PILGRIMAGE 2015
A 20-day pilgrimage
Begins: August 17, 2015
Ends: September 5, 2015
Dublin Luxeuil Bregenz Disentis Olivone Bobbio Rome
Cost: Approx AUD$8000
Single Supplement: $1,695.00
All inclusive: Air fares from Australia and Auckland (NZ), accommodation, breakfast and lunch, internal flights.
Land package only: AUD$6000 includes internal flights. It does not include flights to and from Australia or New Zealand. This leaves an option for doing some travel prior to or after the pilgrimage.
Pilgrimage leaders and Chaplains
Fr Tommy Murphy was the Superior General of the Missionary Society of St Columban from 2006-2012. He is an acclaimed scholar of the Celtic heritage of Ireland and an expert on St Columban. He is the founder of the Columban Pilgrimage Walk to Croagh Patrick, County Mayo. He has served as a Columban Missionary in Korea, Taiwan and China.
Fr Gary Walker is the Regional Director of the Columban Region of Australia and New Zealand. He has served as a member of the General Council of the Columbans in Ireland from 1994 to 2000. He has a great interest in St Columban and Celtic Spirituality. He served as a Columban Missionary in Fiji, Jamaica and in Australia.
Janette Mentha has worked at the Columban Mission Centre in Melbourne for the past seven years. She is the Head of the Programmes Department. She is responsible for the Columban programmes such as The Far East Magazine, the Columban Calendar, E-News and other activities such as the World Youth Day Chile Experience 2013.
Janette lives in Melbourne with her husband Harry. They have six children. She is a member of St Bede's parish North Balwyn. She has a great interest in learning more about St Columban.
For information: Contact: info@columban.org.au
Ph: Aus: (03) 9375 9475 NZ: 61 3 9375 9475