Missionary Sisters of Service
A mission of love and service into the highways and byways.
A Mission of Love and Service
Our Sisters
Our women have come from all walks of life and from across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. We share the common desire to be a living presence of God’s love and friendship in the world, particularly for those who are marginalised.
First Peoples
We, the Missionary Sisters of Service, acknowledge that our work and our homes are on the sacred land and waterways of the many cultural groups of the First Nations peoples of Australia. We stand with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and accept the ongoing invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk together with First Nations people in a spirit that encompasses voice, treaty and truth-telling to ensure a better future for all.
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Our History
We, the Missionary Sisters of Service, were founded in 1944 in Tasmania, by a young visionary priest, Fr John Corcoran Wallis. Six courageous pioneering women, Alice Carroll, Joyce O’Brien, Gwen Morse, Kath Moore, Valerie Casey and Agnes Ryan, were the first to say ‘yes’ to this new Spirit-filled adventure.
Books For Sale
Dear Mother Dear Father Letters Home from John Corcoran Wallis 1927-1949
Author: Bernadette T. Wallis
This latest book contains a series of letters written between 1927-1949 by Fr John Wallis to his parents and family, which give us a rare and precious insight into his life as a seminarian and young priest.
Food for the Highways and Byways: Celebrating 75 Years of the Missionary Sisters of Services
This commemorative cookbook celebrates 75 years of the Missionary Sisters of Service in 2019 and brings together an array of recipes, stories, historical information and photos.
The Silent Book – A Deaf Family and the Disappearing Australian-Irish Sign Language
Author: Bernadette T. Wallis
In this book, Bernadette Wallis MSS tells the life story of her Deaf parents from different parts of Victoria, including their Deaf education in the Catholic system and how the Australian-Irish Sign language was brought into Australia through the Dominican sisters.
Around the Kitchen Table with the Missionary Sisters of Service
Author: Penelope Edman
In this book, Penny Edman provides a detailed portrait of the spirit and heart of the Missionary Sisters of Service, a Tasmanian-bred, Australian-grown congregation of religious women.
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Box Hill ,Vic, 3128
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