, Sudan, Poland, Philippines, Myanmar

If your country is not listed and you would like it to be represented, please leave your name and country at the Welcome Desk or contact Ann on 0412 901 176.

St Vinnies Christmas Appeal

As the year draws to a close and we prepare for the joy of Christmas, it's important to remember that this season can be especially challenging for those in our community who are doing it tough.

St Vincent de Paul will be offering support to families in need ahead of Christmas, and we’re calling on the generosity of our parishioners to help make this possible.

If you’re able to contribute, we kindly ask for donations of: Christmas hampers for families (you’re welcome to create your own), Books, puzzles, and activity sets for children, Toys for children

Your kindness can bring comfort and joy to those who need it most this Christmas. Thank you for your continued support. All of our St Vinnie’s members will represent each of you as we will deliver these generous gifts on your behalf.

God Bless you all from St Vinnies team

TERM FOUR DATES 2025

Week 6

Monday 10th November

Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Dynamic Youth Citizens Excursion
(Ms Marie & four student leaders)

Tuesday 11th November

Remembrance Day - Whole School Service at 10:30am

Wednesday 12th November

Thursday 13th November

Fr Gerard visiting Middle School classes at 10am

Friday 14th November

Middle School Year Level Mass 9am
2026 Prep Transition Session 2 both Parent & Student 9am to 10am
Principal’s Network

Saturday 15th November

Sunday 16th November

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Week 8

Monday 24th November

2025 Leadership evaluation day (off-site)
2026 Student Transition Day 2 (Prep – Grade 5’s)
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm

Tuesday 25th November

Parent support group meetings (PSGs)

Wednesday 26th November

Parent support group meetings (PSGs)
School Advisory Council Dinner

Thursday 27th November

Parent support group meetings (PSGs)

Friday 28th November

2026 Prep Transition Session 4 Student only 9am to 10.45am

Saturday 29th November

Sunday 30th November

Parish and Junior School Family Mass at 10:30am (Advent theme)
First Sunday in Advent

Week 10

Monday 8th December

Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm

Tuesday 9th December

Wednesday 10th December

Carols By Candlelight 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Report changes back to teachers

Thursday 11th December

Friday 12th December

Year 6 Big Day Out

Saturday 13th December

Sunday 14th December

Third Sunday of Advent

Week 5

Monday 3rd November

School Closure: TIL Day

Tuesday 4th November

School Closure: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Wednesday 5th November

Thursday 6th November

Friday 7th November

2026 Prep Transition Session 1 both Parent & Student 9am to 10am
Junior Years Excursion: Bundoora Heritage Park

Saturday 8th November

Sunday 9th November

Feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome

Week 7

Monday 17th November

2026 Student Transition Day 1 (Prep – Grade 5’s)
Prep - Year 2 Assembly at 2:30pm

Tuesday 18th November

Wednesday 19th November

Fr Gerard visiting Junior School classes at 10am
School Improvement Network - Leadership off-site

Thursday 20th November

Friday 21st November

2026 Prep Transition Session 3 Student only 9am to 10.45am
Junior School Year Level Mass 9am
Deputy Principal’s Network

Saturday 22nd November

Sunday 23rd November

Christ the King

Week 9

Monday 1st December

School Closure Day

Tuesday 2nd December

2026 Leadership planning day (off-site)

Wednesday 3rd December

Fr Gerard visiting Prep classes at 10am

Thursday 4th December

Year Prep Year Level Mass 9am
MSO Incursion - P-6

Friday 5th December

Principal’s Network
Reports due to leadership

Saturday 6th December

Sunday 7th December

Second Sunday in Advent

Week 11

Monday 15th December

Year 6 Graduation Liturgy & Presentation Night 6.00pm
Reports sent home
No assembly this week due to the awards ceremony tomorrow

Tuesday 16th December

Whole School Mass 9.00am
End of Year Award Ceremony
Last Day Of Term (3.15pm Finish)

Wednesday 17th December

School Closure: 2026 Handover and planning day (finish at 1pm)

Thursday 18th December

School Closure: Staff Lunch
TIL Day for staff

Friday 19th December

TIL Day for staff

Saturday 20th December

Sunday 21st December

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Term 4 Week 5 of 11 (Copy)