Posts by Caloundra Parish

Children and Families Ministry Update As we enter 2026, the Children and Families Team is overjoyed to jump back into the swing of things and create opportunities for both children and families to build relationships with one another and with Jesus. A snapshot of 2025 and some victories: We held an awesome Family Fun Day…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 23rd February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra Tuesday 24th February Beginning 8:30am Adoration, Rosary & Stations of the Cross, Sacred Heart Maleny. 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary,…

There Is More… True physical hunger is something most of us, thankfully, have never had to experience. We are blessed to live in a time and place where food is abundant and accessible. And yet even well-fed people can suffer from hidden malnutrition — lacking essential nutrients without realising it. A person can feel full…

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Update The Youth and Young Adult space is alight with a sense of newness this year. We have a few new people join our team and have started the year strong with 50 students attending the FIRST youth group for 2026 filled with games, doughnuts, and spiders (ice-cream floats). We…

AND IT ALL BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY… CONNECT GROUPS: Beginning on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, parishioners are invited to commit for the season of Lent to a local Connect Group, journeying together through these sacred forty days. Meeting simply and regularly in one another’s homes, these groups are an invitation to belong, to share faith and…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 16th February 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 17th February 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.…

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…