Lusi was first inspired by seeing the SMSM Sisters living their lives doing good work for everyone. Sister Lusiana had always wanted to be a primary school teacher, and after two years religious training to become a Sister of Compassion in Wellington, she returned to Fiji to train as a teacher at Corpus Christi Training College. After the first term of teaching at Marist Convent, Lami, Sister wondered how a mother of two or three children coped, she had to cope with 45 children in class one. Sister Lusiana is now on the Leadership Team and is a founding member of the Sisters of Compassion mission at Westport when it was established in 2017. In Westport sister undertakes much of the pastoral care and some liturgical ministry to the Westport community and has a valuable outreach into the wider community, some of whom are still recovering from the devasting floods of 2021.
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Sister Martha Chard
Constance Miriam Mary Chard was born at Stratford in Taranaki, on 7 May 1912. Her father, Edward Chard, was born in England and came to New Zealand at a very early age, marrying her mother Amy Carter who was of Irish descent.
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 34
The Story of Suzanne Aubert to be mini-series, A whole new dimension to life, Suzanne Aubert’s birthday celebration...
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Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe
In late 1964, Sister Shirley took over the responsibility of Theatre Nurse in our hospital; a position she held almost unbroken until 1984...