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In this, my first introduct ion to our Loreto Net^vorker newsletter, I would like to thank the many who have sent words of welcome and support over the last few \veeks. As we know, any leadership role holds both privilege and responsibilit}' - a balance I experienced deeply dur ing my t ime heading up CentaCare in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes.

I n this mo\ from the outback to the city, 1 f ind myself straddling two \'astly different worlds, and hope in some -way I can now support the bui ld ing of mutual ly enriching bridges between city and country. Whi le there is a level of relief i n escaping the awful mouse plague i n western NSW, I am surprised to meet a challenge of a different k i n d w i t l i the possums of Hawthorn!

I hope you enjoy meeting the new leadership team in this edit ion, and for those i n Me that the lure of the M W I A event at the National Gallery of Victoria on the 18 Septemb^ too great to resist!

Margaret Mary Flynn ibvm

Meet the new leadership team

The Loreto Provincial Council consists of the province leader, Margart Mary Flynn il ) \ T n and her leadership team: Margaret Finlay i b \ T i i , Wendy Hi ldebrand ibvm, Margaret Scuiley ibvm and Angela Slattery i b \ T n .

Along w i t h her teani,^^M M a i y Flynn ibvm is responsible for overseeing the mission

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You ' re i nv i t ed to an M W I A event: the N G V ' s "Vienna: A r t & Design"

Max}' Ward International Australia ( M W I A ) imdtes M E L B O U R N E W I N T E R M A S T E R P I E C E S

you to the National Galleiy of Victoria for a special viewing of Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 'Vienna: A r t & Design'.

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DATE: Sunday 18 September 2011

T I M E : 8:30am

COST: $80 (includes a donation to M W L ^ )

BOOKINGS: www.t rvbooking.com/RVF

Book before: 9 September

Bring your friends and j o i n us for breakfast at 8.30am followed by an introduct ion b; Professor W i l l i a m M . Johnston, essay author for the catalogue "Vienna: A r t & Design: K l i m t , Schiele, Hoffmann, Loos." WilUam is a cultural historian and former professor of Modern European Cultural His tory at the Universit>' of Massachusetts, Amherst.

A n early exhibi t ion viewing w i l l follow.

A raffle w i l l be conducted at the event - the major prize includes dinner and accomo^ at The Royal M a i l Hotel , Dunkeld, valued at S930.

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A l l donations f rom the event w l l go towards a range of M W I A projects i n Australia a|nd around the wor ld .

More informat ion about the event and raffle.

Land ing D a y 19 July 1875

On the 19th July 1875, M a i y Gonzaga Barr}', along w i t h nine companions from Ireland, arrived i n Australia, sailing i n on SS Somersetshire and embarking at Sandridge Pier, Port Melbourne. This day, known as Landing Day, marks the beginning of the I B V M i n Australia.

I n response to an appeal by the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr O'Connor, Mother Gonzaga w-as asked to lead a mission to AustraHa to begin a Loreto school i n Ballarat

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Loreto Arch ives at Shamrock i n the Bush

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Loreto's Province Archives was represented at the annual Shamrock i n the Bush conference (7-10 July) by Province Archi\ ' ist , Robin Scott.

Robin gave a paper entitled "Our Dear Old I r i sh Home - Loreto's I r i sh Roots" where she talked about Loreto's origins i n Ireland, the background and circumstances of the founding nuns and the Ir ish-Austral ian blended influences on the foundations.

I r i sh items f rom our archival collection were featured - such as Belleek china (pictured).

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Events at Portland On Saturday 23 July Ba>'view College welcomed over 300 people for the blessing and opening of its new facilities. Guests were welcomed by M r J i m Goodall, Principal of Bayview College and Cr Ken Saunders provided a Welcome to Country-. The special guest speaker was Rev J i m Connelly, first lay pr incipal of Christian Communit\ College from 1977-1981.

The Loreto Sisters opened a school on the Bayview site in 1885. In igyjthe school became a Christian Community College. Loreto continues to actively support Bayview College and Den Desmarchelier ibvm is chair of the school council.

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Related story: Loreto Sisters and Nuns Beach

Get to our know our sisters Ever>- mon th we' l l b r ing you snapshots of our sisters: what inspires them, what makes them happy, the challenges they have faced and the risks j they have taken. This m o n t h we get to know sisters | Anne McPhee, H i l a i y Blackie and Denise Desmarchelier. We thank them for being brave enough to share their thoughts!

"Beautj' i n people's expressions, actions and attitudes, beauty i n the natural w o r l d . . . make me happy." Denise Desmarchelier

"The riskiest th ing I have done is... going for a camel ride i n Broome not too long after the "tree" episode. I d id not expect much sympathy i f I fell off and broke something else!" Anne McPhee (pic r ight) .

"The biggest challenge i n my life has been... doing a cookery course at East Sydney best effort was w i t h cream horns. I used the same ingredients, utensils, recipe and st ever}'one else but mine resulted in l i t t le puddles of grease on the tray. The instructor had never seen anything like it i n a l ifetime of teaching cooking!" Hi lary Blackie

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Get to know Anne, Hi lary , Denise and other sisters by keeping up w i t h our "Sister Snapshots" page on our website.

Reflecting w i t h Mary Ward Make t ime to journey through this beautiful collection of reflections from the wri t ings of Mar>' Ward (1585-1645). They are followed by prayers specially w i t t e n by Anne B>Tne ib\an that l i n k to each topic i n Mar>' Ward's wri t ings. A new set of prayers and reflections w i l l be uploaded each month . This month's is:

Decisions made with love and freedom

"I will do these things with love and freedom or leave them alone." Mary Ward

The insight Mary had about freedom in prayer came at an early age when she realised that i n following practices of prayer which betame burdensome and difficult she could not freely express her love of God. Following a book on spiri tual perfection called Spiritual Combat by Scupoli she wrote...

Read on for Mary Ward's wri t ings followed by prayers

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