That historic church, which Mary attended, was replaced in 1924 by a new St Joseph’s and later extended. An elegant brass chandelier from the old church hangs inside, and the wooden Pilgrim Cross used at Mary’s 1995 Beatification Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II in Sydney is also on display.

The Mary MacKillop Shrine at the rear of the church was completed in 1998 and is a quiet place for reflection featuring a striking stained glass image of Mary. An earlier example of such craftsmanship, one of the ‘beautiful Gothic windows of stained glass 'from Woods’ church, can be seen in the MacKillop Exhibition.

For more information about Mary MacKillop’s story  visit: https://www.mackilloppenola.org.au/