Upcoming Pilgrimages & Tours
Whether you’re planning a trip down the road or around the world, GPBS & Minna Travel are your travel partners. We can organise tailored excursions, international trips, pilgrimages, educational tours, national and overseas mission experiences and field trips. Contact us today!
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress 2027 Professional Learning Tour
Monday 19 April – Monday 26 April 2027
Join the GPBS LA RECongress Professional Learning Tour. At RECongress, you will be surrounded by a vibrant community, united in a shared mission. Immerse yourself in workshops led by renowned speakers, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and encounter the beauty of liturgical celebrations that will uplift your soul!
RECongress is where faith comes alive, where hearts are ignited, and where lifelong memories are created. Mark your calendar, reserve your place, invite colleagues, and get ready for a life-changing experience on the GPBS 2027 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Professional Learning Tour!
As well as attending the Congress, we will visit a Catholic primary and secondary school, HomeBoy Industries, Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral, the new Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral) and a number of other educational, religious and tourist highlights.
At the Heart of it All - Ireland
An Irish Pilgrimage into the Story of Catholic Education in Australia and New Zealand
Tuesday 22 June – Monday 12 July 2027
Explore and celebrate the stories of the religious orders/founders who established Catholic schools across Australia and New Zealand! Join in the story of these “Pilgrims of Hope.” We will immerse ourselves in the spirit of the Presentation Sisters, Irish Dominicans, Christian Brothers, Irish Jesuits, Sisters of Mercy, Brigidine Sisters, Carmelites and Benedictines. Step into the world of Celtic mystics, saints and religious founders, where their courage and faith become a source of inspiration and renewal for pilgrims. Journey through their stories that shaped their lives, uncovering the wisdom and resilience that guided them. Explore the influences that led religious congregations to establish foundations in Australia and New Zealand. Let the melodies and songs that stirred their dreams and quieted their souls awaken something within you.
Origins Uncovered: Faith of our Mothers and Fathers
Rediscover the Fire – Renew the Call for Australian Catholic Religious
Wednesday 14 July – Friday 6 August 2027
Susan Daily CJ OAM, renowned religious graphic artist, and Paul Skippen, experienced pilgrimage
leader, will guide pilgrims on a journey of discovery through sacred places. Together they will invite
participants to deepen their understanding of their own religious order while encountering the rich
heritage, spirituality and founders of other congregations. This will be experienced through art, prayer,
song, story, and pilgrimage.
Join a unique pilgrimage through England, Scotland and Ireland, tracing the sacred footsteps of the
founders whose faith, courage and compassion gave birth to the religious congregations that have
enriched the Church and transformed communities across Australia.
Journey to the places where their call first took shape, discover the stories behind their charisms, and
reflect on the enduring mission entrusted to generations of religious. Origins Uncovered offers an
opportunity to reconnect with the roots of your own congregation and celebrate the legacy that continues to inspire today.
With time in Edinburgh to experience the beauty, history and spirituality of Scotland, this pilgrimage is
an invitation to renew your sense of vocation, deepen connection with fellow religious, and be inspired
anew by the people and places that shaped the story or religious life in Australia.
The Way of Wonder
A Signature Pilgrimage Celebrating Saint Francis of Assisi, Antoni Gaudi, & the Camino
Thursday 9 September – Saturday 2 October 2027
The Way of Wonder is a once-in-a-generation pilgrimage that invites pilgrims to walk through faith, beauty, and history not as spectators, but as seekers. Our journey begins in Rome, the eternal city, where the Church’s story is written in stone and shadow. We will travel onward to Assisi, where the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Clare of Assisi still echo through the hills of Umbria. Assisi is also the resting place of Saint Carlo Acutis, the young modern witness to holiness whose life continues to inspire a new generation of pilgrims.
The journey then leads to Barcelona, where we honour Antoni Gaudi. At the Sagrada Familia, pilgrims encounter an extraordinary vision of faith made stone. The pilgrimage then turns west, culminating in the final 110km of the Camino Francés, walked from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela. Our journey concludes in Spain, with time in Madrid and Toledo, cities that hold together contemplation and culture, mysticism and mission. The Way of Wonder is an invitation not only to travel, but to be changed, to walk more slowly, see more deeply, and return home refreshed by the God who meets us along The Way.