Posts by Caloundra Parish

It’s Not About Us. The beginning of last year marked the beginning of a season of change—a recognition that some of the structures, rhythms, and assumptions that had served us well in the past would no longer carry us into the future God is opening before us. 2025 felt less like a straight line and…

Service and Outreach Ministry Update As we move forward in 2026, the Service & Outreach team is excited to share what’s ahead across our ministries and community initiatives. Reconciliation Action Plan Networking Workshop – Implementing the RAP We are pleased to share the new date for the RAP Networking Workshop. This gathering offers an important…

Connect Groups This Lent Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on 18 February, and parishioners are warmly invited to commit—at least for the season of Lent—to being part of a Connect Group. This invitation is intentionally simple and time-bound: journey together for these sacred forty days. Some may choose to continue beyond Lent, but the starting…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 9th February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 10th February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 11th February 9:30am Mass Our Lady of the Southern…

Launching Connect Groups: Faith Shared, Lives Transformed Over the coming weeks, our parish will be launching an important new initiative: Connect Groups. While small faith groups are not new to parish life—and many will remember family groups or similar initiatives from years past—this is not simply a rebranding exercise. Connect Groups represent a renewed vision…

Community Life Ministry Update Introducing the 2026 Community Life Ministry team: Elaine, Therese, Precy, Mary, Kath and Janice:   Throughout the Parish, our aim is to “facilitate experiences of connection and participation” and to help build up a “vibrant” community where everyone feels they “belong” whilst creating opportunities that enable us to “actively accompany people…

Baptism Preparation for Infants We wish to remind parents with children up to the age of 7, wishing for them to be baptized, that the next preparation meeting is at: Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Caloundra, on Thursday 5th February, 7-8pm. At this short preparation meeting we outline some of the symbols used at…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 2nd February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 3rd February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 4th February 9:30am Mass Our Lady of the Southern…

A Parish Alive With Hope, Welcome, And Possibility Last week our Ministry Leadership Teams gathered for their Annual Planning Day. As per our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan we have 6 main areas of growth identified in the parish: Children & Families, Youth & Young Adults, Faith & Formation, Community Life, Service & Outreach, and Worship. Shaped…

MLT Planning Day – 17th February Last Saturday, our Ministry Leadership Teams gathered for our Annual Planning Day, a meaningful time of prayer, reflection, and collaboration as we reflected on the year prior and planned for the year ahead. A heartfelt thank you to the Arch Min Team: Teresa, Chantale, Vanessa, and Amy, who joined…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 26th January 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 27th January 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 28th January 9:30am Mass Our Lady of the Southern…

A Parish Alive With Hope, Welcome, And Possibility Christmas across our parish last year was nothing short of extraordinary. From the first carols sung to the final blessing proclaimed, our churches were filled—not only with people, but with expectation, reverence, joy, and a deep hunger for meaning. From a purely numerical perspective, the scale of…