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Timor-Leste

Vocations Fr Stirrat (back left) with Tenison Woods College students during their immersion trip to Timor-Leste. Vocations

Profound experience in Timor-Leste

Over two weeks, 15 students and two teachers from Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, were recently immersed in the culture and faith of the people of Timor-Leste. Fr Olek Stirrat was among them and reports on the journey.

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People

Sharing skills a mission of faith

Volunteering for an organisation that shares his Catholic values, using his skills to break down the cycle of poverty and meeting some amazing people along the way were just a few of the wonderful outcomes for former Adelaide parishioner Philip Cranley when he joined the Palms Australia mission.

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Pilgrims making a difference

Five weeks volunteering in Timor-Leste provided many life-changing experiences for Matt Davies, with one of the most impactful witnessing first-hand how giving a little can make a huge difference to other people’s lives.