Footsteps of St Mary MacKillop Pilgrimage

Theme: New Beginnings
Proposed Mass: Mary MacKillop Chapel

• Tour the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre and Museum where we will hear the story of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and her life and work and the work of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.
• Enjoy morning tea at the Heritage centre.
• Travel west to Lara and visit the home of Peter MacKillop, Mary’s uncle
• Travel south along the Great Ocean Road for an exhilarating drive via Lorne

Apollo Bay overnight (BD)

Theme: Wonder of Creation
Proposed Mass: Lady of the Sea

• Morning Mass at ‘Lady of the Sea’ parish church in Apollo Bay
• Continue along the stunning Great Ocean Road
• See the Twelve Apostles, the magnificent rock stacks that rise up majestically from the Southern Ocean on Victoria’s dramatic coastline
• Travel on via the colourful seaside village of Port Campbell

Portland Overnight (BD)

Theme: Food for the Journey
Proposed Mass: All Saints Catholic Church

• Explore the sites of Mary Mackillop including Bay View House & Stables
• Celebrate Mass at the All Saints Catholic Church in Portland where Mary was once a sacristan. Also see here the stained glass window depicting the young Mary teaching her students.
• Afternoon at leisure
• Sunset drive option to nearby Cape Bridgewater

Portland Overnight (BD)

Theme: Springs of Living Water
Proposed Mass: St Mary’s Catholic Church

• Travel north to Hamilton to celebrate Mass at St Mary’s Catholic Church where Mary MacKillop spent her time during the 1860s.
• Visit the grave of Mary MacKillop’s father at the Hamilton Cemetery.
• Travel into South Australia via Dartmoor & Nelson to Port MacDonnell jetty where Mary sailed to Adelaide on the SS Penola in 1867.
• Visit Mt Gambier and the stunning Blue Lake.
• Arrive Penola.

Penola overnight (BD)

Theme: Grace Through Trials
Proposed Mass: St Joseph’s Church

• Celebrate Mass at St Joseph’s Church.
• Join the local community for morning tea after Mass
• Explore the Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre where we will have a light lunch
• Visit Fr Woods Park (and sculptures) where he would regularly say Mass
• Visit a local Coonawarra family winery, for a vineyard tour and wine tasting

Penola overnight (BLD)

Theme: Spirit of the Pioneers
Proposed Mass: St Mary’s Star of the Sea

• Travel to Robe this morning for Mass at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church
• See Kingston’s Big Lobster
• View the stunning Pink Lake at Meningie
• Stop at Murray Bridge & visit St Joseph’s School founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St Joseph.
• Arrive at the coastal playground of Victor Harbor
• Fairy Penguins tour at dusk: enjoy a horse-drawn tram across the causeway to Granite Island, home to the wild penguin colony

Victor Harbor overnight (BD)

Theme: Hope & Inspiration
Proposed Mass: St Joan of Arc Catholic Church

• Celebrate Mass at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Victor Harbor
• Wander through Hahndorf, Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement
• Visit Lyndoch Lavender farm

Barossa Valley overnight (BD)

Theme: Abundance of Blessings
Proposed Mass: St Aloysius Church

• Visit the Sevenhill Centre of Ignatian Spirituality in the Clare Valley
• Listen to an inspired talk here by one of the local religious
• Explore Sevenhill Vineyards and enjoy a wine-tasting experience
• Mass in the beautiful St Aloysius Church
• Return to Lyndoch for a ‘High Tea’ lunch at the opulent Barossa Chateau
• Remainder of the afternoon to rest back at our lovely hotel.

Barossa Valley overnight (BLD)

Theme: Peace & Reconciliation
Proposed Mass: St Patrick’s Church

• Travel south to Adelaide, the City of Churches
• Join the “Mary MacKillop’s Tour” visiting the St. Mary MacKillop Precinct in Adelaide. Follow the Mary MacKillop Walk through the suburbs of Kensington and Norwood which became an important part in Mary’s story. Visit the Mary MacKillop Museum and St Joseph’s Chapel.
• Mass at St Patrick’s Church on the site where Mary MacKillop worshipped from 1867-1871.
• Farewell dinner celebration.

Adelaide overnight (BD)

Theme: Empowered to Shine