Communities of the Order of Saint Charbel
GETHSEMANE

Our "What's New" Page will update you on the latest developments in the Community.

Our "AOT" Page enables you to subscribe to our Alliance of Truth Message Board. AOT will also give you the opportunity to meet a lot of other good souls who have similar interest and who will share their ideas and experiences with you.

Our "About Us" Page provides a little more detail about some of our members.

Our "Industries" Page is meant to show some of the enterprises we are involved with as a Community.

Our "Convent" Page is meant to introduce the viewer to the Second Branch -- the Religious Sisters who live within our Community and are a particularly wonderful asset for our School.

Our "School" Page is devoted to one of the main purposes of any Community of the Order -- the education and religious formation of our children. Saint Joseph's is highly rated by the New South Wales Board of Studies.

Our "Saint Peter's Ranger's" Page is devoted to a special youth organisation formed originally in the Community of Gethsemane.

The Community of Gethsemane:

This Community is the Motherhouse of the Order of Saint Charbel. It is dedicated to Our Lord Jesus Christ in honour of His Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is located in the state of New South Wales, near the city of Nowra, in a little town named Cambewarra.

It is the first Community to have all 4 Branches affiliated and working together.

Currently, the Community is composed of 185 members including children and single adults.

Since September 1998 an Ecclesiastical Investigation has been opened by the Diocese of Wollongong to investigate the claims of the Founder -- Mr. William Kamm. To date the Investigation is ongoing and there has been no judgment by the Bishop of the Diocese. For the complete history of the Investigation see our Page Important Events.

Line of Government: (updated: February 2004)

Moderator of the Order of Saint Charbel: Mr. William Kamm

First Branch: (Priests)
Major Superior for whole Order: +Bishop Malcolm L. Broussard, Jr.

Second Branch: (Sisters and Brothers)
Mother General for the Sisters (world-wide): Reverend Mother Marie Therese, O.S.C.
Mother Superior (Gethsemane): Reverend Mother Shirley-Anne, O.S.C.

Third Branch:
Community Superior: +Bishop Malcolm L. Broussard, Jr.

Contact Information:

Telephone: +61 (02)44 460263
FAX: +61 (02)44 460832
Street address: 161B Koloona Drive Cambewarra, N.S.W. 2540 Australia
Email: mwoa@shoal.net.au
Webmaster: mwoa@shoal.net.au