Mary Aikenhead Ministries was granted canonical status as a public juridic person of pontifical right by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on 25 April 2008. The accountability once exercised by the Congregational Leader and Council of the Religious Sisters of Charity were handed to the Trustees as Canonical Stewards. In becoming the Canonical Stewards of Mary Aikenhead Ministries, the Trustees accepted the transfer of stewardship of the Apostolic Works of the Sisters of Charity from the 1 July 2009. This has required a distinct ecclesial ministry of leadership of the Public Juridic Person, calling many individuals to faithfully fulfil their civil and canonical responsibilities for the greater glory of God. Mary Aikenhead Ministries continues the mission of Jesus Christ when it assumed responsibility to further the health, aged care, education, and some welfare ministries. This is reflected in the crest of Mary Aikenhead Ministries which acknowledges our heritage, tradition and values, while being innovative and visionary in supporting our mission for the future.