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.
We're delighted to announce that the April 2025 MSS Newsletter is here, brimming with heartwarming stories and inspiring updates from the Missionary Sisters of Service! Read and download a PDF version, here, or you can read the eNews version here (with the added bonus...
Friends, you may recall our news in December, that the work of our mission entity, Highways and Byways – Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves, Together, is now being done in collaboration with Mary MacKillop Today, the mission entity of the Sisters of St Joseph. This...
It was lovely to receive this update recently from Lorraine Groves MSS who is based in Hobart, Tasmania. Lorraine wrote to our community of women, and we’d like to share it with you: Greetings one and all, Liz Jordan (great-niece of Monica Carroll MSS) and I went to...
On March 8, we mark International Women's Day. On this occasion, we wanted to share with you the journey of Geraldine Vytilingam, an inspiring young woman who the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS) have known now for some years. Geraldine was the inaugural recipient...
Embark on a thought-provoking journey with Corrie van den Bosch MSS's reflection, 'In the Beginning…', which commences by contemplating the profound significance of the opening words of Genesis. Inspired by a retreat guided by Kate Rigby's 'Meditations on Creation in...
Victorian politicians were given a wake-up call at a recent Speaker’s Breakfast when told modern slavery is almost certainly happening in every electorate in Victoria. The Speakers Breakfast at Parliament House was organised by Legislative Assembly Speaker Maree...
As we settle into the rhythm of a new year, we share this reflection penned by Corrie van den Bosch MSS for the Contemplative Evolution Network. Corrie writes, "You might appreciate the themes it touches on, as I appreciate them and make them my new year’s...
In a spirit of great joy and gratitude, the Missionary Sisters of Services hosted a Christmas gathering at the University of Divinity, Box Hill, on Friday 13 December. The gathering provided an opportunity for the MSS to thank the many people who have ‘joined the...
On Wednesday 27 November, some of our Melbourne sisters, including Stancea Vichie MSS, Bernadette Wallis MSS and Bernadette Madden MSS, gathered with members of the John Wallis Highways and Byways Hobart branch, to acknowledge their wonderful work with the John Wallis...
Congratulations to Frances McShane MSS, who was awarded the Guildford Young Medal for Service to Community in Tasmania last month. Frances was among a group of six people who were awarded the medal by Archbishop Julian Porteous at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in...
We’re delighted to close our year of celebrations to mark 80 years since our foundation with a pilgrimage to Bruny Island, Tasmania, a place of deep significance to the MSS. From 21-24 November, 25 friends of the MSS, including Highways and Byways board members and...
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...