by Province Secretary | Jun 7, 2022 | Story
I was born in Ashby de la Zouch, England. My parents were Hilda and Edward and I have a sister and two brothers, one of whom died at eleven months. When I was seven, my parents migrated to Australia and we settled in Victoria. Our first home was in Holmesglen and we...
by Province Secretary | Apr 7, 2022 | News
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and partners in Australia are enabling children to achieve greatness at Ndoromo School in South Sudan. In early 2021 we told you about Ndoromo School requiring funding to open up again following COVID lockdown. In June we were able...
by Province Secretary | Oct 26, 2021 | Story
It was February 1961 and my mother and I had come to Highgate to make the final arrangements concerning my joining the convent. During the interview I was asked would I be prepared to be sent to a missionary country. My mother answered for me, ”You’d like that...
by Province Secretary | Aug 19, 2021 | Story
How – and why – did I come to be working in Senegal? Well, of course, the answer to that goes back to my childhood in Charlton, in north-western Victoria, where all my primary and secondary education was with the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. From...
by Province Secretary | Jul 6, 2021 | Story
The pinnacle of my teaching career would have to be my 25 years at Nulungu Girl’s College in Broome. The year was 1975 and the school enrolment was 99% Indigenous. I was young, energetic, excited and looking forward to another missionary adventure. The day finally...
