Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland : Works of Mercy
Education
The Sisters of Mercy, Newfoundland and Labrador, are committed
to the ministry of education which is rooted in the call of the
Gospel to teach all nations.
In imitation of Catherine McAuley, who held education as a priority,
we believe that education is a vital means of fostering the development
of the whole person, enabling them to respond to the needs of
the Church and society.
We are involved in education of youth and adults on the grade
school and college/university levels, in literacy programs, as
well as faith education and development in both parish and community
settings, in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Peru.
Health Care
We believe that through our ministry in health care and to the
aged we participate in the healing mission of Jesus.
We seek to promote the healing of the whole person as we minister
in a spirit of mercy and compassion to all people, especially
the poor and the marginalized.
We understand that involvement in this ministry includes health
promotion as well as illness prevention, including responsibility
for one's own health as well as for that of others, and
for social structures which directly influence health care and
care of the aged.
We are involved in administration and pastoral care in our long
term care facility, St. Patrick's Mercy Home, pastoral
care in an acute care facility, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital
and others, medicine, nursing, and the care of our own sick and
elderly sisters at McAuley Convent.
Other
Underlying our call to mission and ministry is a desire to reach
out in compassion and service to the poor and oppressed of our
society, especially women. We respond to this call in many different
ways, depending on the needs of the people and available resources,
mindful of the call to alleviate the root causes of poverty,
oppression and hopelessness.
We are involved in pastoral care not only in institutions but
also in the wider community, in both urban and rural areas throughout
Newfoundland and Labrador, and Peru; sisters work in parish ministry,
counseling, facilitation, spiritual direction/retreat ministry,
social justice and ecology, and in a variety of ministries with
primary focus on the empowerment and nurturance of women.
We minister to immigrants, the hearing impaired, prisoners and
ex-offenders, those affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as the poor
through The Gathering Place, a drop-in center in the heart of
the city of St. John's.
A number of our sisters give their services within the Congregation
in general administration, financial management, formation, care
of sick and elderly sisters, and various other community services.
In our pastoral ministry in Peru, we seek to be signs of hope
by promoting solidarity and justice among the people, and providing
education of lay leaders in the faith and works of human promotion.
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