East Timor Solidarity Journeys
East Timor Solidarity Journeys: Bookings available for school, community and business groups during school holidays in 2019/20
Easter break
June / July
September / October
December / January
Purpose of the Journey
The purpose of this journey is to gain insights into the realities of life for our poorest neighbours in both village and urban contexts as well as to witness the work of the Church as it meets the material, pastoral and spiritual needs of the communities served by its presence. The journey will include opportunities to visit church orphanages, schools, health clinics and training centres as well as briefings with key church personnel involved in delivering a range of services and programs. A core element of the journey, the immersion experience, will be to travel to the remote and isolated village of Soibada, sister parish of St Mary’s Coomera to engage with local people in a village context to experience life as they live it.
Contact us for more information about this and other immersion programs.
Draft Itinerary
| Day 1 | Brisbane to Darwin |
| Day 2 | Final Pre-departure Briefing in Darwin; Darwin to Dili |
| Day 3 | Dominican Orphanage Bidau; Reception Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CAVR); Santa Cruz cemetery; Cristo Rei; Beach |
| Day 4 | Dominican Orphanage; Bairo Pite Health Clinic; Luta Hamutuk. Dili to Baucau: Hosted by Diocesan Youth Commission |
| Day 5 | Baucau: Cannossian Training Centre; Marist Teachers College; Leprosy Clinic |
| Day 6 | Travel to remote parish of Soibada: Orphanage; Aitara |
| Day 7 | Remote Village immersion (Bubu Fahi) |
| Day 8 | Bubu Fahi Village immersion |
| Day 9 | Return to Soibada; rest and reflection |
| Day 10 | School and Health Clinic visits; return to Baucau |
| Day 11 | Baucau: Visits to Church and NGO programs |
| Day 12 | Baucau: Rest and reflection; Baucau youth farewell celebration |
| Day 13 | Baucau to Dili: Timor Lodge |
| Day 14 | Dili – Darwin – Brisbane |