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Our Celebrations
2008 Jubilee Celebrations
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Back: Clare Keating, Marcia Brady, Therese Conroy, Pat Malone, Claire Dawson, Mary Cooney, Helena Hill, Mary Leahy
Front: Alice Cooke, Bernadette Weslan, Agnes O’Brien, Patricia Burford, Valerian Shanahan |
We congratulate the Sisters who are celebrating their special year of Jubilee. There are seven ‘golden oldies’, one Silver, three Platinums, one 75 years and one eighty years professed. There are no diamond Jubilarians this year because of the introduction of the two year novitiate.
The Province Celebration of Jubilee occurred on the feast of the Conversion of St Paul and the Liturgy of the Word for that feast gave much food for thought on the occasion of Jubilee. Bishop Geoff Robinson presided at the Eucharist which was celebrated in the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel.
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Pat Malone proclaimed theWord of God
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After the Homily the Jubilarians renewed their vows.
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Ministers of the Eucharist - Mary Leahy, Clare Keating,
Therese Conroy, Helena Hill & Mary Cooney
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At the end of Mass the Provincial Leader Sr Judith Sippel
presented a Papal Blessing to each Jubilarian.
A special moment - the Provincial presents a Papal Blessing
to her former kindergarten teacher Sr Valerian Shanahan.
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The celebration continued in the Isabel Menton Theatre
with the traditional cutting of the cakeby the oldest (Sr Agnes O'Brien) and the youngest (Sr Mary Leahy) of the Jubilarians.
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The Jubilee Cake was made and decorated by Sr Susan Ward.
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Clare Keating is congratulated by her sister Joan.
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Jubilee Reflections
My Jubilee thoughts are full of awesome wonder of the amazing graces I have received in God’s goodness and guiding care of me. Especially did these feelings come over me as I was wheeled up the aisle! 80 years gone by?
Secondly I am experiencing everlasting gratitude to God for a long, happy and useful life as a Sister of St Joseph. But what can words say?
Agnes O’Brien (formerly Sr Brian)
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Tanzanite Jubilee 80 years
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Celebrating my Golden Jubilee in the Province context beside Sisters who were also celebrating 80, 75, 70, 50 and 25 years of Profession gave me a great sense that this was a moment of reflection, of thanksgiving, at a new turn in the road but not necessarily the end. I had a deep awareness of the many Sisters whose lives I had shared during this time and of the many people especially my students and Aboriginal groups I had worked with. I had also a sense of wonder and joy as I reflected with gratitude on God's faithful love and forgiveness and extravagant care for me throughout this time.
Pat Malone
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The theme of our time together as Golden Jubilarians was inspired by one of the sayings of our beloved foundress Mary MacKillop, Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Our catching up with each other and listening to each others’ stories over the past fifty years as well as our time spent together in prayer and reflection was truly a special time for which I am grateful. Memories shared ... forever in our hearts. My heart is full of gratitude for a wonderful time together. Many thanks and prayers for all who made this special time possible especially Sr Katrina and the CLT and to Sr Judy and the PLT and all who contributed to making our Province Jubilee celebration so memorable.
Marcia Brady |
Golden Jubilee 50 years
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