Trust in God .....
“When I could not see my way God kept my heart full of trust.”...
-Mary MacKillop 1873

On Sunday, December 9, 2012, the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart celebrate 125 years of ministry in Western Australia.

The new St Mary of the Cross MacKillop School, Epping North, Victoria is almost finished. Like Penola, 1866, this school also has rustic beginnings!

‘Charity and Justice - St Mary MacKillop and Australian Society’, a booklet by Professor Emeritus John Warhurst AM, published by the Australian Catholic Social Justice Commission, was launched on Monday 12 November.

On Sunday, November 18, a large crowd gathered in Port Augusta to show gratitude to Sr Catherine Mead for her leadership of thirteen years at Caritas College.

When a vision is shared with a group a new energy erupts into abundant hope and possibilties!

Sr Anne Derwin supports the Statement on the Royal Commission made by Catholic Religious Australia.

When will the women and men of compassion and reason in our political parties be heard so that Australia's response to those seeking asylum will at last be humane?’ asks Josephite leader, Sr Anne Derwin, in response to measures enacted in parliament to discriminate further against people fleeing to Australia for refuge.

The Gift Shop at Mary Mackillop Place stocks a range of items suitable for gift giving at Christmas. Ethica offers products made by women in Peru. Your purchase from either centre will help support the ministries of the Sisters of St Joseph.
 

Over the past two years, the Travelling Sisters drove a branded van 70,254 kilometres across six States, visiting 241 schools and raising the awareness of 58,606 children to the work of the Mary MacKillop Foundation.

Advent invites us to remember, grieve and hope. Only then can we celebrate the joy of the coming of the Cosmic Christ for whose coming we desire.

The Advent Season invites us to pause awhile and nurture the life within and to stand in wonder at the God who is one of us.

Ann Gilroy rsj reflects on celebrating the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem as 'God With Us.'

I first ‘met’ Francisco the day I entered religious life in 1963 - the shortest day of the year, the day Paul VI became Pope and the day I received the religious name “Xavier”.

Looking to go on retreat in 2013? Consider the range of retreat opportunities available at St Joseph's Baulkham Hills, St Joseph's Kincumber South and at Mary MacKillop Place North Sydney.

Each year Sisters and Josephite Associates contribute photos which are used to complement excerpts from Mary’s and Julian's writings. These monthly reflections provide personal inspiration and challenge.

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Important dates for your calendar including Christmas Twilight Prayer at St Mary of the Cross MacKillop’s Birth Site (Melbourne) and Christmas Day Mass in the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel (Nth Sydney).

Give thanks for the blessings of the season of Christmas at Twilight Christmas Prayer to be held at the St Mary of the Cross MacKillop’s Birth Site, 7 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy on Wednesday, 19th December 2012 from 7pm to 7.45pm

R.S.V.P. Tuesday, 18th December 2012
Phone: (03) 9926 9300 or Email: mmhc@sosj.org.au

This is the final issue of Mary MacKillop E-News for 2012. We thank you for your interest in and support of our works throughout 2012 and wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and a peaceful and hope-filled New Year. The first Issue of Mary MacKillop E-News for 2013 will be published on February 8.