Cath News report: Mary MacKillop's canonisation is going to be a massive event in the tiny South Australian town of Penola, where she established her first school.
Amid speculation that up to 20,000 pilgrims might attend the celebrations, the Church is trying to plan for a Mass on the canonisation day, October 17, according to an AAP report inthe Sydney Morning Herald.
Father Richard Morris, Chaplain for the Mary MacKillop Penola celebrations, is urging people to register in advance, and the church has called in a professional ticketing company, Venuetix, to help figure out numbers. The will be no fees charged for attending.
"This will be the biggest day in Penola's history, but the problem is we don't know quite how big," Fr Richard said in a statement yesterday.
"We're asking anyone who wants to attend to register with Venuetix, so we can get an idea of just how large a crowd we will have to greet and seat.
"There will be no charge for attendance, but we want everyone to be comfortable and we want to ensure we can fit them all in."
"The whole town is preparing for this day and can't wait to share it with the many pilgrims who want to be a part of it," Fr Richard said.
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Father Richard Morris, Chaplain for the Mary MacKillop Penola celebrations, is urging people to register in advance, and the church has called in a professional ticketing company, Venuetix, to help figure out numbers. The will be no fees charged for attending.
"This will be the biggest day in Penola's history, but the problem is we don't know quite how big," Fr Richard said in a statement yesterday.
"We're asking anyone who wants to attend to register with Venuetix, so we can get an idea of just how large a crowd we will have to greet and seat.
"There will be no charge for attendance, but we want everyone to be comfortable and we want to ensure we can fit them all in."
"The whole town is preparing for this day and can't wait to share it with the many pilgrims who want to be a part of it," Fr Richard said.
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