Sister had trained as a nurse and was well known in Waimate as a dedicated nurse. She played the organ and loved gardening. During an influenza epidemic in the 1960’s, Sister nursed the sisters with skill and love. After some discernment she decided Religious Life was not for her.
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Sister Bertha Gibbs
Gertrude Alice Gibbs was born in Wellington on 18 January, 1890, the daughter of Charles and Mary Gibbs. Gertrude entered the Sisters of Compassion on 29 January, 1910. At the commencement of her Novitiate on 25 September 1910, Gertrude received her Religious name Sister Mary Bertha...
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Sister Santina Daly-Peoples
Santina Cecilia was the eldest daughter of John and Cecilia Daly-Peoples (nee Martini).
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Mike and Coleen
Being involved in the Compassion Soup Kitchen shows that each and every person who comes in contact with the Centre is treated with dignity and compassion and this Compassion seems to be infectious...