General News
10 April, 2026
Marking faith through movement
RESIDENTS came together for a special walk to mark the religious story behind the Easter period on Good Friday.
The walk – referred to as The Stations of the Cross – saw close to 50 attendees make 14 stops from the Camperdown Post Office to the Camperdown Uniting Church.
Anglican Parish of Camperdown and Holy Apostles Reverend Matthew Jones said numbers were down on the previous year, but the reduction was primarily due to regulars being unable to complete the walk due to poor health.
“It was also such a cold morning, which probably scared a few people off,” he said.
“It was a reasonable crowd, and what struck me was it was so well-represented through the Catholic, Uniting and Anglican churches.
“I was trying to mix up the cross-bearers to include all the churches.
“It was good to see so many young people there.”
Terang-based Catholic Church Reverend Jim McKay said he was pleased to see a wide variety of ages, genders and nationalities represented on the day.
“This is my first experience of Camperdown – I did The Stations of the Cross in Terang last year, and the numbers were fair,” he said.
“In comparison to Terang, given the similarity of the population, I would estimate around 50 people attended.”
Among the stations were the Camperdown Clocktower, the War Memorial and the Commercial Hotel.
Rev Jones said he was also pleased to see the engagement from attendees, with many putting their hands up to do readings and carry the cross.
“This is my third year of doing it, and I know when we’ve been talking about this, people see it as a great visible sign to the outside community the churches are united,” he said.
“It also shows, particularly on this significant day, churches are prepared to show their faith on the street.
“I think those people from the general public respect that – as we turned around at the Commercial Hotel to cross the road, there were three cars which wanted to stop for us by I flagged them through so they didn’t have cars running into them around the corner.
“There was a sense of ‘this is something special we show respect for’.”
Rev McKay said the strong showing of faith on Good Friday was indicative of the current climate.
“Given the state of the world, with wars and division, I think people who perhaps don’t practice their faith in church still have strong faith and they’re turning to their faith given the situation in the world,” he said.
Attendees were able to share in a cup of tea or coffee and a hot cross bun at the Camperdown Uniting Church following The Stations of the Cross.
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