Sisters of St Joseph - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:58:31 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sisters of St Joseph - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 A Mary Mackillop link restored in Christchurch https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/06/19/a-mary-mackiilop-link-restored-christchurch/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:30:33 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=27804 An important link to St Mary MacKillop lies in the Barbadoes St cemetery in Christchurch New Zealand. Buried there is Mary's brother, John, who transformed stables at Penola in South Australia to create the Sisters of St Josephs' first school, which opened in 1866. The place of burial was recently given a special blessing by Bishop Barry Read more

A Mary Mackillop link restored in Christchurch... Read more]]> An important link to St Mary MacKillop lies in the Barbadoes St cemetery in Christchurch New Zealand. Buried there is Mary's brother, John, who transformed stables at Penola in South Australia to create the Sisters of St Josephs' first school, which opened in 1866.

The place of burial was recently given a special blessing by Bishop Barry Jones. The blessing was attended by about 50 people, including St Joseph Sisters Provincial Sr Colleen Keeble, RSJ, a large number of sisters from around the South Island, Sisters of St Joseph Wanganui, and the Knights of the Southern Cross.

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