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 Missionary Sisters of Service endorse the call from the Bishop Delegate for Social Justice, Bishop Terry Brady, who has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging Australia to join the countries who have signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that comes into...
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....
We are saddened to share the news that one of our women, Margaret Kenny MSS, died on 3rd January 2021. Margaret was an MSS for 65 years having joined the community in 1956. Margaret was born in East St Kilda, Victoria, in 1932 and made her first profession with the...
Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has written to the Prime Minister and to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs urging the Government to show mercy towards asylum-seekers and refugees who are suffering needlessly by calling for their...
Our latest December 2020 newsletter, together with our mission entity, Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, is out now! As the photos show, not even our combined MSS/ Highways and Byways staff Christmas lunch could keep people from reading the latest issue,...
Congratulations to the Hobart branch of our mission entity, Highways and Byways - A Community of Service, in hosting the 2020 John Wallis Memorial Lecture on 24th November. As with many events this year, the Lecture was held online, and ‘sold out’ in the sense that we...
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...
We're excited to announce that our mission entity, Highways and Byways - A Community of Service has opened the next round of its Small Grants Program. There are $3000 grants up for grabs around the theme, 'Healing the Land - Healing Ourselves - Together'. 2020 has...
With COVID restrictions easing in Victoria, and case numbers remaining low (or zero) across Australia, we're so pleased that shared meals can finally be a reality again! With this in mind, we invite you to host a Highways and Byways Fundraising Dinner, which raises...
The Missionary Sisters of Service recognise the inherit dignity of all people and are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that is safe, supportive, caring and nurturing for all children and adults at risk. In line with new national standards, together...
We are pleased to share the news that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has achieved its 50th ratification at a recent UN event in New York (view a short celebratory video here). This means the Treaty will enter-into-force in 90 days, on the 22nd of...