Mary MacKillop - Saint Mary of the Cross
Twelve of our Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar, journeyed to Rome and join with other Josephite Sisters in witnessing the Canonisation of Mary MacKillop, Saint Mary of the Cross. Srs Ellen Royan and Dorothy Dolahenty were amongst members of the choir to sang at the Ceremony. We look forward to sharing with you, their impressions as they come to hand, in the meantime click on the following links. The dedicated  Mary Mackillop Website.;   ABC Newcastle;     A Letter from Kathleen Evans;    Link to NBN TV Newcastle;   CathNews.; and an additional special feature on CathNews.
 

Josephite Historian & Archivists Conference NZ
Sr. Ellen Royen attended the Josephite Historian & Archivists Conference in New Zealand. and presented one of a number of papers at this Conference. Click here to view Ellen's Presentation.

Visit of the MacKillop Cross to Lochinvar.
On 7^th September, we welcomed the pilgrim Cross of Mary MacKillop into our Chapel at Lochinvar. Made of the original floorboards from the first stable school set up by Julian Tenison Woods and Mary MacKillop  at Penola in 1867, the cross stands over two metres high and is beautifully finished in a dark stain. It is a project of the Knights of the Southern Cross who have been taking it around Australia on a prayerful journey in preparation for the Canonisation on 17^th October.  It’s visit gave us an opportunity to pray as well as reach out and touch those boards where our founders walked and taught all those years ago and so set in motion the System of Catholic Schools that reaches round Australia today.  Our thanks go to Mr Greg Briscoe-Hough of the Knights of the Southern Cross who organised the visit.

Mary of the Cross as reported in The Maitland Mercury
Click here to view the article by Emma Shields as it appeared in The Maitland Mercury

Sculptures Unveiled in Penola
A group of Sisters joined other Josephites at Penola on 23 May for the unveiling of sculptures at Fr Woods Park. Click here for further details and to view photographs

Mary MacKillop to become Australia's first saint.
Pope Benedict XVI has announced that Mary MacKillop will become Australia's first saint.
Her canonisation will take place in Rome on Sunday 17 October 2010.
Click here to visit the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart site for all the details
Also read article from the local press