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News Archive 2004The steeple stretches skyward its base forming a landing pad on which angels may alight to sing Glory to God in the highest in this new Jerusalem....
18 December 2004
On Saturday, 27th November 2004, Sisters from the Dee Street, Island Bay and Tiber Street Communities travelled to Otaki to celebrate the commissioning of Sister Mina Fetu’u to Maori Pastoral Ministry.
1 December 2004
On November 13th 2004 Arnold Brooker died at Alexandra Nursing Home in Wellington at the age of 93.
28 November 2004
A woman is meeting the spiritual needs of inmates and staff at Wanganui's Kaitoke Prison.
24 November 2004
The $2.5m Stage 2 upgrade of the Loreto of Compassion Wagga Wagga was declared officially open on April 30, by the Member for Riverina, Kay Hull.
27 October 2004
Sister Duchesne was at a peak in her nursing and midwifery career when she was diagnosed with MS.
2 September 2004
We now have 1,675 Compassionate Friends and 3,765 donors, who have donated $355,800 since we launched our Compassionate Friends programme in July 2002.
28 July 2004
For a number of years the Sisters of Compassion have known that they would not be able to continue the management and governance of Loreto Home of Compassion in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
27 July 2004
As part of my ministry based at the Compassion Centre, I work with refugees and disadvantaged migrants. The circumstances they find themselves in are often very difficult with the strangeness of a new country, a lack of English language skills, the suffering from the loss of loved ones, little money and so on.
28 June 2004
On the first of May this year Sr Annette and I set off on a journey not quite in the footsteps of Suzanne Aubert but the destination was the same – Rome; and then on to Lyon in France where Suzanne was born and lived till she was 25 years old.
28 June 2004
Their Excellencies Monsieur and Madame Marlaud, recently visited the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay and the Compassion Centre at Tory Street.
28 June 2004
When Compassion Hospital was closed in June, 2002, everyone thought that was the end of the Home of Compassion. But not so. A little dash of gold paint on the eves around the building, quickly restored our spirits again, and in April, 2003 the builders arrived to renovate the Rest Home area of the Home into living quarters for the Sisters.
28 June 2004
On 27 May Veronica Gould and Monty Arnott made the first Bequest presentation to about 10 Upper Hutt donors at St Joseph’s Home. The invitees were specially selected from our donor database from those who had made several donations.
1 June 2004
Sister Celine Martin has spent 32 years in a wheelchair with multiple clerosis. She lived in a rest home and needed round-the-clock care.
26 May 2004
A Tongan nun at the Home of Compassion hopes the young Tongan who won the NZ Idol competition will be a good role model for Pacific Island boys and helps to build their self esteem.
13 May 2004
On Sunday evening, in the Home of Compassion Chapel, Island Bay, Wellington, at 7.00 pm 18 April, 2004, Thomas Cardinal Williams, with Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Delegate, Bishop John Dew and other priests, concelebrated a Mass for the inauguration of the Cause of Suzanne Aubert.
20 April 2004
Marian Court blessed and officially opened on Saturday 17th April.
20 April 2004
With the closure of the St Vianney's Home of Compassion in Timaru and the future redevelopment of the site, it was realised there would be no public record of the presence of Sisters of Compassion and their service to the people of South Canterbury in the district.
11 April 2004
The Sisters have been overwhelmed by the level of support received from people throughout the country in response to their Compassionate Friend programme.
14 March 2004
On February 6th 2004, Sisters Rae, Margaret Anne, Josephine Gorman, Vincent, Margaret Pugh, Brendan, Aquinas and Martin, celebrated a meal prepared by Sister Litia at Castlecliff. It was a beautiful day.
6 February 2004
January 8th to 11th 2004 was a deeply spiritual time during the Hikoi (Pilgrimage) with the Wairoa Catholic Maori group.
20 January 2004
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