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Welcome to World Youth Day Pilgrims
--Monday, 7 July 2008
Dear Pilgrims, A warm welcome to you for what will no doubt be one of the most historic and memorable times of your life – World Youth Day 2008 (incorporating MAGiS 08). On behalf of all of the Sisters of Charity of Australia, I am delighted you have come to our country to be part of our community which has ministered to the Australian people for 170 years.

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Bethlehem Convent Blessing
--Friday, 16 May 2008
Bethlehem Convent, Ashfield, has long been a “house of bread” for Sisters of Charity. On April 6, 2008 after a five month period of renovation and extension Srs Elizabeth Dodds, Congregational Leader and Jean Montgomery, Community Leader led the assembled group of Sisters in calling down a blessing using the rich and relevant words of John O’Donohue’s For the New Home from Benedictus – published in 2007.

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Visit to Rome - October 2006
--Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Congregational Leader Elizabeth Dodds rsc spent 10 days in Rome from 14-23 November 2006.

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Timor Leste Visit - October 2006
--Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Between 13 and 19 October 2006 Elizabeth Dodds rsc and Laureen Dixon rsc visited many villages and communities in Timor Leste.

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Sister Marion Corless RSC
--Wednesday, 21 December 2005
Sister Marion Corless RSC died at Lewisham Nursing Home on 9th December 2005.

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Sister Irene Mary Buckley
--Thursday, 13 October 2005
Sister Irene Mary Buckley entered eternal life on Monday 10th October 2005.

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Sister Catherine Ellis
--Friday, 7 October 2005
Sister Catherine Ellis entered eternal life on 7th October 2005.

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Sister Maure (Consolata) Cornell RSC
--Thursday, 6 October 2005
Sister Maure (Consolata) Cornell entered eternal life on Wednesday 5th October 2005.

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Liverpool Council honours the Sisters of Charity
--Wednesday, 5 October 2005
Liverpool Council honours the Sisters of Charity

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Sister Dolores Bruton RSC
--Sunday, 28 August 2005
Death of Sister Dolores Bruton RSC

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Gathering 2005
--Monday, 15 August 2005
About one hundred Sisters of Charity participated in our Gathering 2005 from 22nd -25th July. The remaining ninety-six Sisters supported the gathering as prayer partners. So, in person or in spirit, we met over these four days, at Baulkham Hills NSW, close to our founding ministry at the 19th century womens prison Parramatta.

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Mt St Michael's Ashgrove 1925-2005
--Friday, 10 June 2005
On 7 May 2005, the community of Mt St Michael's Ashgrove - Principal and staff Board chairman and directors, sisters of Charity, ex-students and friends - gathered at the College to celebrate the 70th anniversay of its foundation.

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Sister Claire Nolan RSC
--Monday, 7 February 2005
It is with great sadness that I inform all our communities, friends and colleagues of the Sisters of Charity of Australia of the death of our sister, Claire Nolan, Congregational Councillor. Claire died peacefully within our community home, Tarmons Terrace, 2 Rockwall Crescent, Potts Point on Sunday evening, 6 February 2005. Claire exercised her ministry as an elected member of our Council and a Trustee of the Sisters of Charity of Australia from 8 December 2002.

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When in Rome…
--Monday, 1 November 2004
On 17 November 2004 Sister Elizabeth Dodds, our congregational leader, travelled to Rome for the UISG international Congress With a Passion for Christ and Passion for Humanity, which was held from 23 to 27 November. Participants included leaders of religious congregations of women and men and a large group of younger religious.

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Bringing Reconciliation to Reality
--Monday, 1 November 2004
At St Vincent’s College, Potts Point on 18 November 2004, a celebration took place involving the College community and several special guests. Here, in the words of Michele Hugonnet, the College Principal, is a brief description of the event.

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Launceston Jubilee
--Sunday, 1 August 2004
In August 2004 Sisters and friends gathered to celebrate the 60th anniversary of St Vincent's Hospital, Launceston (photos below).

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St Vincent's Institute, Melbourne
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
On Friday April 2, the new St Vincent 's Research Building was officially opened at 9 Princes Street , Fitzroy. The Institute originated when Dr Pehr Edman, one of the world's leading biochemists, took up his appointment as the John Holt Director of Research in May 1957 and the St Vincent 's School of Medical Research was officially opened on 23 April 1958

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Good Friday Compass program
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
At 7.30pm on Good Friday, ABC Television Compass will feature the contribution of the Sisters of Charity in addressing some of Australia 's major social problems. The program will focus particularly on the work of the Sisters of Charity Outreach in Sydney

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Irish Pilgrimage continues
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
The second of the ‘pilgrimages’ organised by the Sisters of Charity in Ireland took place 7-14 July. From all reports, the experience was just as exciting and enriching as the first. The final pilgrimage was scheduled for 7-14 August. These occasions have been a wonderful opportunity for bringing together the daughters of Mary Aikenhead scattered throughout the world.

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Irish Heritage trip
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
The Sisters of Charity in Ireland have organised a series of three congregational 'pilgrimages' to take place at Maynooth in April, July and August of this year. They have graciously offered to host nine sisters from the Australian congregation. Next Tuesday, April 6, two sisters will leave for Dublin where they will take part in the first of these gatherings.

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The Sister Bernice Wing
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
On Sunday April 18, in the presence of her family, many friends and distinguished guests, Sister Bernice Elphick RSC was present to enjoy the naming of the new wing of St Vincent 's Private Hospital, Sydney, in her honour

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Feastday of Mary Aikenhead
--Thursday, 1 July 2004
On July 22, 1857, Mary Aikenhead died at the motherhouse convent in Harolds Cross Dublin. It was the feast of St Mary Magdalene for whom she had a special regard and whose intercession she often sought. At her requiem, a group of Dublin workmen considered it a privilege to carry her coffin. The epitaph inscribed on her grave sums up her life’s mission:

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