Posts by Caloundra Parish

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…

Love Your Neighbour Christmas Hamper Collection – For St Vincent De Paul 2025 On behalf of our local St Vincent De Paul Conferences we would like to thank every one of our Parishioners for the generous donations of items for the Christmas Hampers 2025. One of our local conferences, Our Lady of Good Counsel Caloundra…

Liturgies This Week in Our Parish Monday 19th January 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra. 9:30am Adoration Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Tuesday 20th January 9.00am Mass Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra 9:30am Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Caloundra.   Wednesday 21st January 9:30am Mass Our Lady of the Southern…

Growing In Our Baptismal Identity On this Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we return to the Jordan River, where Jesus steps into the waters—not for Himself, but for us. As the heavens open and the Father declares, “You are my beloved Son,” the truth about baptism is revealed: that those who are baptised…

Parish Office Closure The Parish Office has closed and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 13th January 2026. In the case of a pastoral emergency, you can contact a priest through the parish emergency phone 0431 099 854. Over the next two weeks, please note the changes to our Weekday Masses – you can find…