Our province
The work of the Loreto Sisters and Loreto Province Centre is supported by hundreds of individuals serving as volunteers on committees, boards, programs and reference groups; and making connections in many other ways.
The Loreto Sisters Australia Province Centre is located in Hawthorn, Victoria. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, Aboriginal elders past and present, wherever we work.
A diverse group of dedicated staff and volunteers, including lay and religious, support the work of the province in:
- administration
- aged care
- archives
- communications
- development
- education
- finance and business
- history.
The Loreto Province Archives is located at Mary’s Mount in Ballarat.
Employment opportunities with the Loreto Sisters.
Provincial Council - the Australian leadership team
The Loreto Provincial Council consists of the Province Leader, Margart Mary Flynn ibvm and her leadership team - the Provincial Council, pictured (from bottom left): Margaret Sculley ibvm, Margaret Mary Flynn ibvm, Wendy Hildebrand ibvm, Marg Finlay ibvm and Angela Slattery ibvm.
Along with her team, Margaret Mary Flynn ibvm is responsible for overseeing the mission and ministries of the province including:
- care and support of province members
- fostering unity within the province and wide institute
- supporting local leaders and communities
- developing policies on issues that have emerged at province assemblies
- supporting the wide range of companions who work with sisters in the mission of the institute
- acting as the trustees for property and finance
- taking final responsibility in major decisions affecting Loreto schools
- administration of St Mary’s University College.
Our mission
To transform the Church and the world particularly by empowering women to seek truth and do justice.
Our values
Freedom, Justice, Integrity, Verity, Felicity.
Our circle of friends
Mary Ward had a company of friends who shared her vision, placed their trust in God and stood by her. In this tradition the Loreto Sisters work closely with a circle of friends to carry out their work - making Mary Ward’s vision a continuing, evolving and relevant journey.
“I thank God for our wonderful principals and teachers, the dedicated people who share their expertise on our committee and councils, our office staff, the donors and volunteers who support our development works, and at the heart of it, the sisters who form a nucleus to carry forward our vision and values.”
Christine Burke ibvm
These diverse and multidisciplinary individuals (both lay and religious) contribute their time and expertise to the following:
- Aged Care Committee
- Archives Committee
- History Committee
- Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Committee
- Loreto Futures Team
- Loreto Schools Australia Committee (LSAC)
- Mary Ward International Australia (MWIA) Advisory Committee
- Mary Ward International Australia Board
- Mary Ward Scholarships Committee
- Finance Advisory Committee
- National Education Board for Loreto and FCJ Schools.
And connect with Loreto in other ways:
- Teachers and staff
- Past pupil groups
- Parents and friends groups
- Mary Ward Grant recipients
- MWIA volunteers
- MWIA donors, supporters and project partners
- Friends, families and colleagues on our news mailing lists.
Province contact details
Loreto Province Centre
PO Box 4082
Auburn South Vic 3122
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 03 9813 4023
Fax: 03 9813 4091
Contact us
Photos from top:
Deirdre Browne ibvm, Wendy Hildebrand ibvm, Liz Johnson ibvm
Margaret Mary Flynn ibvm
Christine Burke ibvm, author Mary Ryllis Clark, The Hon Justice Ann Lyons, Jane Kelly ibvm at the launch of Loreto in Australia, Brisbane 2009
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