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We pray for those Grade 3 students receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

This is an important milestone in their faith journey, as they learn about forgiveness, saying sorry and the importance of making things right with others.

Through Reconciliation, students are reminded that God’s love is always there for us and that we are always given the opportunity for a fresh start.

We keep our Year 3 students and their families in our thoughts and prayers as they take this special step and continue to develop a strong relationship with God and respectful relationships with others.

Grandparents’ Day is one of the favourite and anticipated celebrations here at St John’s. The students are practising their marching skills in preparation for the House Marching Event, which concludes the Sports Carnival before lunch. See below for the day’s schedule which commences with a whole school liturgy at 10am.

October is our Catholic Mission month during which we raise funds to go towards Catholic Mission projects.

Fr Avinash explained that in 2025, over $1,000,000 was raised by Australian schools which was used to upgrade hospital facilities specifically to meet the maternity needs of young women in remote African regions.

St John’s celebrates and supports Catholic Mission with a Soctober, Crazy Sock Day and Coin Line. 

Students were encouraged to wear Crazy Socks and bring along coins to add to the Coin Line as a donation to Catholic Mission.

Commencing with a whole school Mass, classes then took turns to add their contributions to the Coin Line which was in a world map design.

This is a wonderful way for everyone in our community to be involved in focusing on, and reaching out, to those whose lives are less fortunate than our own.

Total funds raised: TBC

Funds this year, among other projects, are in support of a new primary school – St Peter’s Nyamikuta –  which is being built in remote Malawi where school is not a given for children due to distance, cost, and resources required to attend school. 

Term 4 has commenced and our Whole School Production of the musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory JR, is only weeks away.  Rehearsals continue, with props almost complete and there’s a sense of great anticipation and excitement building around the school.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory JR

Tuesday 27th October  – Show time 7PM

Bunjil Place, Narre Warren

Get your tickets and recordings of the show as advertised through school communications ASAP.

It was wonderful to see so many dads, grandfathers and father figures, join us for our Father’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy this year.

Coinciding our Father’s Day Breakfast with Footy Day, added much color, excitement and footy talk throughout the school too.

During our special Father’s Day Liturgy, we gave thanks for the important role fathers, grandfathers and father figures play in the lives of our children.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a wonderful celebration of family and community, with a special thank you to our wonderful staff who so graciously, arrived very early to prepare and serve breakfast.