Mary Mackillop: Justice in an Unjust Time Saturday 8th August 2:30pm to 4:30pm St Thomas More Parish Ruse 43 Acacia Avenue, Ruse Cost: Gold Coin Donation RSVP: secretary@msjn.org Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ, now formally known as St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, was an Australian nun who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne, but was best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with the Reverend Julian Tenison Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor. |
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