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End Human Trafficking Day – July 30th 2025

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The theme for 2025: Human Trafficking is Organised Crime – End the Exploitation Every year, about 50 million people world-wide become victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. This World Day is observed to raise awareness, encourage action, and promote the protection of victims. These links offers further information:https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-human-trafficking-day https://www.ijm.org/world-day-against-trafficking-in-persons Prayer for those who are suffering from this evil crime. Bless us God with hearts that grieve injustice. Strengthen our commitment to stop trafficking and slavery of children, women and men in this country and around the world. We ask this confident that You desire freedom and respect for all people. Amen

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Final Moments of Chapter 2024

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We have reached the end of 30 days of Chapter. Long tiring days of sharing, reflection and discernment.We thank all capitulants for their hard work and intense participation. We wish them safe travel backto their provinces. Welcome home to ANZ, our sisters, LynetteToohey and Diana Hayes. Our journey continues.The future is in our hands. general chapter 2024.rscjinternational.org

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Our Journey Continues

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The 2024 Chapter has elected our next Superior General for the next 8 years. CONGRATULATIONS Sr Claire Castaing, RSCJ. We look forward to our next eight years together. A big thank you to Barb Dawson for the past eight years of dedicated service. Blessings on all Chapter delegates who have worked tirelessly to bring us to this moment. Below: Our two previous Superior Generals join newly elected Sr Claire CastaingKathleen Conan (2008-2016), Barbara Dawson (2016-2024), Claire Castaing (2024 – 2032)

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Australia / New Zealand Province Silent Retreat

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Australia / New Zealand Province Silent Retreat

The Province Silent Retreat was held on the weekend of 9th, 10th 11th August at St Joseph’s Baulkham Hills. The theme of this contemplative retreat was ‘In the wilderness responding to the call of the Pierced Heart of Jesus’. The facilitator was Sr Yasuko Taguchi RSCJ from the Province of Japan. Thirty-six retreatants from ANZ Province RSCJ, schools, boards and university colleges gathered on the Friday evening to enjoy a welcome drink and dinner, before entering into the first session on Going out into the Wilderness and then the silence that followed. There were five sessions across the weekend with time in between for personal prayer and reflection. Sr Yasuko,

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Society of the Sacred Heart – General Chapter

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Sister Barbara Dawson, our Superior General, has formally convoked the 2024 Gerneral Chapter. The theme of the Chapter is: COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, TRANSFORMATIONTHROUGH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT. Luke 4:14 Lynette Toohey, rscj and Diana Hayes, rscj left earlier this week to represent Australia and New Zealand at the Chapter which will take place just outside of Rome. Delegates from 43 countries will gather to further the discussions that have taken place by all members of each province in preparation for this important gathering. We would be grateful for your prayer in support of these meetings which will determine the way forward for all RSCJ, our collaborators and companions. .

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Sr Annett’s Cosmic Christ

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Painting of the Cosmic Christ by Sr Annett Hanrahan

In this reflection for the USA Canada Province’s First Friday Reflection, our own Sr Annett Hanrahan discusses her painting of the Cosmic Christ: “I live in the South Pacific, in New Zealand, which is a multi-cultural country, including Maori, Polynesian, Pakeha, and peoples from all parts of Asia. I could not find any images that spoke to me or to any of us of a powerful, loving God, with an all-embracing, all-forgiving love that we as human beings can open to and understand in our very humanness. I wanted to probe the incarnational reality of God in Christ and in all of creation in a language that might have some

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