The inaugural Spirit of St Mary Euphrasia Award was given to Sr Mary Carroll on Tuesday (September 28) at the 2010 GSANZ Network Gathering in Melbourne.
Click here to read the full story about Mary’s work in Victorian prisons over many years.
Where they went, Mary followed …
In recognition of her Good Shepherd work which perpetuates the spirit of Saint Mary Euphrasia by the pursuit, advancement and expression of:
Sr Mary Carroll Spirit of St Mary Euphrasia Award Winner 2010
- Valuing every human being
- Creating harmony through reconciliation
- Working for a just and fair world
Mary, who celebrated her Golden Jubilee as a Good Shepherd Sister last year, was particularly honoured for her decades of work with women in Victorian prisons.
Mary began as a prison chaplain more than 30 years ago after working in Good Shepherd institutions and hostels. Along with Sr Barb Walsh, Mary was also instrumental in Good Shepherd starting a community and agency in St Kilda.
Mary works most days at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, the maximum security women‘s prison in Melbourne‘s west. She ‗moved‘ from the old Fairlea Women‘s Prison in Fairfield, to the newly-built facility in Deer Park in 1996.
