In May of this year, teachers from two secondary schools in Ireland, Colaiste Chiarain (Leixlip) and Mountmellick Community School, set out on the journey to Zambia as part of the GEE (Global Education Experience) project. Sr. Mary Rossiter writes an account of their visit.

Messages to Mary Rossiter.

A new church in Thailand is a great boon to the Thaiyayi illegal immigrants.

Presentation Sisters in Vasco started a branch of the Open School in 1992 to help youth find a way to decent living. The Sisters had observed that  large numbers of youth in the port town of Goa, Marmagao, were involved in anti-social behaviours and the school was started to provide a second chance to students who for various reasons drop out of the regular education system.

Margaret Kinney, Roberta Jessing, and Flo Sanfilippo celebrated their 10th anniversary as committed Associates on June 19.

Margaret Farrell attended the gathering of Friends of Nano in Mt. St. Anne's in May. Here, she reflects on her experience.

Sarah Ryan, who is currently discerning whether it is God’s will for her to join the Presentation Sisters in New Zealand, recently went on an Outward Bound course as part of her formation.

June 28 dawned in Matlock with a glorious early morning sunrise that was straight from the hands of the Creator. It was in tune with their purpose as they were gathered to celebrate EIGHT JUBILEES: one Platinum, six Diamond and two Golden!

Sr. Kathleen Kennedy recently visited Zambia. Her experience has made her keenly aware of how different life is there. It must be experienced to be fully understood.

Congratulations to Fraynework Multimedia who design and host the Presentation Sisters Union website. They just won the "official honoree" distinction for the 12^th annual Webby Awards - the equivalent of the Oscars for websites. Fraynework received this prestigious award for two web sites in the Religion and Spirituality section: for the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and for RESource, which is an online learning initiative for the Catholic Education Office, Melbourne.

To see some of Fraynework's other website designs, click here. Messages to Anne Walsh at Fraynework.

The The Irish Times is now available free online. The newspaper wants to become the dominant media website in Ireland in the 21^st century. The change from a subscription model to a free newspaper is a significant editorial development.

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