The MSC Spirituality Centre in Galway city, Croi Nua (New Heart) has recently announced a series of new events for the coming months.  They include the second part of an Enneagram workshop to be held in March and a new Lenten Lecture series in preparation for Easter 2010 - "Finding Easter Hope in Lenten Times".

These come on the back of a very successful Autumn lecture series based on the theme "The courage to believe" which attracted between 60-95 persons to each lecture.

Tuesday 8th December is the Foundation Day of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.  On the day of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 the young Fr Jules Chevalier and his early companions founded our "Little Society".

155 years later our present Superior General, Fr Mark McDonald MSC addresses a letter to the whole Congregation.

In it he writes, "We should all be proud and thankful that we have been given the grace to follow in the footsteps of Fr. Jules Chevalier and the privilege of sharing his vision of God’s love with the world. As we celebrate today, let us remember these 155 years of history and recommit ourselves to living and sharing our charism in today’s world."

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Fr Leo Hill MSC of the Australian Province who was visiting the MSC community in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Fr Leo was ordained in 1958 and celebrated his golden jubilee earlier this year.  His ministry included many years on the Parish Mission team of the Australian Province and a period as an MSC Superior.  He also served as a Parish Priest in Darwin in the north of Australia.

He  was hugely popular and much loved. His funeral will be held on Thursday, 10th December at 10am in the parish church of Ss. Alban and Stephen, St Albans followed by burial at Hatfield Road Cemetery. All are welcome.