I discovered Raphael searching the web. I was looking for a special education school in India were I could do an internship for my university in Germany (I want to become a teacher for children with special needs). I am really happy that I got in touch with Raphael because I really enjoyed my […]
Terry Warr
NATIONAL PRESIDENT, RORY MCEWEN, VISITS RAPHAEL
In his first year as the National President of Ryder-Cheshire Australia, Rory McEwen, has recently returned from a visit to Raphael. Below is his report. My visit to Raphael commenced with two one day trips, the first into the foothills of the Himalayas where our jeep driver managed to deliver four of us safely to […]
Derek
I left Australia from Melbourne travelling with a short stopover in Singapore – a 13 hour flight. Arriving in New Delhi at 6am I was picked up by the hotel in the southern suburbs (pre-arranged in Australia). My first impressions were that the airport was modern, clean and the surrounds the same. However, as I […]
Bob: More From Volunteering:
A LIFETIME HIGHLIGHT My 5 ½ months spent as a volunteer in India will always be a highlight of my not-unadventurous 80 years. In 2014 I felt it was time for a volunteering challenge and searched the internet for something suitable. The answer came when I brought up the Raphael website, which spelt out a […]
VALE – Fr Vincent Paul Coleman, SJ, OAM
Fr Vincent Paul Coleman, SJ, OAM On Thursday 5th October 2017, Fr Paul was laid to rest beside his brother Fr Gerald at Macquarie Park Cemetery, Sydney. The Coleman Family was well known to Ryder Cheshire through the involvement of his sister Barbara Lewis and brother Peter. Being numbered among the pioneers, they had all […]
Vale Melody Smythe
On 15 October we received the sad news that Melody Smythe had died. Melody was a much loved member of the NSW Ryder Cheshire Committee from 2002 to 2013, when she was forced to retire through ill health. She also took on the role of Raphael Project Officer from 2006, building a warm relationship with […]
My Volunteering Time at Klibur Domin
From David When I left Klibur Domin in November 2016 a lot of what was going through my mind concerned “what hadn’t been done”. There were some specific tasks on the agenda from day one. Tasks identified by others, tasks that could lead to giving real assistance to the Director. Snr Joaquim Soares, Director of […]
BHOLA The gentle man who touched so many hearts
VALE It is with a heavy heart, we inform you about the sad demise of Bhola, one of our permanent residents who came to Raphael in 1959, the year of our establishment and left for his heavenly abode on 2nd January 2017. Life has unexpected twists and turns and often what seems to be […]
Promoting the Possible Canonisation of Leonard Cheshire
The Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia in the United Kingdom where Leonard Cheshire lived, is launching a campaign in early September, 2017 to celebrate the centenary of his birth. It is hoped that the campaign will inspire an ongoing community of prayer and eventual canonisation in a process of discovery leading to possible sainthood. […]
END OF AN ERA – Singleton Home closes
In February 1979, Leonard Cheshire spoke at the Combined Service Clubs Dinner in Singleton and referred to seeing young physically disabled people in nursing homes before their time, and the need for a group house for the 18 to 35 age group. Thereon, we formed the Singleton Ryder-Cheshire Support Group (umpteen cake stalls, art shows, […]