Events
MSS archives leave Hobart, for Melbourne
On Monday 25 November, while members of the Melbourne-based MSS were still in Hobart following the Bruny Island pilgrimage, we had the ‘official farewell’ of our MSS archives from Hobart. We gathered at State Cinema coffee shop across from The Wallis Centre in Hobart, where our archives have been...
Foundation celebrations in Whyalla, South Australia
It was a joy to celebrate our 80-year anniversary of foundation in Whyalla, South Australia, as well as marking 52 years of the MSS being in the Port Pirie diocese. Friends, family, and colleagues joined Cheryle Thomson MSS, who has worked in the Port Pirie diocese for many years, along with some...
Save the date! Bruny Island 2024 pilgrimage
Tasmania’s Bruny Island, on Nuenonne Country, is historically significant to the MSS. It’s the place where our story begins. It was on Bruny Island that our founder, Fr John Wallis, first heard the call of a mother, Mrs Kit Hawkins, who asked: ‘Who is looking after us in the bush?’ And so, Bruny...
Indigenous Voice to Parliament webinar series
We're pleased to share that Catholic Social Services Victoria and Catholic Social Services Australia are hosting a three-part webinar series on this year’s Voice to Parliament Referendum. The joint event, titled Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Moments for healing this country, will bring together...