Monday, 09 August 2021 22:24

A Grand Adventure, by Sister Helen Warman OLSH, 60 years in Papua New Guinea, OLSH and MSC working together.

A Grand Adventure, by Sister Helen Warman OLSH, 60 years in Papua New Guinea, OLSH and MSC working together.

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A Grand Adventure is a memoir written by Sister Helen Warman, an Australian  the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Sister Helen spent sixty years as an educator in Catholic missions to Papua New Guinea, primarily in Milne Bay Province (including the Trobriand Islands and Alotau) and in Port Moresby. Profits from sales will go to the "Back Door" outreach projects run by the OLSH convent in Boroko, Papua New Guinea.

We asked Sister Helen for an outline of those 60 years. She sent this outline of her ministry.

After completing my education from start to finish with then OLSH I entered at Hartzer Park  in November 1953.

After profession I did my teacher training as a J.T at St. Edmunds Croydon Vic 1956 - 1958.

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 OLSH & AD (Handmaids of the Lord) Sisters Boroko

 

On 26th January 1959. I left for Daio Eastern Papua (now Milne Bay). Life really began!

I taught in various Primary  Schools  until 1972 when I went into Sacred Heart High School. 

From 1976 - 1978 I was Catholic Education Secretary in the Diocese of Alotau. When this position was localised I became Christian Education Coordinator, visiting, by boat, our 42 Catholic Primary Schools on 14 scattered Islands. It was rough, wild and wonderful. 

1984 I was transferred to Yule Island as Postulant  Directress.

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At Milne Bay. With ADs from Nimowa.

In 1990 I returned to Milne Bay to continue as CEC.

2002 to Moresby as Coordinator of a Formatirs Course at  Xavier Institute.

2003 nation Christian Education Coordinator in National Education Office. Visited all 19 Dioceses for Workshops, annual Workshops  for all Diocesan CES , CEC, another, with Paul Jennings, for Principals of Catholic Secondary Schools

Resigned after the end of 2009 and began weekly Literacy classes for adults.

Returned to Australia in 2019.

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With the equivalent of the Governor.General. in Canada.

That with other things like a visit to the Holy Land, Canada and other lands,  is my grand, amazingly wonderful life adventure. I marvel at all if has been even as I write this for you. Thanks .Helen.

Sister Helen continues her mission ministry via the MSC Mission Office regular video program, Mission Alive (check the Mission Office site – many past programs there).

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