LATEST PARISH NEWS

Hospitality this Weekend

On the first weekend of the month we always have a special emphasis on hospitality. If we want to be a friendly community, we need to also be a welcoming community and providing hospitality is an excellent way of meeting new and old parishioners alike. Please join us after Mass this weekend. Thank you to the different groups who organise our hospitality each month.

It will also be our chance to say goodbye to our NET Team.

Flocknote

Have you gone online and become a registered member of your Parish?  Last week, we launched across our community the invitation to register using Flocknote, our new, church designed, Australia wide date programme.  There are three ways for you to register.

By simply using your phone and this QR code it will take you directly to the parish sign up page. You will receive a confirmation code which will allow you to securely enter your family details.

When you are sitting in front of your computer follow his link  https://maroochydore.flocknote.com/register and it will also take you to our Parish data page.

Feedback tells us that it is a easy process when you are sitting in front of your computer!

If you haven’t got a computer or if you have tried and technology has beaten you, then at the entrance to the church you will discover a hard copy of the registration form – please complete it and return it to the parish so that we can register you.

Finally, if you are having trouble or if you have any suggestions please send us a email. ([email protected])

Flocknote is a work in progress and every parish is different with unique ministries and needs – only with your feedback and involvement can we continue to refine Flocknote so that it lives up to its full potential as a instrument of the Good News!

Thanks for registering! 

New to the Neighbourhood?

We live in such a mobile society.  Apparently, data from the census revealed that Queenslanders had one of the highest rates of residents who have changed addresses in the previous 5 years.  Also, the Australian Bureau of Statistics mentioned that Queensland was the most popular destination for Australians to move to from other states.

So, sitting beside or in front of you might be someone new to our Parish Family – make sure that you make them feel welcome!  

If you are new to the Parish could you pick up a welcome pack at the entrance of the church so that we can formally welcome you to your new Parish family.  On Monday, November 25^th we are hosting a “New Parishioners Cocktail Party” which is really just a fancy name for a gathering at the presbytery to welcome you! So please, if you are new to our Parish Family or if you have been here a while but have never been formally welcomed, take home a welcome pack, complete and return the details and we will be in contact with you.

Liturgical Books

The Parish Office will be placing an order for annual liturgical books on Wednesday, November 13^th.  If you would like a Daily Mass Book ($20), Break Open the Word ($20), or an Ordo ($15), simply place your request and contact details in an envelope and include the required amount and we will include your order with the Parish order.  Alternatively, you can go directly to the website of Liturgy Brisbane and place your own order.

Become a Volunteer

Across our parish we are blessed with many parishioners who take on ministries that are unseen and yet vital to the smooth running of our Parish Family.  Quietly each week there are teams of fellow parishioners who clean and prepare our churches.  On behalf of the entire Parish, thank you for your ministry.  We have a need at Stella Maris for a few more volunteers to join a team and go on a roster – if you are interested or would like more information please email the office ( [email protected] ) thanks once again.

Planning Ahead

As a community that also has to welcome many holiday makers and visitors we have to plan ahead.

For your information, our Christmas schedule is as follows:

Communal Rite of Reconciliation, Caloundra Saturday morning December 21, 9am

Communal Rite of Reconciliation, Maroochydore Monday evening December 23, 5pm

Christmas Eve: Maroochydore 4pm, Coolum 5pm, Sippy Downs 5pm, Maroochydore 6pm, Maroochydore, Midnight

Christmas Day: Maroochydore 6:30am, Coolum 7:30am, Maroochydore 9am, Buderim 9:30am

Stella Maris Parish Office

• Adjacent to the Stella Maris Church
• Office Hours 9am—2pm Weekdays
• Telephone: 5443 3488
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: maroochydoreparish.com.au

At Your Service

• Fr Peter Brannelly
• Fr Isaac Falzon
• Deacon Michael Khoury
• Bishop Brian Heenan
• Bishop Emeritus