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Holy Trinity Church Westbury

Feast of Our Lady

Help of Christians

24 May 2012

In Celebration

of the

125th Anniversary of the Tasmanian

Sisters of St Joseph

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Principal Celebrant: Archbishop Adrian Doyle DD AM Concelebrants: Priests of the Archdiocese of Hobart Organist: Mrs Janet Hoare Musicians/Soloists: Parish of Launceston

Sr Anne Derwin: Congregation Leader of the

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Sisters of St Joseph from

Australia and New Zealand

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DECEASED SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH TASMANIA 1905-2010

M Magdalene Hegarty M Eustelle Cleary M Josephine Johnstone M Bernard Fogarty M Patrick Nolan M Vincent Bowler M John Dowling (L)

M Veronica Johnson M Alacoque Gallagher M Benigna Corry M Ignatius Charters M Canice McMahon M Philomena Cleary Stanislaus M Fitzpatrick M Hyacinth Quinlan M Michael Dansey M Xavier Canty M Cecilia Beardwood M Augustine Reidy Marie Therese Belbin M Anthony Bowen M Baptist Osborne M Francis McCarthy M Winifred McAllister M Eulalia Smith M Gertrude Johnson M Joseph Eather M Stanislaus Doyle M Laurence Walsh M Columba Cahill M Gonzaga Johnson M Ambrose J Dirkin M Gabriel Reidy M Sebastian Bailey

Maria Gagiero M Kevin Johnson M Imelda Sheridan M Dorothea Johnson M Killian Quinn M Evangelist Osborne M Catherine Fennessy M Rose Butler M Agnes McCue M Josephine Saye M Aloysius Carroll M Gerard Kennedy M Aquin Bidner M Clare Whelan M Patrick Davies M Berchmans Anderson M Bernard Hanslowe Gabrielle Ivory M Lucy O’Sullivan M Monica Wright M Magdalen Saye M Marcellus McAnelly M Francis Healy M Teresa Hart M Benedict White M Ursula Chivers M Carmel Noonan M Chanel Burt M Canice Cronin M Augustine O’Reilly M Paul Lynch M Bernadette Pollard M Camillus Lister M Patricia McGuire

M de Sales Ulbrich M Dominic Perrin M Eustelle Smith Rose Kelly M Leonard Huxtable Moira Orpwood M Celsus McCarthy M Agatha Williams M Brendan Keogh M Celestine Dawson M Fabian Laugher M Joan McHugh M Andrea Colrain M Colman Fallon Barbara Duggan M Bernardine Dinon M Veronica Higgins Margaret M Littlejohn M Brigid Barry Marie Therese Pardoe M Paschal Briggs M Philomena Healy M Malachy Healy Marlene Binns Josephine Howe M Anne Wilkinson- Thompson Francis M Fallon M Leonie Clark M Paulinus Durkin M Kieran Cahill M Alacoque Cornish Lucy Jarvis

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parish and diocesan ministries, adult faith education and spirituality. In 1987, the Sisters marked the centenary of the Tasmanian foundation by establishing the Emmanuel Pastoral and Spirituality Centre, on the site of the former boarding school in Launceston. This was in response to the needs expressed by the people at the Diocesan Assembly in 1986.

In 1995, at the request of the Catholic people of the area, the Sisters returned to Forth, the second of the Tasmanian foundations, which had closed in the 50’s and established the MacKillop Hill Spirituality Centre on the site.

In 2010, the refurbished Mother House at New Town was opened as the Josephite Mission and History Centre which holds the Tasmanian story for future generations. Staff and students from Catholic schools and, particularly, those schools founded by the Sisters of St Joseph come to the centre to learn their heritage and to experience Josephite spirituality.

As for all the Sisters they founded, Father Julian and Mary MacKillop’s innovative, radical and flexible way of responding to the diverse needs of their times has always provided the inspiration and the challenge for the Tasmanian Sisters of St Joseph.

For many years, it has been the desire of the Tasmanian Sisters to be united with the original congregation, believing that this was also the desire of our founders. Today, we celebrate the fact that this dream has been realised.

Mary and Julian - Reg Campbell Perthville St Joseph - Anne Steenbergen rsj Goulburn

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Mary Josepha Aiken Mary Cyril Andrews Valerie Becker Josephine Brady Valerie Burns Margaret Chandler Margaret Cousins Joan Cowmeadow Jillian Dance Patricia Dance Mary Mechtilde Dillon Veronica Dillon Gwendoline Dooley Anna Durkin Helen Hickey Kathleen Howe Carmel Jones Sue McGuinness Mary Luke McMahon Mary Cecilia Newman Mary Noonan Colleen Power Teresa Ransom Mary Martina Roberts Maria Goretti Smith Lorraine Sweeney Mary Virgil Virtue

SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH TASMANIA

2012

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THE INTRODUCTORY RITES PROCESSIONAL HYMN:

CANTICLE OF THE SUN Marty Haugen

The heavens are telling the glory of God, And all creation is shouting for joy. Come, dance in the forest, come, play in the field, And sing, sing to the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the sun, the bringer of day, He carries the light of the Lord in his rays, The moon and the stars who light up the way Unto your throne.

Praise for the wind that blows through the trees, The sea’s mighty storms, the gentlest breeze. They blow where they will, they blow where they please, To please the Lord.

Praise for the rain that waters our fields, And blesses our crops so all the earth yields. From death unto life her myst’ry revealed, Springs forth in joy.

Praise for the fire who gives us his light, The warmth of the sun to brighten our night. He dances with joy, his spirit so bright, He sings of you.

Praise for the earth who makes life to grow, The creatures you made to let your life show, The flowers and trees that help us to know

The heart of love.

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The Mother House was blessed and opened at New Town, Hobart in 1908 and the Sisters took responsibility for the parish school which would later become Sacred Heart College. This was the first foundation made by the Sisters in an urban area.

In the 1930’s, a property was purchased at New Town for use as a novitiate. St Joseph’s Juniorate was established in Launceston and three more schools were opened.

In 1946, Regis House a hostel for young girls who had to move to the city for work was opened in Launceston. The hostel system for girls away from home thus became an integral part of the sisters’ ministry for fifteen years until a shortage of teachers for the schools compelled the Sisters to pass the hostel over to the care of the Missionary Sisters of Service.

The 1950’s brought further developments. Two boarding schools for girls were opened and conducted by the Sisters. St Joseph’s Waterton Hall catered for the education of girls between the ages of four and twelve and a Boarding School for secondary students commenced at St Thomas More's School, Newstead. For many years, this made it possible for children from the remote islands in Bass Strait to receive a Catholic education. The Sisters continued to respond to the need for the provision of Catholic education in the more isolated parts of the diocese, establishing schools at Smithton in the far north-west of the island and at Rosebery, a mining town on the West Coast.

In 1967 the five diocesan Congregations of Sisters of St Joseph which originated at Perthville came together to form the Australian New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph with a common Constitution.

In the late 1970’s and the 1980’s, the ministries of the Sisters became more diversified with Sisters working in

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HISTORY:

The Tasmanian Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph is one of the five Diocesan Congregations which emerged from the original foundation of Sisters of St Joseph at Penola, South Australia in 1866 by Father Julian Tenison Woods and Mother Mary MacKillop.

At the request of Bishop Matthew Quinn, a foundation was made by Mother Mary MacKillop at Perthville in the Bathurst Diocese in New South Wales on 16 July, 1872. Bishop Quinn who was used to the Irish model of Religious life, with control centred in the Bishop of the Diocese, wished to change the character of the Congregation from one governed by Central Authority, as upheld by Rome in 1873, to a Diocesan Institute.

Sister Hyacinth and Sister Evangelist, together with a group of Irish postulants, responded to his wish and formed at Perthville the nucleus of a Diocesan Institute which dates back to January, 1876. Its first Rule, identical in spirit to the original rule, was drawn up at Bishop Quinn’s request by Fr Julian Tenison Woods, who guided the Institute in its earliest years.

Communities of Sisters were later sent from Perthville to Whanganui, New Zealand, 24th April 1880; to Goulburn, New South Wales, 13th August 1882; to Lochinvar, New South Wales, 2nd September 1883; and Westbury, Tasmania, 24th May 1887.

Rapid expansion of the ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Catholic Education followed the first foundation of the convent and school at Westbury in 1887. Convent schools were established at Hamilton-on-Forth (May 1889), Ulverstone (July 1889), Devonport (January, 1891). By the turn of the century, the Sisters had made thirteen foundations, including one in Victoria, and were conducting schools in remote settlements, rural and mining towns throughout Tasmania.

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WELCOME TO THE LAND Rachael Quillerat

WELCOME: Sr Jillian Dance rsj

SIGN OF THE CROSS: Archbishop: In the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen

GREETING:

Archbishop: Peace be with you All: And with your spirit

SPRINKLING RITE:

If we have died to ourselves in Jesus Then we shall arise to new life in Him. Alleluia. Alleluia.

We are fire and water We are symbol and sign of grace, We are the myst’ry We are the image of God’s own face.

In the water we seek him, In the well-spring of all that lives, All who are thirsty Come and be filled with the life he gives.

In the fire we seek him, In the hungers and pains we bear,

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Hope for the hopeless, Gently revealed in the love we share.

In our dying and rising, We shall follow where he has gone Pilgrims and lovers, He is our story and he our song.

Flowing out of the desert Rolling down from the mountain side Up from within you Water of newness and life eternal.

Raining down from the heavens Springing up from the driest earth Simple and holy Water of love and life eternal.

Gift of love and of mercy Given freely to all who thirst Gentle and yielding Water of grace and life eternal. Alleluia. Alleluia.

GLORIA: Paul Taylor

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father.

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All: Amen

And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you for ever.

All: Amen

DISMISSAL:

RECESSIONAL HYMN: WE ARE CALLED David Haas

Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord! We are called to be light for the kingdom, To live in the freedom of the city of God!

Refrain: We are called to act with justice, We are called to love tenderly, We are called to serve one another, To walk humbly with God!

Come! Open your heart! Show your mercy to all those in fear! We are called to be hope for the hopeless So all hatred and blindness will be no more!

Sing! Sing a new song! Sing of that great day when all will be one! God will reign, and we’ll walk with each other As sisters and brothers united in love!

Hymns used with permission International Word of Life

Licence Number 433

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Archbishop: Loving God, we ask you to bless + this plaque which commemorates the arrival of the first Sisters of St Joseph in Tasmania in 1887. May it inspire all who see it to imitate their courage and commitment. May we continue to love You by serving others, in the spirit of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, All: Amen

SOLEMN BLESSING:

Archbishop:May God, who through the childbearing of the BlessedVirgin Mary willed in his great kindness to redeem the human race, be pleased to enrich you with his blessing.

All: Amen

May you know always and everywhere the protection of her, through whom you have been found worthy to receive the author of life.

All: Amen

May you, who have devoutly gathered on this day, carry away with you the gifts of spiritual joys andheavenly rewards.

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Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen

COLLECT PRAYER:

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING: Sr Josephine Dubiel rsj Proverbs 31: 10-13; 19-20; 30-31

Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Jenny O’Brien

Antiphon: You are the highest honour of your race - All repeat

May you be blessed my daughter, by God Most High Beyond all women on the earth;

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And may the Lord God be blessed the creator of heaven and earth. (Antiphon)

The trust that you have shownshall never leave the hearts of those who remember the pow’r of God the Most High (Antiphon)

God grant you to be always held in honour and rewarded with blessings since you did not consider your own life, when our nation was brought to its knees. (Antiphon)

SECOND READING: Mrs Bev Voss James 3: 13-18

Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Alleluia, alleluia! Repeat

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for your firm believing, that the promises of the Lord would be fulfilled Alleluia! Repeat

GOSPEL: Luke 1: 39 – 56

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

HOMILY: Archbishop Adrian Doyle

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For this is life: The floods that overwhelm you: For this is life:The streams of death and Life For this is lifeThe waters that sustain you. ----O come to the feast O come to the feast.

And you who are enslaved: Come to the waters!This is the feast of freedom: Come to the feast! To all who live in fear: Come to the waters!Join in the feast with courage: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The waters that have freed you: For this is life: The saving stream of God: For this is life:To share around the table ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

And all who are oppressed: Come to the waters! This is the feast of justice: Come to the feast! And you, the lost and broken: Come to the waters! This is the feast of healing: Come to the feast

For this is life:To die and rise in Jesus For this is life: To share the life of Christ: For this is life:The bread and wine of justice. ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

THE CONCLUDING RITES

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION:

BLESSING OF PLAQUE: Unveiling: Sr M Cyril Andrews rsj

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See the face of Christ revealed in ev’ry person Standing by your side. Gift to one another, And temples of your love.

COME TO THE FEAST Marty Haugen

Cantor: All:

To ev’ryone that thirsts: Come to the waters!Here is an end to hunger: Come to the feast!And ev’ryone who labours: Come to the waters!All you who have no money: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The waters of the Jordan For this is life: The waters of your birth For this is life:The waters that renew you ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

To ev’ryone who seeks: Come to the waters! Hear me and share the riches: Come to the feast! And ev’ryone who mourns Come to the waters! Now is an end to sadness: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The streams of joy and gladness For this is life:The rains that bring you joy: For this is life:The waters that restore you. ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.Let all who seek their God: Come to the waters! Heed now the one who calls you: Come to the feast!The everlasting stream: Come to the waters! Drink deep the cup that saves you: Come to the feast!

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RITUAL INTRODUCTION: Sr Sue McGuinness rsj On behalf of the Sisters of St Joseph in Tasmania, Sister Jillian Dance petitioned the Holy See to allow our Congregation to become one with the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. This petition was submitted after a long process of prayer, study and discernment and with the approval of Archbishop Adrian Doyle. It was accompanied by the strong support of the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sister Anne Derwin. It was with great rejoicing that we received the formal decree from Rome signed on 19 March, 2012, the Feast of St Joseph.

PROCLAMATION OF DECREE: Fr Mark Freeman… The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, having carefully studied both the request and the letter with which the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, accept(ed) this proposed fusion, and having obtained the consent of the Congressio of 16 March, 2012, with this present Decree, in accordance with canon 582, authorises the fusion of the Sisters of St Joseph, Tasmania with the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. ….

Given at the Vatican, 19 March, 2012. Feast of St Joseph.

Signed by the Cardinal Prefect, Joao B. de A’viz. and secretary, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin. C.Ss. R.

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ALL SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH:

Let us pray: Loving God, we pray in thanksgiving for the gift of this moment. You have heard the deep desire of our Tasmanian Sisters for unity. May this step we take today be for all a sign of reconciliation and hope. May it deepen our commitment to You. May we Sisters of St Joseph, following the example of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods, respond to the needs of your poor and work for justice and peace in our world.

SR ANNE DERWIN: Would the Tasmanian Sisters of St Joseph come forward: Sisters, receive the constitutions of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. As you have generously lived according to the way of life and the same spirit described for you in the constitutions of the Australian-New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph, A Future and A Hope, now accept these constitutions as your way of consecrated life. May they inspire, encourage and strengthen you to live an ever deeper commitment as Sisters of St Joseph. As you continue to share in the Mission of Jesus, may you live generously with the spirit of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods who sought “ways by which God’s saving love might be brought to the poor”. (Constitutions n. 4)

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All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us (Repeat)

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world grant us peace

All: Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed

WE REMEMBER Marty Haugen

We remember how you loved us to your death, And still we celebrate, for you are with us here. And we believe that we will see you When you come In your glory, Lord. We remember, we celebrate, we believe.

Here a million wounded souls are yearning Just to touch you and be healed. Gather all your people And hold them to your heart.

Now we recreate your love. We bring the bread and wine to share a meal. Sign of grace and mercy, The presence of the Lord.

Christ, the Father’s great ‘Amen’ To all the hopes and dreams of ev’ry heart. Peace beyond all telling And freedom from all fear.

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER:

Archbishop: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit

Archbishop: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord

Archbishop: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right and just

HOLY HOLY: Paul Taylor

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts Heaven and earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION: Paul Taylor

All: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again

GREAT AMEN: All Paul Taylor

THE COMMUNION RITE

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

SIGN OF PEACE:

LAMB OF GOD: Paul Taylor 11

TASMANIAN SISTERS:

We accept these constitutions as our way of vowed life as Sisters of St Joseph and pray that with God’s help we will continue to live faithfully in the spirit of our co-founders, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

SR ANNE DERWIN:

Sisters, receive this emblem as a symbol of your membership of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Let it be for others a sign of your way of life as a consecrated religious. May it encourage you to live generously in the footsteps of our co-founders, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

WORDS OF WELCOME: Sr Anne Derwin rsj

ALL SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH:

As a Sister of St Joseph, and before all here present, I renew my commitment to live according to the vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience to God. Relying on the power of the Holy Spirit and encouraged by the example of Mary and Joseph, Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods, I commit myself wholeheartedly to my way of life as a Sister of St Joseph and pledge to express this commitment in generous service of God and of God’s people.

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All stand - GREAT ST JOSEPH A Gereon Stein (1852)

Great Saint Joseph! Son of David, Foster-father of our Lord. Spouse of Mary ever Virgin, Keeping o’er them watch and ward! In the stable thou didst guard them With a father’s loving care; Thou by God’s command didst save them From the cruel Herod’s snare.

Three long days in grief and anguish With his Mother sweet and mild, Mary, virgin, thou didst wander, Seeking the beloved child. In the Temple thou didst find him: Oh what joy then filled thy heart! In thy sorrows, in thy gladness, Grant us Joseph, to have part.

Clasped in Jesus’ arms and Mary’s When death gently came at last, Thy pure spirit sweetly sighing From its earthly dwelling passed. Dear Saint Joseph! by that passing May our death be like to thine; And with Jesus, Mary, Joseph May our souls forever shine.

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PROFESSION OF FAITH: I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen

UNIVERSAL PRAYER: Sr Margaret Cousins rsj

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Sr Maria Goretti Smith rsj, Mr Craig Deayton + Student

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church

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All stand - GREAT ST JOSEPH A Gereon Stein (1852)

Great Saint Joseph! Son of David, Foster-father of our Lord. Spouse of Mary ever Virgin, Keeping o’er them watch and ward! In the stable thou didst guard them With a father’s loving care; Thou by God’s command didst save them From the cruel Herod’s snare.

Three long days in grief and anguish With his Mother sweet and mild, Mary, virgin, thou didst wander, Seeking the beloved child. In the Temple thou didst find him: Oh what joy then filled thy heart! In thy sorrows, in thy gladness, Grant us Joseph, to have part.

Clasped in Jesus’ arms and Mary’s When death gently came at last, Thy pure spirit sweetly sighing From its earthly dwelling passed. Dear Saint Joseph! by that passing May our death be like to thine; And with Jesus, Mary, Joseph May our souls forever shine.

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PROFESSION OF FAITH: I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen

UNIVERSAL PRAYER: Sr Margaret Cousins rsj

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Sr Maria Goretti Smith rsj, Mr Craig Deayton + Student

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER:

Archbishop: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit

Archbishop: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord

Archbishop: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right and just

HOLY HOLY: Paul Taylor

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts Heaven and earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION: Paul Taylor

All: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again

GREAT AMEN: All Paul Taylor

THE COMMUNION RITE

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

SIGN OF PEACE:

LAMB OF GOD: Paul Taylor 11

TASMANIAN SISTERS:

We accept these constitutions as our way of vowed life as Sisters of St Joseph and pray that with God’s help we will continue to live faithfully in the spirit of our co-founders, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

SR ANNE DERWIN:

Sisters, receive this emblem as a symbol of your membership of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Let it be for others a sign of your way of life as a consecrated religious. May it encourage you to live generously in the footsteps of our co-founders, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

WORDS OF WELCOME: Sr Anne Derwin rsj

ALL SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH:

As a Sister of St Joseph, and before all here present, I renew my commitment to live according to the vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience to God. Relying on the power of the Holy Spirit and encouraged by the example of Mary and Joseph, Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods, I commit myself wholeheartedly to my way of life as a Sister of St Joseph and pledge to express this commitment in generous service of God and of God’s people.

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ALL SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH:

Let us pray: Loving God, we pray in thanksgiving for the gift of this moment. You have heard the deep desire of our Tasmanian Sisters for unity. May this step we take today be for all a sign of reconciliation and hope. May it deepen our commitment to You. May we Sisters of St Joseph, following the example of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods, respond to the needs of your poor and work for justice and peace in our world.

SR ANNE DERWIN: Would the Tasmanian Sisters of St Joseph come forward: Sisters, receive the constitutions of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. As you have generously lived according to the way of life and the same spirit described for you in the constitutions of the Australian-New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph, A Future and A Hope, now accept these constitutions as your way of consecrated life. May they inspire, encourage and strengthen you to live an ever deeper commitment as Sisters of St Joseph. As you continue to share in the Mission of Jesus, may you live generously with the spirit of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods who sought “ways by which God’s saving love might be brought to the poor”. (Constitutions n. 4)

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All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us (Repeat)

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world grant us peace

All: Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed

WE REMEMBER Marty Haugen

We remember how you loved us to your death, And still we celebrate, for you are with us here. And we believe that we will see you When you come In your glory, Lord. We remember, we celebrate, we believe.

Here a million wounded souls are yearning Just to touch you and be healed. Gather all your people And hold them to your heart.

Now we recreate your love. We bring the bread and wine to share a meal. Sign of grace and mercy, The presence of the Lord.

Christ, the Father’s great ‘Amen’ To all the hopes and dreams of ev’ry heart. Peace beyond all telling And freedom from all fear.

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See the face of Christ revealed in ev’ry person Standing by your side. Gift to one another, And temples of your love.

COME TO THE FEAST Marty Haugen

Cantor: All:

To ev’ryone that thirsts: Come to the waters!Here is an end to hunger: Come to the feast!And ev’ryone who labours: Come to the waters!All you who have no money: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The waters of the Jordan For this is life: The waters of your birth For this is life:The waters that renew you ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

To ev’ryone who seeks: Come to the waters! Hear me and share the riches: Come to the feast! And ev’ryone who mourns Come to the waters! Now is an end to sadness: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The streams of joy and gladness For this is life:The rains that bring you joy: For this is life:The waters that restore you. ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.Let all who seek their God: Come to the waters! Heed now the one who calls you: Come to the feast!The everlasting stream: Come to the waters! Drink deep the cup that saves you: Come to the feast!

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RITUAL INTRODUCTION: Sr Sue McGuinness rsj On behalf of the Sisters of St Joseph in Tasmania, Sister Jillian Dance petitioned the Holy See to allow our Congregation to become one with the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. This petition was submitted after a long process of prayer, study and discernment and with the approval of Archbishop Adrian Doyle. It was accompanied by the strong support of the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sister Anne Derwin. It was with great rejoicing that we received the formal decree from Rome signed on 19 March, 2012, the Feast of St Joseph.

PROCLAMATION OF DECREE: Fr Mark Freeman… The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, having carefully studied both the request and the letter with which the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, accept(ed) this proposed fusion, and having obtained the consent of the Congressio of 16 March, 2012, with this present Decree, in accordance with canon 582, authorises the fusion of the Sisters of St Joseph, Tasmania with the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. ….

Given at the Vatican, 19 March, 2012. Feast of St Joseph.

Signed by the Cardinal Prefect, Joao B. de A’viz. and secretary, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin. C.Ss. R.

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And may the Lord God be blessed the creator of heaven and earth. (Antiphon)

The trust that you have shownshall never leave the hearts of those who remember the pow’r of God the Most High (Antiphon)

God grant you to be always held in honour and rewarded with blessings since you did not consider your own life, when our nation was brought to its knees. (Antiphon)

SECOND READING: Mrs Bev Voss James 3: 13-18

Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Alleluia, alleluia! Repeat

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for your firm believing, that the promises of the Lord would be fulfilled Alleluia! Repeat

GOSPEL: Luke 1: 39 – 56

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

HOMILY: Archbishop Adrian Doyle

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For this is life: The floods that overwhelm you: For this is life:The streams of death and Life For this is lifeThe waters that sustain you. ----O come to the feast O come to the feast.

And you who are enslaved: Come to the waters!This is the feast of freedom: Come to the feast! To all who live in fear: Come to the waters!Join in the feast with courage: Come to the feast!

For this is life: The waters that have freed you: For this is life: The saving stream of God: For this is life:To share around the table ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

And all who are oppressed: Come to the waters! This is the feast of justice: Come to the feast! And you, the lost and broken: Come to the waters! This is the feast of healing: Come to the feast

For this is life:To die and rise in Jesus For this is life: To share the life of Christ: For this is life:The bread and wine of justice. ---- O come to the feast: O come to the feast.

THE CONCLUDING RITES

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION:

BLESSING OF PLAQUE: Unveiling: Sr M Cyril Andrews rsj

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Archbishop: Loving God, we ask you to bless + this plaque which commemorates the arrival of the first Sisters of St Joseph in Tasmania in 1887. May it inspire all who see it to imitate their courage and commitment. May we continue to love You by serving others, in the spirit of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, All: Amen

SOLEMN BLESSING:

Archbishop:May God, who through the childbearing of the BlessedVirgin Mary willed in his great kindness to redeem the human race, be pleased to enrich you with his blessing.

All: Amen

May you know always and everywhere the protection of her, through whom you have been found worthy to receive the author of life.

All: Amen

May you, who have devoutly gathered on this day, carry away with you the gifts of spiritual joys andheavenly rewards.

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Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen

COLLECT PRAYER:

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING: Sr Josephine Dubiel rsj Proverbs 31: 10-13; 19-20; 30-31

Reader: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Jenny O’Brien

Antiphon: You are the highest honour of your race - All repeat

May you be blessed my daughter, by God Most High Beyond all women on the earth;

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Hope for the hopeless, Gently revealed in the love we share.

In our dying and rising, We shall follow where he has gone Pilgrims and lovers, He is our story and he our song.

Flowing out of the desert Rolling down from the mountain side Up from within you Water of newness and life eternal.

Raining down from the heavens Springing up from the driest earth Simple and holy Water of love and life eternal.

Gift of love and of mercy Given freely to all who thirst Gentle and yielding Water of grace and life eternal. Alleluia. Alleluia.

GLORIA: Paul Taylor

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father.

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All: Amen

And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you for ever.

All: Amen

DISMISSAL:

RECESSIONAL HYMN: WE ARE CALLED David Haas

Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord! We are called to be light for the kingdom, To live in the freedom of the city of God!

Refrain: We are called to act with justice, We are called to love tenderly, We are called to serve one another, To walk humbly with God!

Come! Open your heart! Show your mercy to all those in fear! We are called to be hope for the hopeless So all hatred and blindness will be no more!

Sing! Sing a new song! Sing of that great day when all will be one! God will reign, and we’ll walk with each other As sisters and brothers united in love!

Hymns used with permission International Word of Life

Licence Number 433

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HISTORY:

The Tasmanian Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph is one of the five Diocesan Congregations which emerged from the original foundation of Sisters of St Joseph at Penola, South Australia in 1866 by Father Julian Tenison Woods and Mother Mary MacKillop.

At the request of Bishop Matthew Quinn, a foundation was made by Mother Mary MacKillop at Perthville in the Bathurst Diocese in New South Wales on 16 July, 1872. Bishop Quinn who was used to the Irish model of Religious life, with control centred in the Bishop of the Diocese, wished to change the character of the Congregation from one governed by Central Authority, as upheld by Rome in 1873, to a Diocesan Institute.

Sister Hyacinth and Sister Evangelist, together with a group of Irish postulants, responded to his wish and formed at Perthville the nucleus of a Diocesan Institute which dates back to January, 1876. Its first Rule, identical in spirit to the original rule, was drawn up at Bishop Quinn’s request by Fr Julian Tenison Woods, who guided the Institute in its earliest years.

Communities of Sisters were later sent from Perthville to Whanganui, New Zealand, 24th April 1880; to Goulburn, New South Wales, 13th August 1882; to Lochinvar, New South Wales, 2nd September 1883; and Westbury, Tasmania, 24th May 1887.

Rapid expansion of the ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Catholic Education followed the first foundation of the convent and school at Westbury in 1887. Convent schools were established at Hamilton-on-Forth (May 1889), Ulverstone (July 1889), Devonport (January, 1891). By the turn of the century, the Sisters had made thirteen foundations, including one in Victoria, and were conducting schools in remote settlements, rural and mining towns throughout Tasmania.

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WELCOME TO THE LAND Rachael Quillerat

WELCOME: Sr Jillian Dance rsj

SIGN OF THE CROSS: Archbishop: In the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen

GREETING:

Archbishop: Peace be with you All: And with your spirit

SPRINKLING RITE:

If we have died to ourselves in Jesus Then we shall arise to new life in Him. Alleluia. Alleluia.

We are fire and water We are symbol and sign of grace, We are the myst’ry We are the image of God’s own face.

In the water we seek him, In the well-spring of all that lives, All who are thirsty Come and be filled with the life he gives.

In the fire we seek him, In the hungers and pains we bear,

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THE INTRODUCTORY RITES PROCESSIONAL HYMN:

CANTICLE OF THE SUN Marty Haugen

The heavens are telling the glory of God, And all creation is shouting for joy. Come, dance in the forest, come, play in the field, And sing, sing to the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the sun, the bringer of day, He carries the light of the Lord in his rays, The moon and the stars who light up the way Unto your throne.

Praise for the wind that blows through the trees, The sea’s mighty storms, the gentlest breeze. They blow where they will, they blow where they please, To please the Lord.

Praise for the rain that waters our fields, And blesses our crops so all the earth yields. From death unto life her myst’ry revealed, Springs forth in joy.

Praise for the fire who gives us his light, The warmth of the sun to brighten our night. He dances with joy, his spirit so bright, He sings of you.

Praise for the earth who makes life to grow, The creatures you made to let your life show, The flowers and trees that help us to know

The heart of love.

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The Mother House was blessed and opened at New Town, Hobart in 1908 and the Sisters took responsibility for the parish school which would later become Sacred Heart College. This was the first foundation made by the Sisters in an urban area.

In the 1930’s, a property was purchased at New Town for use as a novitiate. St Joseph’s Juniorate was established in Launceston and three more schools were opened.

In 1946, Regis House a hostel for young girls who had to move to the city for work was opened in Launceston. The hostel system for girls away from home thus became an integral part of the sisters’ ministry for fifteen years until a shortage of teachers for the schools compelled the Sisters to pass the hostel over to the care of the Missionary Sisters of Service.

The 1950’s brought further developments. Two boarding schools for girls were opened and conducted by the Sisters. St Joseph’s Waterton Hall catered for the education of girls between the ages of four and twelve and a Boarding School for secondary students commenced at St Thomas More's School, Newstead. For many years, this made it possible for children from the remote islands in Bass Strait to receive a Catholic education. The Sisters continued to respond to the need for the provision of Catholic education in the more isolated parts of the diocese, establishing schools at Smithton in the far north-west of the island and at Rosebery, a mining town on the West Coast.

In 1967 the five diocesan Congregations of Sisters of St Joseph which originated at Perthville came together to form the Australian New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph with a common Constitution.

In the late 1970’s and the 1980’s, the ministries of the Sisters became more diversified with Sisters working in

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parish and diocesan ministries, adult faith education and spirituality. In 1987, the Sisters marked the centenary of the Tasmanian foundation by establishing the Emmanuel Pastoral and Spirituality Centre, on the site of the former boarding school in Launceston. This was in response to the needs expressed by the people at the Diocesan Assembly in 1986.

In 1995, at the request of the Catholic people of the area, the Sisters returned to Forth, the second of the Tasmanian foundations, which had closed in the 50’s and established the MacKillop Hill Spirituality Centre on the site.

In 2010, the refurbished Mother House at New Town was opened as the Josephite Mission and History Centre which holds the Tasmanian story for future generations. Staff and students from Catholic schools and, particularly, those schools founded by the Sisters of St Joseph come to the centre to learn their heritage and to experience Josephite spirituality.

As for all the Sisters they founded, Father Julian and Mary MacKillop’s innovative, radical and flexible way of responding to the diverse needs of their times has always provided the inspiration and the challenge for the Tasmanian Sisters of St Joseph.

For many years, it has been the desire of the Tasmanian Sisters to be united with the original congregation, believing that this was also the desire of our founders. Today, we celebrate the fact that this dream has been realised.

Mary and Julian - Reg Campbell Perthville St Joseph - Anne Steenbergen rsj Goulburn

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Mary Josepha Aiken Mary Cyril Andrews Valerie Becker Josephine Brady Valerie Burns Margaret Chandler Margaret Cousins Joan Cowmeadow Jillian Dance Patricia Dance Mary Mechtilde Dillon Veronica Dillon Gwendoline Dooley Anna Durkin Helen Hickey Kathleen Howe Carmel Jones Sue McGuinness Mary Luke McMahon Mary Cecilia Newman Mary Noonan Colleen Power Teresa Ransom Mary Martina Roberts Maria Goretti Smith Lorraine Sweeney Mary Virgil Virtue

SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH TASMANIA

2012

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Principal Celebrant: Archbishop Adrian Doyle DD AM Concelebrants: Priests of the Archdiocese of Hobart Organist: Mrs Janet Hoare Musicians/Soloists: Parish of Launceston

Sr Anne Derwin: Congregation Leader of the

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Sisters of St Joseph from

Australia and New Zealand

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DECEASED SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH TASMANIA 1905-2010

M Magdalene Hegarty M Eustelle Cleary M Josephine Johnstone M Bernard Fogarty M Patrick Nolan M Vincent Bowler M John Dowling (L)

M Veronica Johnson M Alacoque Gallagher M Benigna Corry M Ignatius Charters M Canice McMahon M Philomena Cleary Stanislaus M Fitzpatrick M Hyacinth Quinlan M Michael Dansey M Xavier Canty M Cecilia Beardwood M Augustine Reidy Marie Therese Belbin M Anthony Bowen M Baptist Osborne M Francis McCarthy M Winifred McAllister M Eulalia Smith M Gertrude Johnson M Joseph Eather M Stanislaus Doyle M Laurence Walsh M Columba Cahill M Gonzaga Johnson M Ambrose J Dirkin M Gabriel Reidy M Sebastian Bailey

Maria Gagiero M Kevin Johnson M Imelda Sheridan M Dorothea Johnson M Killian Quinn M Evangelist Osborne M Catherine Fennessy M Rose Butler M Agnes McCue M Josephine Saye M Aloysius Carroll M Gerard Kennedy M Aquin Bidner M Clare Whelan M Patrick Davies M Berchmans Anderson M Bernard Hanslowe Gabrielle Ivory M Lucy O’Sullivan M Monica Wright M Magdalen Saye M Marcellus McAnelly M Francis Healy M Teresa Hart M Benedict White M Ursula Chivers M Carmel Noonan M Chanel Burt M Canice Cronin M Augustine O’Reilly M Paul Lynch M Bernadette Pollard M Camillus Lister M Patricia McGuire

M de Sales Ulbrich M Dominic Perrin M Eustelle Smith Rose Kelly M Leonard Huxtable Moira Orpwood M Celsus McCarthy M Agatha Williams M Brendan Keogh M Celestine Dawson M Fabian Laugher M Joan McHugh M Andrea Colrain M Colman Fallon Barbara Duggan M Bernardine Dinon M Veronica Higgins Margaret M Littlejohn M Brigid Barry Marie Therese Pardoe M Paschal Briggs M Philomena Healy M Malachy Healy Marlene Binns Josephine Howe M Anne Wilkinson- Thompson Francis M Fallon M Leonie Clark M Paulinus Durkin M Kieran Cahill M Alacoque Cornish Lucy Jarvis

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Holy Trinity Church Westbury

Feast of Our Lady

Help of Christians

24 May 2012

In Celebration

of the

125th Anniversary of the Tasmanian

Sisters of St Joseph