We, Missionary Sisters of Service, keep busy in our various communities. We host and attend events, are busy with different projects, and happenings. On this page, you’ll find links to all our latest news and events, reflections and books.
The Missionary Sisters of Service stand with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their struggles to achieve a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to supervise treaty processes and truth-telling....
Each year Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Persons (ACRATH) participates in the United Nation’s 16 Days Campaign to end gender-based violence. The campaign begins on 25th November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,...
Our mission entity, Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, hosts an annual John Wallis Memorial lecture in honour of our founder Fr John Wallis. The Hobart Branch of Highways and Byways is pleased to announce that the 2020 memorial lecture will feature Dr Gemma...
On Sunday, 25th October, our community of women will join in the Catholic Religious Australia National Day of Sorrow and Promise. This Day emerged to acknowledge survivors of abuse within the Catholic Church and all those who have been hurt by that abuse. Underpinning...
A big thank you to all who joined our online Zoom meditation on October 4, marking the Feast day of St Francis of Assisi, and praying for the healing of our suffering world, and for an outpouring of love upon all of humanity. About 60 people from a variety of...
People throughout the world, from different spiritual traditions and cultures, meditate as part of their spiritual practice. One of our sisters, Corrie van den Bosch MSS, discerned over some time in prayer, that if all meditators, each in his/her own place and...
Each year, together with our mission entity Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, we host the Yarck to Yea Walk, Run, Ride fundraising event. Funds raised during the Walk, Run, Ride go toward small grants and programs coordinated by Highways and Byways - A...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Australian Network for Spiritual Direction has hosted a weekly meditation for the support and healing of the world suffering from the impact of the pandemic. The meditation takes place on Friday afternoons, from 4:00pm - 5:00pm, on...
Thursday the 6th of August marks 75 years since the nuclear attack on Hiroshima in 1945. Days later, on 9th August, a nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. By the end of that year, Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered more than 200,000 deaths and countless injuries. The...
July 30 marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day in which we particularly direct our thoughts, prayers and action toward the elimination of human trafficking. Our congregational leader, Stancea Vichie MSS, has been a member of Australian Catholic...
Some of our Sisters participated in the National Bushfire and Climate Summit launch, which took place on 9th June 2020. This was a powerful and inspiring night that brought together experts from across Australia and the world, to unpack the challenges and solutions to...
Sunday 19th July marks 7 years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that people seeking asylum, arriving by boat, would never be settled in Australia. Since then refugees and asylum seekers have been held on Manus and Nauru in horrendous conditions. Over...