MARSFIELD, December 8, 2004: Five Daughters of Charity departed from Sydney to Auckland NZ this morning (Sunday, January 9) bound for a mission in the Cook Islands. . The Mission is a new International Mission of the Daughters of Charity, and will be begun by Sr Margaret O’Dwyer DC (Evansville USA Province), Sr Mary Duong DC and Sr Katy Quinn DC (both of Los Altos Hills USA Province), Sr Sheila Brown DC (Irish Province), and Sr Chula Sriwarakul DC (Australian Province).
The Sisters will initially be involved in Pastoral Work and a Day Centre for the Disabled at Rarotonga and Mauke. Sr Margaret Barrett DC (English Speaking Assistant to the DC General, Paris) and Sr Celine Quadros DC (Provincial of the Australian Province) will accompany the missioned Sisters, and remain for a brief settling-in period.
The Cook Islands are in the centre of the South Pacific, located between Tonga and the islands of French Polynesia – half-way between Hawaii and New Zealand, half-way between Australia and South America! Made up of 15 islands, and extending over a region of some 2 million square kilometres, the Cook Islands have a population of 21,000 people. The northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles where most of the populace lives.
Further details on the Cook Islands
Thanks to Tim Williams CM for this information.
