Thank you to our volunteers

Thank you to our volunteers

May 24, 2022 | Father John, News

Having just celebrated National Volunteer Week in Australia (16-22 May), we wanted to take this opportunity to thank all volunteers and especially to our volunteers, Mary Williams and Sallie Lang working in the MSS Archives at The Wallis Centre in Hobart, Tasmania....
MSS and National Volunteers Week

MSS and National Volunteers Week

May 20, 2022 | News

May 16 – 22 marks National Volunteer Week in Australia, recognising the many and vast ways members of the community give their time and talent in service of others. The theme this year is ‘Better Together’. The Missionary Sisters of Service have a...
The mud and the lotus, holding joy and suffering together

The mud and the lotus, holding joy and suffering together

May 19, 2022 | Reflections

In this moving and tender reflection, Corrie van den Bosch MSS explores the potential meaning of a dream she had. A dream that followed her reading a paper on Women and Suffering, which highlighted the inter-relatedness of joy and sorrow within our world – that...
April 2022 Newsletter Out Now!

April 2022 Newsletter Out Now!

Apr 30, 2022 | Newsletter

We invite you to explore the April 2022 newsletter, where we Missionary Sisters of Service continue our mission with dedication and a spirit of collaboration. This edition marks a significant transition as we bid farewell to Liz McAloon, the Executive Officer who...
Farewell and thank you to Liz McAloon

Farewell and thank you to Liz McAloon

Mar 14, 2022 | News

We farewelled Liz McAloon, executive officer of Highways and Byways, formerly the John Wallis Foundation, with a small gathering on Monday 28 February. From one day a week and a very small number of small grants through the then John Wallis Foundation, Liz has grown...