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					<description><![CDATA[As we approach our 150th Jubilee, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles are reflecting on the years that have passed, and on the call that continues to whisper, quietly and insistently, at the heart of our way of life. Vocation, as we have come to understand it, is not a singular moment of decision. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; The primary task of the people of God is to bear witness to God’s great deeds.&#160; We read from Acts 1: 8 ‘You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; then you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem … and even to the ends of the earth’. &#160;In this verse, Jesus [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rise Up! A Review of Flame 2023</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Flame is the Catholic Youth Conference organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation in the UK. This year’s theme was taken from the World Youth Day Scripture “Mary arose and went with haste” and crystallises it into the theme, “Rise Up!” Rise up after the pandemic, Rise up as young Catholics, Rise up – [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the parish making a presentation to Sr. Nora as a token of their appreciation for her many years service in Wilton parish. Sr Nora Lucey, from Ballyvourney, Co Cork, entered the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) in 1961. After her Final Profession, Sr Nora was involved in the Ardfoyle Primary [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Successful Conference for CWR Ireland &#160; The Communicators for Women Religious, Ireland, held their annual conference at the end of April. While the hope was that the conference this year would be an in-person event, the decision was taken, in the interests of safety, to host a virtual conference. They welcomed over 60 attendees [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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