Josephite Heart Day - Sunday, 18th October,2009.
11am – 2pm. Shared lunch at 1pm.
Committee meeting afterwards.
JAN Annual General Meeting - Sunday, November 15th.
Shared lunch at 1pm .
All members welcome to nominate for Executive/Committee positions.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Celebrating 100 years at St. Stephens, Brisbane.
Several hundred people attended a Mass at St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane to celebrate the life of Blessed Mary MacKillop.
August 8 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph.
August 8 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph.
MacKillop centenary
MacKillop sainthood almost certain: Pell
Australia's highest ranking catholic Cardinal George Pell has urged the Pope to make Mary MacKillop the country's first saint. Cardinal Pell, the archbishop of Sydney, told a eucharist service on Saturday at St Mary's Church, North Sydney, celebrating the centenary of MacKillop's death that her sainthood was almost "completely certain". But with the Vatican in summer recess, the thousands of worshippers who watched the service, either in the church or on a big screen at nearby Sydney Oval, will have to wait at least a few more weeks for confirmation of the title.
"Pope John Paul II declared her blessed in 1995 which is one stage short of her being proclaimed officially a saint," Cardinal Pell told the service. "It's almost completely certain she will be become our first publicly recognised Australian saint and we hope Pope Benedict will make the declaration soon."
The service was one of a number being held across Australia on Saturday celebrating the life of Mary MacKillop. Born in Melbourne in 1852, she co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph and is held in high regard across the globe for her work helping those in need. She is particularly recognised for setting up schools in South Australia and her work with indigenous populations. MacKillop carried out her work despite significant personal hardship, not least a brief excommunication by the church said to be caused by a misunderstanding over her beliefs. She was also expelled for a short time from Adelaide by senior bishops within the church.
Cardinal Pell admitted the church at the time had treated her "disgracefully" but said she had not lapsed into "bitterness". "This community needs its home-grown heroes and local models to encourage us in the right direction," Cardinal Pell told the service. "We need blessed Mary as a guide. We know Australians are good but some can be very good."
MacKillop was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995 meaning the Vatican verified her first miracle of healing a woman with terminal leukaemia. A second miracle said to be carried out by MacKillop which would confirm sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican.
MacKillop mass hears of sainthood hope
By Miles Godfrey | August 08, 2009
Article from: Australian Associated Press
CELEBRATIONS of the life of Mary MacKillop have begun across Australia amid overwhelming support and an increasing certainty of her becoming the country's first saint.
The centenary of MacKillop's death, marked in services across the globe, have come too soon to coincide with Rome's possible confirmation of MacKillop's rise to sainthood.
But there was little doubt among the 300 people who crammed into Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel in North Sydney for a morning mass service that the Pope would soon announce the decision.
Father Graeme Malone asked those who managed to get a seat inside the chapel to give thanks for the life of MacKillop, who died on August 8, 1909 after a life dedicated to the Church and those suffering hardship.
A large crowd gathered outside the chapel while the service was conducted.
"Blessed Mary MacKillop is certainly not exclusively Australia's iconic Catholic figure. But she remains a beacon of not just the universal Church but indeed the whole world," Fr Malone told the congregation.
"In conclusion, it seems that long before the time of Mary's death at 9am on this day 100 years ago, a great many people had already begun to grasp the tremendous significance of her life and her extraordinary influence after her death."
Fr Malone quoted a former archbishop of Sydney who helped MacKillop as she lay dying: "I consider this day I have assisted at the death bed of a saint".
The congregation in Sydney took Holy Communion and said prayers before filing past the tomb where MacKillop's remains are interred.
Pope Benedict XVI visited the tomb in July 2008, a visit seen by many as a major step forward in the recognition of MacKillop as a saint. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited the tomb in February 2009.
A second mass, at 11am (AEST) on Saturday at North Sydney's St Mary's Church, was expected to attract crowds of more than 8000. The service was to be shown on big screens at nearby North Sydney Oval.
MacKillop was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995. This means the Vatican verified her first miracle of healing a woman of terminal leukaemia. Her case for a second miracle of healing a woman with inoperable cancer is before the Vatican for consideration.
There was speculation the sainthood could be announced to coincide with the centenary celebrations. However, that appears to be unlikely with the official line at MacKillop Memorial Chapel being that the matter will be resolved in "God's own time".
ABC Catholics remember centenary of MacKillop's death
About 1,700 people have attended a public mass in Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral on the 100th anniversary of Sister Mary MacKillop's death.
Commemorations have been held across the country, including in the South Australian town of Penola where the sister began her work setting up schools in 1866.
Sister Marion Gambin says the work of Sister MacKillop is still relevant today.
"She's certainly become more and more famous in the last few months because they associate that with the miracles," she said.
"But it's the person that she was that we want people really to get to know. Because of that, many people see her as a model and someone who they can base their own life on."
No saint?
Church leaders say they do not expect the Pope to announce Sister MacKillop's canonisation today.
The cause for the sainthood of the Catholic Sister is nearing completion in Rome, but Sister Gambin says there is slim chance of it happening today.
"We don't know when the actual announcement will be made, we know that there's still processes that have to happen before the Pope will actually make that announcement," she said.
"There's still other steps that need to go through. It's not likely to happen."
News Links:
MacKillop centenary: Thousands remember legacy
Patron Saint of Trouble Makers
Australia marks Mary MacKillop's Death
Australia waits for Saint Mary MacKillop
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Inaugural Mary MacKillop Lecture
We are very pleased to announce that
Rachael Kohn is known for her programs, The Spirit of Things and The Ark heard weekly on ABC Radio National. Her focus on spirituality and the history of religion is reflected in her training in Religious Studies (Ph.D., MA, McMaster University and BA Hon, Concordia University) and she was awarded a Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales in 2005 for fostering religious understanding in the community. Rachael is the author of The New Believers: Re-imagining God (2003) and Curious Obsessions in the History of Religion and Science (2007).
Wednesday, August 5, 2009. 7- 9 PM.Corpus Christi College Cultural Centre, Buckland Road, Nundah.
$20 entry includes nibbles, tea or coffee.
Tickets: Prebook – EARLY
Shirley O’Ryan - 33531502/ 0417645154 or Faye Walsh - 38630447/ 0416193506
Send cheque : JAN Qld Inc. PO BOX 59, Moorooka, Qld. 4105.
SPECIAL musical highlight - GUSTO singing songs from their newly released CD MacKillop Legacy.
Don't miss Rachel's recent broadcast:
Australia's Religious Museums
Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney is a museum devoted to the life of Mary Helen MacKillop, who was the co-founder of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph and is on her way to being Australia's first saint. The Sydney Jewish Museum tells the story of Judaism and Jewish history, including the Holocaust and key figures going back to the First Fleet. A mystery mosaic discovered during a renovation in the Sydney suburb of Paddington proudly hangs on its wall, and awaits further identification.
Be quick - download the podcast.
will be presenting the Inaugural Mary MacKillop Lecture on Wednesday, August 5 at the Corpus Christi College Cultural Centre, Nundah.Dr Rachael Kohn
Rachael Kohn is known for her programs, The Spirit of Things and The Ark heard weekly on ABC Radio National. Her focus on spirituality and the history of religion is reflected in her training in Religious Studies (Ph.D., MA, McMaster University and BA Hon, Concordia University) and she was awarded a Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales in 2005 for fostering religious understanding in the community. Rachael is the author of The New Believers: Re-imagining God (2003) and Curious Obsessions in the History of Religion and Science (2007).
Wednesday, August 5, 2009. 7- 9 PM.Corpus Christi College Cultural Centre, Buckland Road, Nundah.
$20 entry includes nibbles, tea or coffee.
Tickets: Prebook – EARLY
Shirley O’Ryan - 33531502/ 0417645154 or Faye Walsh - 38630447/ 0416193506
Send cheque : JAN Qld Inc. PO BOX 59, Moorooka, Qld. 4105.
SPECIAL musical highlight - GUSTO singing songs from their newly released CD MacKillop Legacy.
Don't miss Rachel's recent broadcast:
Australia's Religious Museums
Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney is a museum devoted to the life of Mary Helen MacKillop, who was the co-founder of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph and is on her way to being Australia's first saint. The Sydney Jewish Museum tells the story of Judaism and Jewish history, including the Holocaust and key figures going back to the First Fleet. A mystery mosaic discovered during a renovation in the Sydney suburb of Paddington proudly hangs on its wall, and awaits further identification.
Be quick - download the podcast.
Soiree success
Thank you to Rita Miles, Gusto, eCCCos, Corpus Corpus Choir - Viva La Voce, Brian Sullivan, MAC and Anne Costigan.
Thank you to all those who attended.
Our sincerest thanks to the artists, performers, volunteers and YOU, the audience.
Please send any additional photos that you may have to poppy@gil.com.au
Thank you to all those who attended.
Our sincerest thanks to the artists, performers, volunteers and YOU, the audience.
Please send any additional photos that you may have to poppy@gil.com.au
Monday, May 25, 2009
From The Catholic Leader
Blessed Mary MacKillop given new role as patron of Brisbane Archdiocese
The Holy See has declared that Blessed Mary MacKillop is now patron of Brisbane archdiocese, causing great jubilation.
The declaration, received on May 6, follows a request from Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane who petitioned the Congregation for Divine Worship for Mary to be made diocesan patron.
Archbishop Bathersby said the Australian woman’s “deep faith, energy, courage, vision and contribution to Catholic education made her a most appropriate patron for the archdiocese”.
Provincial of the Josephites in Queensland Sr Moya Campbell said the order “was delighted” at their founder’s selection for a number of reasons, including her involvement in opening four schools for Brisbane and Maryborough’s poorer children in 1870.
Dean of St Stephen’s Cathedral Ken Howell, making the announcement in the May 10 cathedral bulletin, said he had “witnessed first hand the devotion and faith of the people expressed visibly each and every day at the archdiocesan shrine in honour of Mother Mary of the Cross”.
The shrine was established in 1999 after an announcement by Archbishop Bathersby that the first church building of Brisbane – the chapel beside the cathedral – would be restored and become a centre of devotion to Mary MacKillop.
Archbishop Bathersby said Blessed Mary MacKillop “is inspirational whether she is ‘Blessed’ or a ‘saint’ of the Church which, please God, she will be in the not too distant future”.
He said that if Blessed Mary MacKillop was canonised, as all people expected her to be, she would become not merely an inspiration for all people, but in particular for young people.
“These young people are seeking heroes and heroines and are looking for appropriate role-models for the common good of our nation, as well as for the deepening of the faith in the Australian Church,” the archbishop said.
“As a woman of faith, courage and determination, Blessed Mary MacKillop displays the best of our combined Australian and New Zealand character, and will undoubtedly attract many people, whether Catholic or not, to the joy and peace of the Christian faith.
“Following the success of World Youth Day her patronage of the archdiocese of Brisbane can only through her prayerful support make our archdiocese a more significant place of prayer and action.”
Archbishop Bathersby said he had developed a special devotion to Blessed Mary ever since celebrating a Mass in her honour in the small convent hut where she acted as housekeeper for her sisters in the later years of her life, beside Arrowtown church in New Zealand.
Sr Campbell told The Catholic Leader that the Josephites were “especially delighted” to see their founder made patron in the year of the archdiocese’s 150th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of their founder’s death.
Speaking from St Stephen’s Chapel where a wooden statue of their founder is located, Sr Campbell said the honour “is truly a recognition of the greatness of this woman and her enduring contribution to the early life of Australia”.
“She’s an inspirational woman ... Among her many qualities was her ability to inspire hope in those she met,” she said.
“Such hope is a very important quality to seek out in today’s world.”
Sr Campbell said the statue, carved from a camphor laurel tree, powerfully captured their founder’s spirit.
“Her sleeves are rolled up ready for work and the whole statue has the strength of her ... and the tree ... about it.
“It’s as though she’s coming up out of the ground as the home-grown Australian she is.”
It was most appropriate that Blessed Mary should be selected as the patron of Brisbane archdiocese, Sr Campbell said.
“In December, 1869, Mary MacKillop and five of the Sisters of St Joseph came to Brisbane and rented a house in South Brisbane.
“Mary was the eldest at 28.
“During 1870, they opened three schools for the poorer children in Brisbane and one in Maryborough.
“Mary and her companions attended Mass at St Stephen’s Church in Elizabeth Street and often prayed there before the Blessed Sacrament.”
Mary MacKillop was beatified by Pope John Paul II on January 19, 1995.
Blessed Mary MacKillop’s cause for canonisation has been given a boost with doctors from the Medical Board of the Vatican concluding that there was no scientific explanation for the cure that had been presented to them as part of Mary’s journey to sainthood.
Congregational leader for the Sisters of St Joseph Sr Anne Derwin said this was a very encouraging step in the process towards their founder’s recognition as a saint.
“However, there is still a way to go before we can get too excited about a final outcome, and we cannot pre-empt any decision of the Church,” Sr Derwin said.
There are still a number of formal stages required before the canonisation of Mary MacKillop can occur.
“The next step is to present evidence of what’s known as ‘intercession through prayer’ to the theologians, and have their acknowledgement that the cure was indeed a miracle performed by Mary MacKillop,” she said.
“Following the theologians’ acceptance, the cause will still have to be presented to the bishops and cardinals before ultimately being presented to the pope for approval.”
Released by The Catholic Leader
May 17, 2009
The Holy See has declared that Blessed Mary MacKillop is now patron of Brisbane archdiocese, causing great jubilation.
The declaration, received on May 6, follows a request from Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane who petitioned the Congregation for Divine Worship for Mary to be made diocesan patron.
Archbishop Bathersby said the Australian woman’s “deep faith, energy, courage, vision and contribution to Catholic education made her a most appropriate patron for the archdiocese”.
Provincial of the Josephites in Queensland Sr Moya Campbell said the order “was delighted” at their founder’s selection for a number of reasons, including her involvement in opening four schools for Brisbane and Maryborough’s poorer children in 1870.
Dean of St Stephen’s Cathedral Ken Howell, making the announcement in the May 10 cathedral bulletin, said he had “witnessed first hand the devotion and faith of the people expressed visibly each and every day at the archdiocesan shrine in honour of Mother Mary of the Cross”.
The shrine was established in 1999 after an announcement by Archbishop Bathersby that the first church building of Brisbane – the chapel beside the cathedral – would be restored and become a centre of devotion to Mary MacKillop.
Archbishop Bathersby said Blessed Mary MacKillop “is inspirational whether she is ‘Blessed’ or a ‘saint’ of the Church which, please God, she will be in the not too distant future”.
He said that if Blessed Mary MacKillop was canonised, as all people expected her to be, she would become not merely an inspiration for all people, but in particular for young people.
“These young people are seeking heroes and heroines and are looking for appropriate role-models for the common good of our nation, as well as for the deepening of the faith in the Australian Church,” the archbishop said.
“As a woman of faith, courage and determination, Blessed Mary MacKillop displays the best of our combined Australian and New Zealand character, and will undoubtedly attract many people, whether Catholic or not, to the joy and peace of the Christian faith.
“Following the success of World Youth Day her patronage of the archdiocese of Brisbane can only through her prayerful support make our archdiocese a more significant place of prayer and action.”
Archbishop Bathersby said he had developed a special devotion to Blessed Mary ever since celebrating a Mass in her honour in the small convent hut where she acted as housekeeper for her sisters in the later years of her life, beside Arrowtown church in New Zealand.
Sr Campbell told The Catholic Leader that the Josephites were “especially delighted” to see their founder made patron in the year of the archdiocese’s 150th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of their founder’s death.
Speaking from St Stephen’s Chapel where a wooden statue of their founder is located, Sr Campbell said the honour “is truly a recognition of the greatness of this woman and her enduring contribution to the early life of Australia”.
“She’s an inspirational woman ... Among her many qualities was her ability to inspire hope in those she met,” she said.
“Such hope is a very important quality to seek out in today’s world.”
Sr Campbell said the statue, carved from a camphor laurel tree, powerfully captured their founder’s spirit.
“Her sleeves are rolled up ready for work and the whole statue has the strength of her ... and the tree ... about it.
“It’s as though she’s coming up out of the ground as the home-grown Australian she is.”
It was most appropriate that Blessed Mary should be selected as the patron of Brisbane archdiocese, Sr Campbell said.
“In December, 1869, Mary MacKillop and five of the Sisters of St Joseph came to Brisbane and rented a house in South Brisbane.
“Mary was the eldest at 28.
“During 1870, they opened three schools for the poorer children in Brisbane and one in Maryborough.
“Mary and her companions attended Mass at St Stephen’s Church in Elizabeth Street and often prayed there before the Blessed Sacrament.”
Mary MacKillop was beatified by Pope John Paul II on January 19, 1995.
Blessed Mary MacKillop’s cause for canonisation has been given a boost with doctors from the Medical Board of the Vatican concluding that there was no scientific explanation for the cure that had been presented to them as part of Mary’s journey to sainthood.
Congregational leader for the Sisters of St Joseph Sr Anne Derwin said this was a very encouraging step in the process towards their founder’s recognition as a saint.
“However, there is still a way to go before we can get too excited about a final outcome, and we cannot pre-empt any decision of the Church,” Sr Derwin said.
There are still a number of formal stages required before the canonisation of Mary MacKillop can occur.
“The next step is to present evidence of what’s known as ‘intercession through prayer’ to the theologians, and have their acknowledgement that the cure was indeed a miracle performed by Mary MacKillop,” she said.
“Following the theologians’ acceptance, the cause will still have to be presented to the bishops and cardinals before ultimately being presented to the pope for approval.”
Released by The Catholic Leader
May 17, 2009
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