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.
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...
The Missionary Sisters of Service are pleased to join with more than 300 organisations from across Australia in signing an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for more safe, secure and affordable housing. This initiative has been led by...
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...
Seventy-five years after the destruction of Hiroshima with one nuclear weapon, religious groups across Australia, including the Missionary Sisters of Service, are raising the call for Australia to sign and ratify the 2017 UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
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...
We wanted to share this heart-warming story shared by Corrie van den Bosch MSS and Amanda Freeman, who has been a friend of the MSS for many years (Amanda was on the Board of The John Wallis Foundation, now Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, and also...
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...
One of our women in Hobart, Tasmania, Lorraine Groves MSS, shared this delightful story about a quick trip to the Claremont Village Supermarket on a Saturday, which resulted in a few unexpected encounters. Lorraine writes: “As I was gathering my trolley, a man, Bob*,...
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...
Today, 8th July 2020, we celebrate our 76-year anniversary of going out into the highways and byways of Australia, and beyond, being a presence of love and friendship to all we encounter. As is tradition, our Community of Women will gather where we can, and celebrate...
We are delighted to share this beautiful reflection, Where would I sit? by Penny Edman (pictured) who is a freelance writer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Penny has been a friend of our Community of Women since 1984, while still living in Bundaberg, Queensland. She is the...