Mary MacKillop Mary MacKillop Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian nun who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with the Reverend Julian Tenison Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor.
Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church the parish. The CCM is financially divorced from the parish, however. It is funded by the Diocese of Charlotte. The parish is noted for its well-developed catechetical programs and, in 1993, received the Mustard Seed Award from the National Catholic Education Association in recognition of their high level of involvement and participation. Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte located in Boone, North Carolina. Its canonical territory includes all of Watauga County. Father Matthew Codd is the pastor. The parish