Registration for the 2024 Season of Creation Camping Trip has now opened.
Registration will be available until Sunday September 22, 2024 or until the camping trip reaches capacity.

The Season of Creation is an ecumenical celebration of the worldwide Christian community that begins on 1 September (the Day of Prayer for Creation) and concludes 4 October (the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi). It is a time to join with Christians around the world to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment.

For more information about the Season of Creation visit:

• Season of Creation
• Laudato Si' Movement: Catholics for Our Common Home

Season of Creation Camping Trip 2024

Friday, October 4 - Monday, October 7, 2024

The Season of Creation Camping Trip is an opportunity to take a break from the busyness of life to enjoy a simple few days away to delight in the gift of creation and give glory to our Creator. It is a time to relax with friends, family and other members of the faith community. 

The 2024 Season of Creation theme  is 'To hope and act with creation' which is inspired by Romans 8: 19 - 25.  The scriptural focus for the Season of Creation Camping Trip is taken from the first verse of this passage:

'Indeed, creation itself eagerly awaits the revelation of the children of God.' (Rom 8: 19) 

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The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will offer individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which He has entrusted to our care, and to implore His help for the protection of creation as well as His pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live. (Pope Francis, 2015)

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WHEN
Friday, October 4 - Monday, October 7, 2024

Friday, October 4:

• Arrive from 12pm to set up your tent / caravan / campervan and settle in
• Welcome liturgy @ 7pm

Saturday, October 5 - Sunday, October 6:

• There will be optional activities to engage in fun, creative and prayerful ways with our Creator and creation (suitable for all ages).
• Opportunities for Reconciliation, Adoration and Sunday Mass will be provided. 
• Closing Mass @ 2pm on Sunday
• Stay on for a relaxed and informal afternoon and evening

Monday, October 7:

• Relaxed and informal day of fellowship 
• All campers to be off-site by 2pm

The program of activities will be posted here closer to the date.

WHERE
Wooglemai (Guntawang) Catholic Bush Retreat + Environmental Education Centre
Sheehys Creek Road, Oakdale

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FACILITIES + INCLUSIONS

• Campsite (unpowered): tents, campervans, camper trailers etc. are all welcome. Dormitory accommodation is available for those unable to camp due to age / health reasons.
• Toilets and limited shower facilities
• Water
• Limited kitchen facilities including gas BBQs
• Chapel
• Walking tracks
• Grassed area for games and sport
• Optional involvement in various activities

EXCLUSIONS

• Cookware, cooking utensils, plates, bowls, cutlery etc. are NOT available for use at the site. Please ensure you bring your own.
  
• PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED on the Wooglemai site.

​COST

• Individual Campers: $30
• Camping Couples: $55
• Family Camping Group 1 (1 adult + children): $50
• Family Camping Group 2 (max 2 adults + children): $75

If your camping group does not fit into one of the above categories (e.g. members of a youth group) then please contact us to discuss how we can accommodate you best.

Please forward payment to:
Season of Creation Camping
BSB: 923-100
Account #: 812630087

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