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February 2, 2018
Long Term Guests
After much thought, discussion and prayer over a long period of time, on the eve the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple on 2nd February, we celebrated a new chapter in our long history...
June 10, 2018
The Mighty God has Done Great Things for Us and Holy is His Name!
On the feast of the Visitation, during our Eucharistic celebration, our chaplain, Fr Paul Gurr, spoke beautifully about the qualities of the old and the young.
May 31, 2018
Holding the Light for Others
What could a lay woman from the 12th century possibly have in common with a lay woman in 2018?
June 3, 2017
Janice Boddice was clothed in the Monastic Habit
On 3 June, the Eve of Pentecost, Janice Boddice was clothed in our monastic habit. Janice entered our community on 31 May 2016 coming to us from Queensland.
June 1, 2017
Welcome Tasha!
It was with great joy that we welcomed Tasha Grigor as the newest member of our community at the beginning of June. Tasha’s two brothers Andrew and Hayden, accompanied her to the Abbey, just to make sure she got here safe and sound and probably also to check us out!
September 25, 2016
Ignite Youth Conference
At the end of September, Sr. Hilda Scott was invited to participate in and speak at the Ignite Youth Conference held in Brisbane. Ignite is an ongoing initiative of the Emmanuel Community in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
October 26, 2016
Sr Elizabeth turned 90
Sr Elizabeth Funder celebrated her 90th birthday on October 26. Elizabeth entered our community when it was resident at “Subiaco”, Rydalmere, in 1947.
March 18, 2017
4th International Oblate Congress
We are delighted to invite you to the Fourth International Congress for Benedictine Oblates to be held at the Salesianum in Rome from 4 to 10 November 2017.
June 23, 2017
Call For Papers: Thomas Merton Symposium 2018
THOMAS MERTON SYMPOSIUM 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS : How does Merton’s legacy remain relevant today?
