I returned to the office this morning to find this waiting in my pigeon hole:

A very pleasant surprise. Here is a scan of the pilgrim passport with Bishop Patrick’s seal upon it:

We still have plenty of walking to do in the Sale Diocese before crossing the border into Canberra-Goulburn, so we are very thankful to the Bishop of Sale for this encouragement.
For all posts on the MacKillop-Woods Way Pilgrimage and an explanation of the undertaking, click here.
About Schütz
I am a PhD candidate & sessional academic at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia. After almost 10 years in ministry as a Lutheran pastor, I was received into the Catholic Church in 2003. I worked for the Archdiocese of Melbourne for 18 years in Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations. I have been editor of Gesher for the Council of Christians & Jews and am guest editor of the historical journal “Footprints”. I have a passion for pilgrimage and pioneered the MacKillop Woods Way.