Wewak Convent and Environs

This is a photo of the Convent at Wewak Hill, called Stella Maris. This view is from the waterside, the other side is the market side. There is another section, the bedrooms,  beyond to the left that cannot be seen from this angle. The chapel is closest to the covered verandah, then the dining/community room. On the other side opposite the chapel is a bedroom and then the kitchen and a work space with desks.

This is the bedroom section. There are 5 bedrooms in this section.  Underneath is an area where the Sisters have a ministry to women who are victims of violence. It is well secured and the women feel safe. It is a temporary refuge until a better situation can be arranged for the women. Quite often they stay with the Sisters until they can return to the safety of their own family (parents and siblings).

Sr Sharon and I enjoying a cool breeze near the water. Sharon is sitting on the retaining wall and I am standing on the sea wall that Jo Scanlan supervised the building of with financial assistance from Mt Alvernia College. It is lovely to sit here in the late afternoon and relax with the dogs and puppies running around and enjoying our company.

This is the view behind where I am standing in the previous photo. Our church is on the top of this hill, but not on the water side. Opposite the Church there is a new motel with the water view.

Looking directly across the water to islands opposite our sea wall.  A little neighbour is to the left enjoying the water.