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55-577: RSJ may refer to: Religious Sister of St Joseph, post-nominal by members of the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart Rock Street Journal , an Indian rock magazine Rolled steel joist or I-beam RSJ (band) , a metalcore band from York, UK Richard Speight Jr. , an actor from Nashville, TN Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , American racing driver Topics referred to by

110-666: A 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) farm near Renmark, South Australia , and was described in The Advertiser as one "who has long been recognised as one of Adelaide's leading business magnates ". In October 1925 a fire broke out in his Grote Street store and damaged most of his stock of suits. In 1929, having taken over Conrad's butcher in Hindley Street (possibly upon Conrad's death in 1918), Bruce had butcher shops in Grote Street, Rundle Street , Port Adelaide , and Glenelg . He

165-489: A Catholic school. Woods was appointed Director of Catholic education for South Australia and became the founder, along with MacKillop, of a school they opened in a stable there. After renovations by their brother, the MacKillops started teaching more than 50 children. At this time MacKillop made a declaration of her dedication to God and began wearing black. In 1867 MacKillop became the first member and superior general of

220-649: A Maoist rebel guerrilla organisation. In October 2010, Australian media reported McCormack's possible recognised sainthood after Mary MacKillop's canonisation. The Daily Telegraph reported that senior Peruvian and Australian Catholic clergy planned on preparing a submission to the Vatican for McCormack's cause after Mary MacKillop's canonisation. The Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, Sister Ann Derwin, said that people in Huasahuasi, who already regarded McCormack as

275-481: A builders' labourers' strike in 1912 by paying the men the wages asked for by their union. It opened on 21 December with a programme including The Price of a Man and Kathleen Mavourneen . There was gallery seating at the back where seats could be reserved, gallery seating down the sides and stalls seating in the middle. The entrance was described as being "under Muirden College". The films were billed as being put on by W. H. Bruce's Pictures in 1912. The cinema

330-583: A business with £30 capital "in a little shop of 12 sq ft (1.1 m ) in the Central Market ", trading in " fancy goods ", soon moving on to tailoring , which by 1918 was "the largest tailoring concern in Australasia". He leased a group of two-storey shops with a 220-foot (67 m) frontage, built in 1906, for about 20 years. Part of these later became the Empire Theatre. In 1909, Bruce converted

385-635: A group of Josephite and Carmelite women together with Aboriginal mentors, began meeting regularly in 2003 to work for justice and reconciliation in Indigenous affairs. In 2006 the Conference of Josephite Leaders (Central and Federation Congregations) established the Josephite Justice Office to conduct advocacy in the community. Between 2012 and 2014 the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Tasmania, Goulburn, Whanganui ( Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth ), and

440-563: A plain brown religious habit . In consequence, the Josephite sisters became colloquially known as the "Brown Joeys ". With the mission of providing a "Catholic education of poor children," particularly in country areas, the Sisters opened a school at Yankalilla, South Australia , in October 1867. By the end of 1869, more than 70 Josephite sisters were educating children at 21 schools in Adelaide and

495-545: A saint, demanded this, since people judged to have been martyrs do not require evidence of miracles performed through their intercession. Schools founded by the Josephites include: Grote Street, Adelaide Grote Street is a major street running east to west in the western half of Adelaide city centre , South Australia . It is on the northern border of Chinatown and the Adelaide Central Market , and

550-494: A trial period. The resulting softening of the Rule caused a breach between MacKillop and Woods, who felt that the revised Rule compromised the ideal of vowed poverty and blamed MacKillop for not getting the Rule accepted in its original form. Before Woods' death on 7 October 1889, he and MacKillop were personally reconciled, but he did not renew his involvement with the congregation. The sisters split, with Woods' branch becoming known as

605-516: A wheelchair to move around, but her speech and mind were as good as ever and her letter writing had continued unabated after she learned to write with her left hand. Even after suffering the stroke, she inspired enough confidence among the Josephites that she was re-elected in 1905. MacKillop died on 8 August 1909 in the Josephite convent in North Sydney . The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Moran , stated that: "I consider this day to have assisted at

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660-406: Is a lively centre for shopping and restaurants. The historic Her Majesty's Theatre is located here. The street, laid out as part of Colonel Light's city plan in 1837, was named after George Grote , an English classical historian and supporter of Robert Gouger . The original St Patrick's Church , Adelaide's first Catholic church, was built from around 1845 on what is now Gray Street. It

715-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart The order was founded in Penola , South Australia , in 1866 by Mary MacKillop and the Rev. Julian Tenison Woods . The centre of the congregation is at Mary MacKillop Place, Mount Street, North Sydney, New South Wales , where Saint Mary MacKillop's tomb

770-576: Is enshrined in the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel. At present there are around 900 sisters living and working throughout Australia (in all states except Tasmania ) and New Zealand , as well as in Ireland and Peru. The current congregational leader of the Josephites is Sr Monica Cavanagh . Besides the main centre at North Sydney, the Josephites, who were named after Saint Joseph , have "Mary MacKillop Centres" at Penola, South Australia ;

825-596: Is identified as the convent by a plaque placed by the Diocese of Peterborough. After the death of Mother Bernard, MacKillop was once more elected unopposed as superior general in 1899, a position she held until her own death. During the later years of her life she had many problems with her health which continued to deteriorate. She suffered from rheumatism and after a stroke in Auckland , New Zealand, in 1902, became paralysed on her right side. For seven years she had to rely on

880-472: Is poverty, empowering women and children, ecology, environment, and immigrants. The number of sisters teaching in schools and vocations in general have declined in Australia, however the congregation has incorporated works meeting the needs of today, including: The work of the Sisters continues among the thousands of lay people who lead and serve in the ministries and direct the focus through being directors of

935-728: The Adelaide suburb of Kensington, South Australia ; East Melbourne, Victoria ; Annerley, Queensland ; and South Perth, Western Australia . The Australian-New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph includes congregations in Perthville and Lochinvar in New South Wales. Fr Julian Tenison Woods had been very concerned about the lack of education, particularly Catholic education, in South Australia. In 1866, he invited MacKillop and her sisters Annie and Lexie to come to Penola and open

990-552: The Adelaide Airport . Today Grote Street is largely occupied by retail outlets, restaurants, and retail outlets. Moonta Street Chinatown is accessible via Grote Street, which is also home to some Chinese restaurants and other businesses owned by Chinese Australians and Korean Australians . The northern entrance of the Adelaide Central Markets is on Grote Street. A paifang , comprising an archway erected by

1045-613: The Brisbane River to attend Mass at old St Stephen's Cathedral . Two years later she was in Port Augusta, South Australia , for the same purpose. The Josephite congregation expanded rapidly and, by 1871, 130 sisters were working in more than 40 schools and charitable institutions across South Australia and Queensland. After the acquisition of the Mother House at Kensington in 1872, MacKillop made preparations to leave for Rome to have

1100-619: The Theatre Royal in Hindley Street was closed in 1962, the Tivoli was extensively refurbished and reopened as Her Majesty's Theatre , which still stands today. The old Liquor Trades Union Hall at 116 Grote Street was converted into the Promethean Theatre in the early 1980s, which featured productions by small theatre companies and drama students, as well as Adelaide Festival and Fringe Festival events. The theatre closed in 2007, but

1155-637: The "Black Josephites", for their black habits, while MacKillop's sisters donned brown habits and were thus known as the "Brown Josephites". While in Europe, MacKillop travelled widely to observe educational methods. During this period, the Josephites expanded their operations into New South Wales and New Zealand. MacKillop relocated to Sydney in 1883 on the instruction of Bishop Reynolds of Adelaide. When she returned in January 1875, after an absence of nearly two years, she brought approval from Rome for her sisters and

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1210-656: The Franciscan Monks of Mary. Since 1979 the Congregations of St Joseph, made up of all the Sisters of St Joseph and Associates throughout the world, have had a presence at the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). In 1999 the Congregations of St Joseph gained accreditation with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations , allowing them access to other UN programs and agencies. As an NGO its focus

1265-469: The Josephite sisters had been very successful. In South Australia they had schools in many country towns including, Willunga , Willochra , Yarcowie , Mintaro , Auburn , Jamestown , Laura , Sevenhill , Quorn , Spalding , Georgetown , Robe , Pekina , and Appila. MacKillop continued her work for the Josephites in Sydney and tried to provide as much support as possible for those in South Australia. In 1883

1320-424: The Josephites reported around 850 sisters involved in ministering throughout Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Peru, East Timor, Scotland, and Brazil. The sisters maintained an interest in working in education, aged care, ministry in rural areas, work with indigenous Australians, refugees, families, the homeless, and general pastoral and parish ministries. The South Australian Province Reconciliation Circle, comprising

1375-582: The Multicultural Education Centre, later being sold for various private uses. In 1978, the Centre for the Performing Arts was established on the site of the old Adelaide Girls High School. Nos. 109-119 Grote Street, the buildings comprising the schools, were state- heritage-listed in 1981. The United Trades and Labor Council (UTLC), established in 1884, constructed a Trades Hall on

1430-550: The Perthville Congregation have all merged as with the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In 1925, the congregational leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, Mother Laurence, began the process to have MacKillop declared a saint and Archbishop Michael Kelly of Sydney established a tribunal to carry the process forward. After further investigations, MacKillop's " heroic virtue " was declared in 1992. Her canonisation

1485-506: The Promethean continued to operate as a music venue. Grote Street is in Adelaide city centre. It runs in an east–west direction, as a continuation of Wakefield Street where it crosses Victoria Square . It concludes at West Terrace . The road which continues is Sir Donald Bradman Drive . The Grote Street–Sir Donald Bradman Drive route is the most direct method of travelling from the CBD to

1540-582: The Rule of the Sisters of St Joseph approved by the Holy See . She travelled to Rome in 1873 and was encouraged in her work by Pope Pius IX . The authorities in Rome made changes to the way Josephites lived in poverty, declared that the Superior General and her Council were the authorities in charge of the institute, and assured MacKillop that the congregation and their Rule of Life would receive final approval after

1595-509: The Sacred Heart, Mother Mary of the Cross, arrived in Peterborough to take over the school. She was accompanied by Sister Benizi (who was placed in charge of the school), Sister M. Joseph, Sister Clotilde, and Sister Aloysius Joseph. They were met at the station by Rev. Father Norton who took them to the newly blessed convent, purchased for them on Railway Terrace." The property at 40 Railway Terrace

1650-651: The Sisters of St Joseph established a school in the South Island . In 1897, Bishop Maher of Port Augusta arranged for the Sisters of St Joseph to take charge of the St Anacletus Catholic Day School in Petersburg (now Peterborough ). MacKillop founded a convent and base for the Sisters of St Joseph in Petersborough on 16 January 1897. "On January 16th, 1897, the founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of

1705-416: The boards of the incorporated community works. One organisation which has emerged among lay people is Josephite Community Aid . It was formed in 1986 to involve young lay people in community work with refugees and others, along with other volunteer programs. Mary MacKillop Centres were established as focal points for pilgrimage, learning, and spirituality. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century,

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1760-515: The canonisation of Mary MacKillop in 2010. St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School in Rooty Hill in Western Sydney was opened in 1907 and run by the Sisters of St Joseph. The Sisters would travel to the school from neighbouring suburb of St Mary’s until a horse and sulky was purchased for their travel. The Sisters of St Joseph ran the school until 1969 when the running of the school was transferred to

1815-486: The city centre. These included Sturt Street Public School (1883), Flinders Street Model School (1878), and Currie Street Model School (1893). On the site, additional educational facilities were built. In June 1876, a teachers' training college opened, also designed by Woods. In 1891, the Advanced School for Girls opened, which was the first state secondary school in the colony of South Australia , as well as

1870-503: The company W. H. Bruce Limited, which had a capital value of £150,000, with £47,000 being in fully paid-up shares. Bruce allocated 5,000 shares to current employees of the business, and 1,000 to past employees. He was the governing director of the new company. At this time he had shops in Kadina and Port Pirie in South Australia, three locations in Victoria , and six in New South Wales. He had

1925-524: The country. MacKillop and her Josephites were also involved with an orphanage ; neglected children; girls in danger; the aged poor; a reformatory (in St Johns near Kapunda ); a home for the aged; and the incurably ill. In December 1869, MacKillop and several other sisters travelled to Brisbane to establish the congregation in Queensland . They were based at Kangaroo Point and took the ferry or rowed across

1980-585: The deathbed of a Saint." She was laid to rest at the Gore Hill Cemetery , a few kilometres up the Pacific Highway from North Sydney. After MacKillop's burial, people continually took earth from around her grave. As a result, her remains were exhumed and transferred on 27 January 1914 to a vault before the altar of the Virgin Mary in the newly built memorial chapel on Mount Street, Sydney. The vault

2035-751: The first state school for girls above primary level. It was designed by Owen Smyth in 1890, and built by J. J. Leahy. In 1908 the Model School and the Training School were amalgamated, forming the Continuation School for Boys, which then amalgamated with the Advanced School for Girls, creating Adelaide High School in September 1908. The buildings were then used by the Department of Further Education and

2090-884: The institute was successfully established at Temuka in New Zealand, where MacKillop stayed for over a year. In 1889 it was also established in the Australian state of Victoria . During all these years MacKillop assisted Mother Bernard with the management of the Sisters of St Joseph. She wrote letters of support, advice, and encouragement or just to keep in touch. By 1896, MacKillop was back in South Australia visiting fellow sisters in Port Augusta , Burra , Pekina, Kapunda , Jamestown , and Gladstone . That same year she travelled again to New Zealand, spending several months in Port Chalmers and Arrowtown in Otago . During her time in New Zealand

2145-456: The market, basically a type of lottery or "sixpenny dip", where buyers would offer a coin for an unknown purchase. Bruce had a successful career as a businessman though the 1910s, establishing a number of stores in Adelaide and country towns, as well as breeding pigs. In 1918, Bruce amalgamated his considerable business interests in New South Wales with those in South Australia, forming

2200-453: The newly formed religious congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, and moved to a new convent in Grote Street, Adelaide . In the same year, at age 25, she adopted the religious name "Sister Mary of the Cross". In Adelaide they founded a new school at the request of the bishop, Laurence Bonaventure Sheil , OFM . Dedicated to the "Catholic education of poor children," it

2255-452: The northern side of the street, near Victoria Square. Although not financially supported by the colonial government , it was funded by various private donations by parliamentarians, including Richard Chaffey Baker , George Charles Hawker , and John Howard Angas . The building was officially opened on 4 March 1896. In the early 1900s Robert Barr Smith donated £2,300 to pay off the outstanding mortgage . Around 1903, W. H. Bruce started

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2365-438: The sisters lived in the community rather than in convents. Secondly, the congregation's constitution required administration by a superior general rather than being subject to the local bishop, a situation unique in its day. This structure resulted in the institute being forced to leave Bathurst in 1876 and Queensland by 1880 due to their respective bishop's refusal to accept this administrative structure. Notwithstanding all

2420-401: The theatre, in January 1910 run by Messrs Lennon, Hyman, and Lennon, initially featured vaudeville acts and movies , then silent films . It continued as a picture theatre until 1952. It was converted into a Peoplestores store in 1953–4. It still stands today (2022), numbered 61–68 and housing several stores. The Lyric Theatre was a cinema built by owner W. H. Bruce , completed during

2475-565: The trouble, the institute expanded. By 1877 it operated more than 40 schools in and around Adelaide, with many others in Queensland and New South Wales. With the help from Benson, Barr Smith, the Baker family, Emanuel Solomon , and other non-Catholics, the Josephites, with MacKillop as their superior general, were able to continue the religious and other good works, including visiting prisoners in jail. Sydney's Archbishop Roger Vaughan died in 1883 and

2530-411: The upper storey of two of his shops into an amusement hall used for screening films by means of a photo-rotoscope , called Golden Gate Hall. Toys were sold in this hall, with films shown periodically, every afternoon and evening, for free. This lasted for a year before being converted back into a large storage room. Apart from his large retail stores, Bruce ran what were known as "cheapjack" stalls at

2585-461: The work they did, materials for her school, books for the convent library, several priests, and most of all 15 new Josephites from Ireland. Regardless of her success, she still had to contend with the opposition of priests and several bishops. This did not change after her unanimous election as superior general in March 1875. The Josephites were unique among Catholic church ministries in two ways. Firstly,

2640-410: Was a gift of Joanna Barr Smith, a lifelong friend and admiring Presbyterian . The wide network of schools and community aid organisations established by the sisters continued to expand throughout Australasia and elsewhere during the 20th century. While vocations within Australia suffered along with other religious institutes in the latter 20th century, its work continued and global recognition came with

2695-501: Was announced on 19 February 2010 and took place on 17 October 2010. An estimated 8,000 Australians were present in Vatican City to witness the ceremony. Irene McCormack (21 August 1938 – 21 May 1991) was an Australian member of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart who worked as a missionary in Peru. She was executed there in 1991 by members of Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path"),

2750-499: Was later described as a "great businessman". There was still a business concern named W. H. Bruce in 1954, which opened a new food store (of meats) at 13–15 Grote Street in December 1954. In 1931, an arcade was constructed through the shops formerly leased by Bruce, to create a northern entrance to the Adelaide Central Market . On 10 April 1909 the first theatre in Grote Street, the Empire Theatre, opened. Designed by A. Barnham Black,

2805-435: Was replaced by a larger bluestone chapel in 1925. The old church was demolished in 1940 and the new one has been used for other than religious purposes for some time, including as a restaurant and entertainment venue. The Grote Street Model School, on the corner with Morphett Street, was designed by architect Edward John Woods in 1872, and built by T. Martin & Son in 1873–74. This was the first of four "model schools" in

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2860-575: Was still screening films on 17 January 2014, but soon thereafter advertisements appear for the auction of a variety of goods at the entrance to the Lyric Theatre, including jewellery, suit materials, and Japanese goods. The Princess Theatre, built in 1912–13 for Edwin Daw, was immediately leased and renamed as the New Tivoli Theatre, and staged vaudeville acts, stage plays, and other entertainment. After

2915-506: Was succeeded by Patrick Francis Moran . Although he had a somewhat positive outlook toward the Josephites, he removed MacKillop as superior general and replaced her with Sister Bernard Walsh. Pope Leo XIII made the Josephites into a religious congregation of Pontifical right in 1885, with its headquarters in Sydney. He gave the final approval to the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1888. Although still living through alms ,

2970-410: Was the first religious institute to be founded by an Australian. The Rule of Life developed by Woods and MacKillop for the convent emphasised poverty, a dependence on divine providence, no ownership of personal belongings and faith that God would provide, and willingness to go where needed. The Rule were approved by Sheil. Near the end of 1867, ten other women had joined the Josephites, who had adopted

3025-504: Was the principal place of worship for Catholics until St Francis Xavier's Cathedral opened on Wakefield Street in 1858. A much larger building, designed by Woods Bagot , was built between 1912 and 1914, and still stands today, on the corner of Gary Street. The original church building was demolished in 1959. A chapel was built on the northern side of Grote Street at the eastern end for the Church of Christ congregation in December 1856. This

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