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Sister Aloysius Kerrigan
Margaret Kerrigan was born at Ashhurst, near Palmerston North, on 5 September, 1885. She entered as a Postulant on 13 October, 1907 and went to Island Bay when the Noviciate was transferred there in March, 1908. She began her Novitiate on the 17 September, 1908, and received the name of Sister Mary Aloysius. She was professed on 28 September, 1910.
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Sister Adrian Flannery
Helen Rose Flannery, born in Richmond near Oamaru was the third daughter of John and Mary Flannery. Baptised Helen Rose, she lived on the family farm with her three sisters and three brothers before moving to Makikihi where they received their primary education...
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Jacqui
I feel that I was so fortunate to have been able to live and work at the Home of Compassion. I consider it one of the most blessed gifts in my life, and I look forward to returning...