Spirituality Community & Service
Preparing a place for God, first in our hearts, and then in the world in which we live.
The Society of the Sacred Advent (SSA) has been working with women and girls in Queensland for over 125 years. Join us as we enter a new stage of community life and continue the tradition of spirituality and loving service.
“In making a place for God in our hearts and in the world in which we live, we (the SSA) are striving to do the work of creating what we might called sacred spaciousness for ourselves, so that we can model that for others and invite them into that space. Then in that space, where we hope to meet with God and hear Christ’s voice, we trust we will discover just what kinds of service we are being called to. And we help others find their call also, as they join with us in our work.”
Sr Gillian Moses SSA, homily for Religious Life Sunday 2025
Worship with us in Lent
Love will be our Lenten calling,
love to shake and shatter sin,
waking every closed, cold spirit,
stirring new life deep within,
till the quickened heart remembers
what our Easter birth can mean. (Elizabeth J Smith)
We begin our Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday when we join with the Hendra-Clayfield parish for their Ashe Wednesday service on Wednesday 18 February at 6pm, at St Colomb’s.
Our March Eucharist will follow our quarterly reflection and meal, on Sunday 1 March at 4pm. Afternoon will precede the service as usual. Details about the reflection time can be found on our events page.