Saturday, 31 December 2016

ANOTHER PRESENTATION FACT

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After their arrival in St John’s, the pioneer Sisters lived at the Bishop’s residence where a section had been set aside for them. A mont...
Saturday, 24 December 2016

A PRESENTATION FACT

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On Christmas Eve, 1775, in a cottage in Cove Lane, Cork,  Nano Nagle founded the Sisters of Charitable Instruction of the Sacred Heart of...
Monday, 19 December 2016

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

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This is a nice little Christmas video. It will probably set us straight on some Christmas "facts" . Enjoy the video and a very ...
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Thursday, 15 December 2016

HOLY CROSS HOCKEY CHAMPS

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It's Hockey Season again (it seems to get longer every year!) so we dipped into the 1961 Holy Cross Yearbook to see what we could find....
Sunday, 27 November 2016

You Don't Know Jack...about Advent

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TODAY IS THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT. HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW ABOUT ADVENT? HERE IS A LITTLE REFRESHER FROM FATHER JACK COLLINS.
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Monday, 21 November 2016

SISTER ROSE MULALLY P B V M

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Venerable Nano Nagle, foundress of the Presentation Sisters November 21st,  is PRESENTATION DAY . On this Presentation Day 2016, ...
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Friday, 11 November 2016

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2016

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POPPIES PAINTED BY HEATHER Today, Remembrance Day 2016, we remember two priests with a connection to St Patrick’s Parish who served ...
Saturday, 5 November 2016

PRESENTATION SISTERS' PARTING GIFT

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On 3rd November the media was full of the news that the Presentation Sisters have donated St Patrick's Convent to the City of St John...
Thursday, 27 October 2016

MARYLOU'S TRIBUTE

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Those of you who know the Mallard girls will also know what a talented family they are musically.  It seems they have other talents as we...
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Friday, 21 October 2016

ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL FRIENDS AT CLAY CAFE

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We lost the last of our three schools in 1999. Now we are losing our convent and we have to say goodbye to our good Presentation Sisters.  ...
Monday, 10 October 2016

ANOTHER HISTORIC PHOTO FROM ELEANOR'S ALBUM

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We have another wonderful photograph from Eleanor Dalton's family album!  It was taken sometime between the years 1941-1945 and it  rea...
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Monday, 3 October 2016

CLOSING CEREMONY

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I think by now everyone knows the sad news that St Patrick's Convent is closing and that we will lose the presence of the Presentation ...
Thursday, 8 September 2016

SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO!

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We are all so sad to hear of the closure of St Patrick’s Convent.       It has been an integral part of life in the West End for 160...
Thursday, 1 September 2016

THE FRIENDSHIPS ENDURE!

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C B C has just given us the very sad news that St Patrick’s Convent will soon be no more.  After 160 years in the West End, the good Sister...
Sunday, 14 August 2016

McDERMOTT-ROE FAMILY, NEWFOUNDLAND AND IRELAND

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I have been indulging my fondness for digging through old scrapbooks again and I have come across this short announcement published in a l...
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