Mary MacKillop Buc was commissioned by the Shire of Glenelg to write an hour-long cantata mass for the centenary of the death of Mary MacKillop. It was premiered by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic in Portland, Victoria. The "Mass of Mary McKillop" is a setting for congregational singing, composed by Joshua Cowie. Hymns specifically used in St Mary of the Cross celebrations including "A Saint for Today" and "Mary MacKillop, Woman of Australia" by Josephite Sister Margaret Cusack, and "If I Could Tell The Love of God", "In Love God Leads Us" and "Psalm 103" by Jesuit Priest Christopher Willcock. MacKillop is also
Saint Mary Church (Bethel, Connecticut) Saint Mary Church (Bethel, Connecticut) St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Bethel, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. St. Mary was founded by Irish immigrants in 1882. The first St. Mary Church was designed shortly thereafter by well known church architect James Murphy of Providence RI. Over time it became evident that size of the church was not adequate for the needs of the parish and in 1992 the building was replaced by a larger, modern church designed by Warren and Comacchini of New York. The church focuses on welcoming and encouraging parents to help their children