In true small town spirit, Palmwoods Anglicans are lending their St Augustines Church to Nambour Catholic Parish so they can introducing a Christmas Eve service in the village.

“The Palmwoods Anglican Church in Hill St kindly offers us use of their church and community hall for these Masses,” said Church spokesperson Margy Manfield.

Margy said the Christmas Eve Service would be led by St Joseph’s Catholic Parish Priest Reverend Father Odinaka Nwadike who started in Nambour in February.

Father Nwadike’s parish includes Nambour, Kenilworth, Palmwoods, ​Yandina and Bli Bli.

“He’s a lovely man and he’s very keen to get youth, young adults and families back into church,” said Margy. 

“In any case we meet the third Sunday of each month at the Anglican Church in Hill Street Palmwoods and hope to make it every fortnight if people are interested. 

“Palmwoods Christmas Service is 4pm Christmas Eve and we’ll have some of the students of St Johns doing the music which will be lovely.”

Father Odinaka said he was looking forward to the busy Christmas program with the whole of the Community coming together to celebrate Christ’s Incarnation, because “Christmas without Christ is like a wedding without a bride”. 

About Father Odinakachukwu 

Father Odinakachukwu (Odinaka) Nwadike was  appointed Parish Priest to St Joseph’s Catholic Parish Nambour earlier this year.

Born on January 12, 1986, he’s from South-East Nigeria; first child in the family of six children. 

In 2004, Odinaka started his journey to the Catholic Priesthood back in Nigeria where he obtained his Philosophical degree. 

Following the request from Archbishop Bathersby (the then Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane) to Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia Diocese, Nigeria, Odinaka arrived in Brisbane in June 2011, to continue his seminary formation in Australia as a seminarian of the Brisbane Archdiocese. 

While in Australia, Odinaka completed his Bachelor of Theology (2012) and Master of Theological Studies (2013) through the Australian Catholic University (Brisbane Campus). 

He was ordained to the order of diaconate on 21st November 2014 by Bishop Brian Finnigan. 

On June 29, 2015, Odinaka was ordained a priest by His Grace Most Reverend Mark Benedict Coleridge (the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland). 

After his Priestly Ordination in 2015 Odinaka served as Associate Pastor at Holy Cross Parish, Redcliffe and The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane. 

He enjoys a very good social life. He loves watching and playing soccer, volley-ball, table-tennis, working out in the gym and also meeting people and making friends. 

Service Times

St Joseph’s Catholic Parish Nambour Christmas Liturgy Times December 2021

Friday December 24 

4pm: Mass at St Augustine’s Church, 13 Hill St Palmwoods. 

5.30pm: Carols for Christmas Eve 

6pm: Vigil at St Joseph’s 177 Currie Street Nambour. 10.30pm: Carols

11pm Mass, St Joseph’s Nambour

Saturday 25 December

8am: Christmas Day Mass, St Joseph’s Nambour. 

10.30am: Christmas Day Mass, St John Bosco, 21 Anne St Kenilworth

Sunday 26 December

8am: Holy Family Mass, St Joseph’s Nambour

• www.nambourcatholics.net. Phone 5441 1034.

Church Christmas Celebrations in Palmwoods  

• Catholic: Christmas Eve 4pm Mass. Regular Sunday Mass  3rd Sunday 5.30pm  (at Anglican Church, Hill St) 

• Anglican: Christmas Day  8.30am Holy Communion.  Regular Sunday Service  8.30am Holy Communion (Hill St)  

• Uniting: Carols in the community garden  12 December 5.30pm,  Christmas day Service  9am,  Regular Sunday Service  1st & 3rd Sunday 10am,  Reflections in the Community Garden  2nd & 4th Sunday 3.30pm (Church St).