I recall last year when I first came to Melbourne and really couldn’t accept the reality of living alone, cooking and eating alone and I had issues blending in with my cohort who were already studying together for 2 yrs. One evening towards the end of the first sem I had a real breakdown which was very depressing and I contacted Sister. Sister not only called me more than once that night but coached me on the phone and guided me and it really helped me get through the semester. I am really grateful for that.Ramesh
Indeed, Sister Theresa has been a comfort to many of us through our own difficult times. We will always remember her as peaceful and loving and who is always concerned about us. To acknowledge her work for COSDU for the past five years, and to bid her farewell as she heads off on her new journey, we held a Farewell Mass and Dinner for her last Friday.
Bishop Hilton Deakin and Fr. Michael Mckenna graced the occasion by celebrating the Mass, which was held at All Saints Church in Fitzroy. Dinner was then provided at the Presbytery, but not after a slide show presentation of COSDU photos, speeches by Ramesh and Jean, and the presentation of our gift to her, a notebook with quotes
and COSDU pictures.
As her birthday is within the same month, we bought her a cake and surprised her with an advance birthday celebration. (Amanda did make a cake initially, but for the
decorations, we couldn't get the cream to stay. The fruits did stay, but on the cake for less than 10 seconds. We decided it was simply too messy to be packed in a box, transported and presented, and so in order to commerate our effort in trying, we took photos, ate up the one we made, and bought her one instead. We tried. =P)
Sister Theresa will be in the Chaplaincy from 29 Oct till the end of Nov, and will be in Melbourne till the end of this year.
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