Posts by Caloundra Parish

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Did you know that in our parish, 52% of our worshiping community is over 70 years old, and a cumulative 76% are over 50? I have recently been thinking about the opportunity for healing – spiritual and physical – that is offered when we celebrate the Anointing of the…

Faith and Formation Ministry Update – ALPHA It is with gratitude, mixed with a tinge of sadness, that we say goodbye to our current season of Alpha. This coming Tuesday is the final official week of gathering for our current group of participants.  Alpha is a truly unique, fun, beautiful experience. Over 10 weeks strangers…

No Children’s liturgy during the school holidays. See you all on the 20th July! First Holy Communion Registrations are OPEN! If your child is in Grade 4-6 and has already completed the Sacrament of Confirmation, you are invited to register them for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. For those families who had signed up…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 30th June 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 1st July 8:30am Adoration Sacred Heart Maleny. 9:00am Rosary Sacred Heart Maleny. 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.…

Building the Body of Christ Every great structure begins with a vision and a plan in mind. Whether it is a grand cathedral or a humble home, a builder must carefully plan, gather materials, and bring together skilled workers to create something lasting and beautiful. In many ways, a priest is like a master builder,…

Community Life Ministry Update This team focuses heavily on our parish mission which is “to be a vibrant community that actively accompanies people to encounter Jesus”. We do this through weekly hospitality after mass, promoting the wearing of name badges so no strangers exist amongst us, which helps the friendly welcomers at all church doors.…

Name Badges To the generous benefactor who has kindly donated funds for the next 100 badges, a very big thank you. We welcome everyone to order a FREE badge if you haven’t already got one. We would love to see everyone wearing a badge for ease of communication while interacting with each other. Please email…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 24th Feb 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 25th Feb 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra   Wednesday 26th Feb 9.30am Mass Our Lady of the Southern…

Understanding Our Catholic Identity How do you understand your identity as a Catholic? If you knew the answer, how would you articulate it to someone who asked? Given the opportunity, you or I might choose to reply, “I am a beloved child of God.” This may very well be something we believe in faith, but…

Service and Outreach On Thursday afternoon 23rd January some of our team joined the Unity College Teachers at their Inservice Day for a session entitled The Blessing of Social Justice at Unity College. We started in the lecture hall and learnt the history of the community cooking that we do with the students each term.…