Saint Joseph Parish in the Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka serves the workers of a local tea plantation. Some of the population cannot travel to weekly worship due to distance. Instead, they worship at outstation chapels that are visited infrequently by a priest.
During my 2016 visit to the diocese, I attended Mass at Saint Joseph's. After touring the facilities supported by the Propagation of the Faith, we set off into the mountainous tea estate to a tiny village.
Our van stopped in an open field near a farmhouse. Father Bede, the pastor, assured me it was just a short walk to our destination. I've learned on these trips that 'short' is a relative term! After climbing down a steep, rocky path, we arrived at a clearing to find a one room school building where families had gathered. Father had sent word with the catechist that surprise visitors were coming!