Posts by Caloundra Parish

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Keep the Fire Burning Strong in Faith is the theme of this year’s NATSI Sunday. We pray today, in the Gospel Acclamation, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor.” (Luke 4: 18).  In today’s video at…

Youth & Young Adults We continue to work hard to provide the young people of our community with opportunities to encounter Jesus. We are so grateful for God’s grace and for the support of this community as we build a place for our youth to grow into the people God intends them to be, especially…

How are God’s Grace and Sacrificial Giving related? There is something highly enigmatic about God’s Grace. It is difficult to put one’s finger on what Grace exactly is, or how to even recognise Grace in our lives. Perhaps the easiest way to understand Grace is through the metaphor of the dewfall. You may recall that…

This Week in Our Parish Monday 8 July:  9.00am Lay-led Liturgy Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9.30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 9 July:  8:00am Adoration/Rosary Sacred Heart Church, Maleny 9.00am Mass Sacred Heart Church, Maleny. 9:00am Lay-led Liturgy Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 10…

Growing Givers June 29 celebrates the Solemnity of two of my great heroes, Sts. Peter and Paul; it is also my first anniversary of ordination – along with Fr Francis’ third! It is believed that Peter and Paul were martyred during the 60’s AD, during the Emperor Nero’s persecution of Christians. While June 29 originally…

Catholic Worship The feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, celebrated on July 3rd, presents an opportune moment for worshiping Catholics to reflect on and move beyond their doubts and personal issues. St. Thomas, often dubbed “Doubting Thomas” for his initial scepticism about Jesus’ resurrection, ultimately made one of the most profound declarations of faith, exclaiming,…

 Annual Performance Report In an effort to demonstrate stewardship of the parish’s financial resources, Fr Josh and the Parish Finance Council have put together an annual performance report. Hard copies of this report will be available at all Masses this weekend. Please click here to download a digital copy of the report.   Looking to…

This Week in Our Parish Monday 1 July:  9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9.30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 2 July:  8:00am Adoration/Rosary Sacred Heart Church, Maleny 9.00am Mass Sacred Heart Church, Maleny. 9:00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 3 July: …

Why do we need to talk about Sacrificial Giving? During the season of Lent last year (February/March 2023), Fr Francis and I preached a two-week homily series in each worshipping community on sacrificial giving. The result of that preaching series was that people responded, and responded in such a way that allowed us to do…

Service and Outreach The cooking at Unity College has enabled us to once again have meals available for those in need. If you know of anyone who could benefit from some of these meals, please contact me or the parish office. We are grateful for the generous support we receive from Unity College in facilitating…