Theme: Springs in Dry Places
Proposed Mass: Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Alice Springs

• Visit Simpsons Gap, a stunning gorge carved out of the West MacDonnell Ranges by Roe Creek, where water flows through a small gap in the mountain range.
• Continue west to Standley Chasm – Known traditionally as Angkerle Atwatye, meaning “Gap of Water”, Standley Chasm is a 3-metre-wide, 80-metre-high gorge. The walking trail to the Chasm and those in its surrounds offer chance encounters with a variety of inhabitants, including diverse bird species, lizards, wallabies, as well as native flowering plants and ancient cycad palms.
• Visit Ormiston Gorge one of the most popular and photographed places in the Red Centre, where we will enjoy a picnic lunch and opportunity to swim in the waterhole
• Travel on to Glen Helen resort for our two night stay.

  Glen Helen overnight (BD)

Theme: Empowered to Shine

Proposed Mass: Outdoor Mass at the Cross on Memory Mountain

• Travel out today to The Cross on Memory Mountain where a 20 metre solar-lit cross stands atop a sacred mountain where faith, culture and social enterprise combine to draw thousands of the faithful to a deep encounter with God and nature. Prepare for a unique immersion experience combining pilgrim-trek, prayer, song and indigenous cultural activities gathered around this amazing new Australian icon of unity and hope.  
• Visit to the nearby Haasts Bluff community and the Ikuntji Artists Centre where many indigenous artists are becoming world renowned for their inspired artwork and handicrafts.
• Watch the cross illuminate as the sun sets and the ocean of stars in the night-sky take centre stage after our outdoor meal. Then join with the local indigenous community with a sing-along by campfire well into the evening before returning by coach to Glen Helen Lodge for our well-earned overnight rest.  

   Glen Helen overnight (BD)

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• Departing Glen Helen this morning we travel to Hermannsberg – the fully restored Historic Precinct of Hermannsberg was established in 1870 as a Lutheran Mission and is the birthplace of Albert Namatjira the renowned Indigenous Artist (the areas around Hermannsberg feature in Namatjira’s watercolours).
• Arrive into Alice Springs for dinner.

Alice Springs overnight (BD)

Theme: Abundance of Blessings
Proposed Mass: Santa Teresa Parish Church

• Santa Teresa Mission. Established as a Catholic Mission in the 1950s by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Santa Teresa is today an Indigenous Catholic Community of over 500 residents with a strong Christian faith with the church being a focal point of the community. Visit the Spirituality Centre for morning tea. Spend time at the famous Keringke Arts Centre where you have the opportunity to meet the artists. Celebrate Mass at the Santa Teresa Parish Church

Alice Springs Overnight (BD)

Theme: Food for the Journey

Proposed Mass: Outdoor Mass

• Tour the Royal Flying Doctor Service
• Depart Alice Springs and travel to Kings Canyon
• Stop at the Erldunda Roadhouse, “the Centre of the Centre”, where we will be able to have lunch, visit the kangaroo farm and emu enclosure.
• Outdoor Mass at Kings Canyon with sunset viewing.

Kings Canyon Resort Overnight (BD)

Theme: God’s Provision
Proposed Mass: Outdoor Mass

• This morning you may wish to walk the Kings Canyon hike – a gentle 2.6 kilometre walk that follows a trail between the two soaring canyon walls. As you arrive at the lookout point, you will be welcomed by spectacular views of the sheer cliff face at the far end of the canyon. The more athletic may want to explore the iconic Kings Canyon Rim Walk – a six-kilometre circuit that will take you down into the Garden of Eden, a beautiful rockhole surrounded by rare plants, before ascending to 360 degree panoramic views over the red sand dunes.
• Visit Curtin Springs Station – a working cattle station – where you will learn about the legacy of the Severin family and their outback heritage. Relax and enjoy a true Aussie-style barbecue lunch

• Visit the Karrke Indigenous Experience for a one-of-a-kind authen­tic Abo­rig­i­nal cul­tur­al expe­ri­ence. The tour is a short walk and talk on areas of impor­tance in local cul­tur­al knowl­edge on bush tuck­er and bush med­i­cines, as used by the Lurit­ja and Per­tame (South­ern Aran­da) people.

• Arrive at Uluru for dinner

  Uluru Overnight (BLD)

Theme: Healing & Restoration
Proposed Mass: Outdoor Mass

• Guided walk around the base of Uluru (Mala Walk)
• Visit Kata Tjuta National Park (also known as the Olgas) recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Area for both its natural and cultural values. to experience the Olgas as you walk through the Walpa Gorge, a natural creek bed that carves its way between the two tallest domes of Kata Tjuta.
• Celebrate an outdoor Mass
• Remainder of the afternoon at leisure
• Sounds of Silence dinner experience – an evening of dining under the sparkling outback sky

Uluru Overnight (BD)

Theme: Gratitude & Peace
Proposed Mass: Mass at the Yulara Communty Shed

• Depart Uluru Airport (B)