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View this email in your browser | Edition 160 | 27 April 2023
From the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart
Sisters from across Australia gathered at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney to acknowledge and celebrate their Tanzanite (80 years), Tourmaline (75 years) and Platinum (70 years) Jubilees. Congratulations to our Jubilarians!
Read more about this special celebration here.
The Josephite Community present the next stage of their Explore~Embrace~Embody Laudato Si’ Action Plan. The 2023 campaign focuses on the impact of Soft Plastics: raising awareness and inspiring action to reduce the use of soft plastics and advocate for better recycling at an individual, local, state and national level. See here.
Sr Virginia Bourke provides a reflection in the key of F on Father Julian Tenison Woods who Saint Mary MacKillop referred to as “Father Founder”. View here.
On 7 May 1876 a three-storey addition to the Mother House at Kensington, South Australia was dedicated, giving the Sisters the much-needed space for their convent, chapel and novitiate. Janette Lange, our South Australian Archivist, shares the history of the former Mother House at Kensington. We invite you to read here.
Covenant Josephite, Rosa Davila, shares a poem titled Mary MacKillop With Us inspired by the life of our co-founder Saint Mary MacKillop. View Rosa's poem here.
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