The Pastoral Leadership of the Sandhurst Pilgrimage to Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Melbourne this year has been announced by Bishop Shane Mackinlay. 

Pastoral Leader: Fr Junray Rayna 

Entrusted to the pastoral leadership is Fr Junray Rayna, Administrator of St Kilian's Parish in Bendigo. 

Fr Junray is passionate about building welcoming communities where people feel they truly belong. He values deep connections with Christ and with one another and brings that spirit into every part of his ministry.

In his downtime, he enjoys hiking, camping in the mountains, and rarely misses his weekly surf at Torquay on Mondays, his day off. He’s looking forward to walking alongside ACYF pilgrims in formation, prayer, and the many joyful ways we celebrate and share our Catholic faith through pilgrimage.

Bishop Shane introduces Fr Junray - watch video. 

Bishop Shane suggests to Fr Junray and Sandhurst Youth Ministry that making space to hear the ideas and hopes of young people is very important. - watch video. 

Chaplains

Bishop Shane has appointed three Chaplains from the Clergy to accompany Sandhurst pilgrims.

 Fr Adi Indra 

 Fr Jackson Saunders

 Fr Nathan Verallo