The Caring Role, Understanding Myself in the Caring Role This was the topic of the morning workshop, led by Lynne Crilley pbvm, as part of a day seminar recently put on by NSW CLRI Aged Care Task Force in Sydney for all religious, their colleagues and those caring for aged religious. Lynne Crilley (Wagga Congregation) [...]

The thoughts and prayers of the Presentation Sisters of Australia and PNG are with those three Presentation Sisters who have arrived recently in Palestine to commence a new foundation – Shobha d’Sami, Anna Manyonga and Silvia Francis. Marianne Kurian, the fourth Presentation Sister who is a member of the community in Palestine, will join the [...]

This year the Presentation Conference for Year 10 students will be held from Wednesday 20 June to Saturday 23 June and hosted by Domremy College, Five Dock in Sydney. The 2012 Conference will focus on the theme of One Step Beyond as a way to explore the charism of the Presentation Order and its distinctive contribution [...]

Lucy van Kessel pbvm, with a team of three co-presenters and a local enthusiastic teacher, worked with Year 11 students at Mater Dei College in Perth on human trafficking issues. Lucy is a member of ACRATH, who provide lesson plans to assist teachers/presenters for use in schools or community gatherings. The students became aware that [...]

The Sisters Place in Freemantle provides a safe haven and overnight accommodation for homeless women in the area. Students from Iona Presentation College learnt of the involvement of the Presentation Sisters in this ministry from Srs Marion Beard and Maura O’Connell. These two Sisters were guest speakers at the College and spoke to nearly 200 [...]

I went to Ballygriffin on 2 April. I had an awesome and beautiful experience. The heritage of Nano Nagle is celebrated at the Centre by friends of Nano from home and abroad. Locals and visitors alike share in seminars, retreats and celebrations in her honour. Marilyn took me to some significant places which are part of [...]

Orchard Hills NSW 2748 It was about 3.00pm on Good Friday when a group of Cana Community members assembled at the Orchard Hills farm to commemorate the sacred events of 2 millennia ago. After brief introductions, Sr Anne served us coffee, tea and what she called “warm cross buns”. The children preferred the fresh macadamia [...]

During March and April 2012 we gathered rural farming parents from Lockhart to facilitate and experience the reflective Parenting Program Bringing Up Great Kids. Relationship and reflective practice is the heart of the program. Lockhart is a 50 minute drive west of Wagga Wagga NSW and was a community severely affected by recent flooding rains. [...]

National Women’s Day is a day devoted to the celebration of the achievements of all women across the world. It is a day where we can reflect on the great changes that women have made to society and the immense accomplishments and goals achieved throughout history. On 28 March 2012 over twenty women from the surrounding district of Moulamein [...]