Year 6 Pilgrimage

On Wednesday, 24 May, the Year 6 class, along with Miss Hickey, Mr. McRae and Mrs. Pastorelli went on a pilgrimage to visit The Sisters of St Joseph and learn more about Irene McCormack. We were fortunate enough to meet Irene McCormack’s sister, Bernadette, who told us lots of stories about Irene when she was young. We learned that she loved sports and that she was very close to God. We also met Sister Kathleen, who worked with and taught alongside Irene in the convent. From her, we heard stories about how amazing Irene was at teaching. We met Terry and his wife Anne, who went to football games with Irene. After that, we walked to The Sisters of St Joseph's chapel, where we learned the difference between a Church and a chapel. We then visited the St. Columba Catholic Church, where we celebrated a liturgy. On our pilgrimage we encountered ourselves, God, nature and each other. We all thoroughly enjoyed this learning experience. 

Caitlyn

Year 6 student