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 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...
The Missionary Sisters of Service are pleased to support and celebrate community-led initiatives that nurture both people and the land. When communities come together to care for Country, something deeper is also grown—connection, responsibility, and hope. Thanks to...
In this gentle and deeply reflective written piece for Contemplative Evolution Network, Corrie van den Bosch MSS invites us into the quiet wisdom of composting as a way of understanding our lives. Beginning in her garden, she notices how what has broken down becomes...
Friends, the April 2026 eNewsletter from the Missionary Sisters of Service is now available here. A downloadable PDF version is also available here. This edition shares stories of presence, service and community—from Bernadette Wallis MSS reflecting on the MSS...
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the death of Clare McShane on 13 March 2026 (3 October 1948–13 March 2026). A mass for Clare was held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Hobart, Tasmania on Saturday 21 March 2026. Clare was a devoted wife to Allan, a loving mother,...
Stancea Vichie MSS and Bernadette Walls MSS visited Ballarat on Thursday 19 March, for the episcopal ordination and installation of Bishop Mark Freeman; the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Ballarat. Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment in Rome on Wednesday, 7 January...
Members of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) from across the country gathered recently in Baulkham Hills, NSW, for a two-day meeting marking 20 years of advocacy and looking ahead to future efforts to combat human trafficking. The...
The Highways and Byways Small Grants Program, now part of Mary MacKillop Today, continues the mission of the Missionary Sisters of Service by supporting small, community-led initiatives addressing disadvantage and exclusion, particularly in rural and remote Australia....
The MSS archives hold the story of who we are—our life, our mission, and the many people who have shaped our journey over the years. Within them are moments of faith, courage, and quiet dedication that continue to speak into our present. Over the coming year, we will...
Bernadette Madden MSS is a volunteer with the Victorian Council of Churches Emergency Ministry, offering psychological first aid and pastoral support to people affected by disasters. Following the recent bushfires in Victoria, Bernadette spent time in relief centres...
In this QnA, Berandette Wallis MSS shares how she came to be working in the MSS archives, and what it has come to mean for her. How did you start working in the MSS archives? I could never have imagined in my early life that, at this stage, in my mid-evening of life,...
The December 2025 edition of the Missionary Sisters of Service Newsletter is now live, and reflects on our four-day pilgrimage to Bruny Island, Tasmania, where the MSS story began in 1933. Sisters, friends and colleagues walked the land, reflected on the legacy of Fr...
The Highways and Byways Small Grants Program—now part of Mary MacKillop Today—continues the mission of the MSS by supporting small, community-led projects across Australia. To make a tax-deductible donation and direct it specifically to Highways and Byways, please:...