Deepening connection: John Wallis Heritage Trail Yea

Deepening connection: John Wallis Heritage Trail Yea

The founder of the Missionary Sisters of Service, Fr John Corcoran Wallis, is originally from Yea, in country Victoria, about an hour and a half’s drive from our Melbourne sisters. Born in 1910, ordained a priest at 22-years for the Archdiocese of Hobart...
John Wallis Lecture, 6 October 2022`

John Wallis Lecture, 6 October 2022`

The 2022 John Wallis Lecture is taking place on Thursday 6 October, both in person and via Zoom! All are invited to hear guest speaker, Elissa Roper, presenting on the topic, Baptismal Responsibility, a Spirit-led Church for Today’s World. An especially exciting...
Yarck to Yea fundraiser, a resounding success

Yarck to Yea fundraiser, a resounding success

What a glorious day we had for the 2022 Yarck to Yea Walk-Run-Ride event on Saturday 26 August, to raise money for our mission entity, Highways and Byways – Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves, Together and their small grants/ partnership programs. More than 40...
Season of Creation Sunday Pauses

Season of Creation Sunday Pauses

September 1 to October 4 is the Season of Creation, with the theme ‘Listen to the voice of Creation’. During this time, Pope Francis invites us to ‘reaffirm [our] personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork...
August 2022 eNewsletter is out now

August 2022 eNewsletter is out now

We are excited to share that the August 2022 newsletter for Highways and Byways – Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves, Together (featuring news from the Missionary Sisters of Service), is also its inaugural eNewsletter. Highways and Byways, with the MSS,...