NEWS & MEDIA
New Boreholes for Loreto Rumbek
Early in April, Loreto Rumbek were able to employ a drilling company to implement three new boreholes for the benefit of the local community. The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred...
Gospel Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday of the Year | June 17th
Reflection: Have full confidence. The kingdom of God is coming, even if slowly. One must live with the mystery of God. (619) Gospel (Mark 4:26-34). It is the smallest of all trees; yet it grows into...
Statement by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 14th June 2018
One of our members was sentenced in Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday having been found guilty of a most serious offence against a young person during the early 1980s. We sincerely hope that the...
Sustainable Living: MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme in the Philippines
With the help of the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, an MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme was launched in Antipolo in the Philippines early in 2017. Since then, the...
Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge in South Sudan
Over the past six months, the Loreto Rumbek community has been working in tandem with Misean Cara and the local community of Maker Kuei on their new Seeds of Knowledge project. This project focused...
Perseverance and Pride: Salome’s Story
Having graduated from the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, Salome Piath Gum began work in the Loreto Primary School as part of the Loreto Graduate Programme. In this role, she is...
MSC Missions in the Philippines: Mayon Mission Outreach Programme
Since February, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines have been working to bring aid to families affected by the eruption of Mount Mayon. Between January 13th and February 1st 2018, the volcano...
Dedication and Diligence: Marius’ Story
Marius Rahayaan is a student at Siwa Lima St Joseph’s Technical School in Langgur, Indonesia. Built in 1970, the school is run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart with the aim of educating young...
Gospel Reflection for Pentecost Sunday | May 20th
Reflection: The Holy Spirit and Dialogue with the Modern Age Gospel (John 15:26-27; 16:12-16). The Spirit of truth will lead you to complete truth. In recent decades, in Catholic spirituality and...
Closing 2017 with Open Doors and Hearts
Sr Orla was in contact with us this new year to update us on the ongoing struggles facing the Loreto School Rumbek and their local community in South Sudan. December was a violent month in Maker Kuei (Mah-kher Kew-way). What started as cattle raids became overt...
World Youth Day 2019 Panama
From the 22nd to the 27th of January 2019 World Youth Day is going to take place in Panama in Central America and the MSC Vocations Team is going to be there. If you want to be part of the largest youth event on the planet read on ... What is World Youth Day?...
Love is all you need with MSC Volunteering
Anita, a youth worker and teacher from outside Athlone, shares some of her adventures with MSC Volunteering ... "With our final week fast approaching I am taking the time to reflect and share my volunteering experience with you. Holy Family is an amazing place,...
Cherishing Every Moment with MSC Volunteering
Laura, part of the 2017 MSC Volunteering Team, is a primary school teacher from Co. Tipperary ... "I am on the home stretch here in Ofcolaco at the Holy Family Centre. The last few weeks have went so fast. As the time passes, I realise how important it is to...
MSC Christmas Raffle 2017 – Winners
MSC Christmas Raffle 2017 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the Value of €1,000 J. Higgins Harlesden, London, England 2nd Prize: Twelve Days of Christmas Hamper to the value of €500 M. Daly Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare 3rd Prize: Supreme Christmas Hamper to...
Your donations have helped change lives at the Holy Family Care Centre
We were overjoyed to receive contact from our dear friend Sr Sally Duigan at the Holy Family Care Centre in South Africa who kindly provided us with some updates as to how our most recent fundraising donations have been put to use. "Holy Family Care Centre; the...
Gospel Reflection for Third Sunday of Advent | 17th December 2017
Reflection & Dialogue: Joy of Christian believing, and loathing on its rejection Gospel (John 1:6-8, 19-28). There stands among you – unknown to you – the one who is coming after me. This third Sunday in Advent has been traditionally known in the Latin...
South Sudan: Graduate Housing Update
We were delighted to receive some images this morning from our friends in the Loreto Schools Rumbek. Progress on the building of the graduate housing is coming along very nicely and this is all thanks to your kind and generous support of the South Sudan Summer Appeal...
Light up a Memory Mass 2017 – An Evening of Reflection and Remembrance
On Saturday night, 25th November, we gathered at the Sacred Heart Church to celebrate our annual Light up a Memory Mass. ?️ We were joined on the night by friends and family both locally and around the world who joined us via our Live Stream service. The Light Up...
A Sincere Thank You from South Sudan
This summer, the MSC reached out to support the Loretto Sisters in Rumbek, South Sudan, where they have made huge strides in creating a better life for residents with life saving medical care and essential educational facilities. During her recent visit to...