Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The port church where Fr. Julian Tenison Woods welcomed Mary MacKillop and Sr. Rose Cunningham when they arrived from Penola, linking the rural foundation with the congregation’s Adelaide expansion.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
The port church where Fr. Julian Tenison Woods welcomed Mary MacKillop and Sr. Rose Cunningham when they arrived from Penola, linking the rural foundation with the congregation’s Adelaide expansion.
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Arrival from Penola
Recall the transition from the first rural school to a congregation serving wider South Australia.
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Port-city Catholic history
Place the Josephite story inside the movement of people, ministry and trade through Port Adelaide.