Welcome Day
On Wednesday 11 September, the Josephite Justice Network hosted a Welcome Day at Mary MacKillop Place along with Josephite Action Group (JAG) volunteers, and schools with a Josephite connection: Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley, Mount St Joseph Catholic College Milperra, and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Fairfield. If you were at Mary […]
World Teachers’ Day in AJASS Schools
We celebrate World Teachers’ Day in Australia this year on Friday 25 October. For this day, we share a reflection by Elise Scrivens and Cassie Lawson – University of Southern Queensland Education Students and School Officers (Assisting Student Learning) working at Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields, in the Diocese of Toowoomba. They are both alumnus […]
Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools Executive Meeting
Planning for a 2025 Conference was the main agenda item of the AJASS Executive when they met at Mary MacKillop Place on 12 September. AJASS is the Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools – and their charter commits them to continuing the educational mission of the Josephite order, informed explicitly by the specific charism and […]
Mary MacKillop’s Legacy in our Schools
Mary MacKillop left a striking example for school leaders today. Perhaps the greatest legacies for our schools are a willingness to act – inspired by the signs of the times, to see God in the communities we walk with, and a Holy Spirit enthused passion for authentic equity. Mary modelled witness and vision as an […]
AJASS Principals Lochinvar Pilgrimage
We are but instruments in the hand of God. Father Julian Tenison Woods 1870 In mid-June, Principals of the Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools (AJASS) completed a pilgrimage to learn more about the history and charism of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, with a focus on the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar and Father […]