Save the date! Bruny Island 2024 pilgrimage

Save the date! Bruny Island 2024 pilgrimage

Dec 4, 2023 | Events, News

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...
Congratulations to award recipient Lorraine Groves MSS

Congratulations to award recipient Lorraine Groves MSS

Dec 4, 2023 | News

Congratulations to Lorraine Groves MSS, who was awarded the Guildford Young Medal for Service to Community in Tasmania in November 2023. Lorraine was among a group of nine people who were awarded the Guilford Young Medal at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Hobart,...
MSS Scholarship recipient announced

MSS Scholarship recipient announced

Dec 4, 2023 | News

The Missionary Sisters of Service are thrilled to announce that Monique Saywell is the successful applicant for the 2024 MSS Scholarship in honour of our 80th anniversary of foundation.  This scholarship will enable Monique to undertake a Masters in Theological...
MSS pledge unwavering commitment to the path of healing and unity

MSS pledge unwavering commitment to the path of healing and unity

Nov 1, 2023 | News

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. In light of the recent referendum result on Constitutional Recognition and the...
MSS 2024 scholarship now open

MSS 2024 scholarship now open

Oct 10, 2023 | News

We are pleased to announce that the Missionary Sisters of Service Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 2024 to mark the 80th anniversary of our founding. This scholarship will fully cover the recipient’s tuition fees for postgraduate study at the...