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.
Maureen Hickling MSS featured in our August 2020 newsletter. Here is the full version of Maureen's beautiful reflection, which had been originally shared as part of our 2019 MSS Chapter Gathering. Maureen wrote: For more than 20 years now I have lived, moved and had...
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...
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...
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...
On 10 June 2020, the Missionary Sisters of Service marked the 10th anniversary of the commencement of The John Wallis Foundation, which was our initial mission entity, before we changed its structure and created our new Highways and Byways - A Community of Service in...
One of our Sisters, Lorraine Groves MSS, in Hobart, Tasmania has found a way to practically express love and care for members of the community during this time of COVID-19. For the past few months, Lorraine has been busy finishing off rugs to give to people who are...