Remembering Fr John Wallis, 25 years on

Remembering Fr John Wallis, 25 years on

Aug 3, 2026 | Father John, News

Today, 3 August, marks 25 years since the death of Fr John Corcoran Wallis, visionary founder of the Missionary Sisters of Service, pastoral priest, spiritual guide and friend to generations of people whose lives he touched. To mark the anniversary, the Missionary...
Pilgrimage to Bruny Island – Returning to our Origins

Pilgrimage to Bruny Island – Returning to our Origins

Dec 9, 2025 | News

From 20–24 November 2025, sisters, friends and colleagues of the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS) travelled to Bruny Island, Tasmania, for a four-day pilgrimage. Bruny Island holds special significance in the history of the MSS. It was here in 1933 that Mrs Kit...
2023 Fr John Wallis Scholarship recipient announced

2023 Fr John Wallis Scholarship recipient announced

Mar 17, 2023 | Father John, News

The MSS are delighted to announce that Geraldine Vytilingam is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Fr John Wallis Scholarship. Geraldine, 23, will use the inaugural scholarship (awarded in 2022) to pursue a Masters of Theological Studies through Catholic Theological...
Marking the 90-year anniversary of Fr John’s ordination

Marking the 90-year anniversary of Fr John’s ordination

Dec 2, 2022 | Father John

On 18 December 2022, we celebrate and acknowledge the 90-year anniversary of ordination of our founder, Fr John Wallis. We have so much to be grateful for! And the fact that he established our community of women in 1944, we’re so fortunate that all of us MSS knew and...
2022 Bruny Island Pilgrimage

2022 Bruny Island Pilgrimage

Dec 2, 2022 | News

As we gathered on Bruny Island, off the southern coast of Tasmania, for four days of pilgrimage, we acknowledged that we walked on the traditional land of the Nuenonne People of the south-eastern tribes. In this spirit, some of the MSS hosted new staff and board...