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MGP "Mercying' Resources Are Now Online
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We invite you to visit the MGP Microsite to access the resources for the third ‘Integrated’ theme: ‘Mercying’.
Presenters for May are: Elizabeth Davis rsm (Newfoundland, Introduction),
Mary Sullivan rsm (Americas, Theological Imaginings), Diane Smyth rsm
(Newfoundland, Artistic Inspiration), Sisters of Mercy (Newfoundland, Grassroots Ministry), Elizabeth MacNeal (Americas, Mercy Global Action), Theresia Tina rsm (ISMAPNG, Distinct Voice), Jean Adam rsm and Carolyn McWatters rsm
(Americas, Reflective Prayer)
Vision in Action
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MGA
MGA Amplifying Plight of Haitians at the United Nations
MGA
MGA Amplifying Plight of Haitians at the United Nations
For the last few months, Catholic Sisters, Brothers, priests and their partners in mission in Haiti have been sending deeply concerning reports of the rapidly escalating unrest in Haiti to their representatives at the United Nations. Since sitting Haitian President Jovenel Moïse rebuffed significant pressure from political opposition to leave office in early February, a country that was already in the grips of poverty and health crises, has been unraveling into a state of utter chaos…
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MIA
May Meetings of Directors and Members
MIA
May Meetings of Directors and Members
Over the past two weeks a series of meetings have been held by zoom. These included meetings of the Board, meetings of Members, joint meetings of Directors and Members, and the Annual General Meeting (AGM). At the AGM, Sr Paula Thomas (Federation of the Sisters of Mercy Great Britain) was elected as a Director to replace Sr Colette Cronin (The Institute of Our Lady of Mercy (UK)). Sincere thanks was expressed to Colette for her nine years of board service, and to Paula for being willing to take on Directorship responsibilities…
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MIA
Congratulations to Ron Ashworth, Chair of the MIA Board
MIA
Congratulations to Ron Ashworth, Chair of the MIA Board
At the start of the recent Board meeting, Sr Sheila Carney, Vice-Chair of the Board, congratulated Ron Ashworth on the honour he recently received from the University of Missouri, where a Professorship to support Autism research and services has been named for him. This was in recognition of Ron’s extensive involvement in the work. Ron spoke briefly to his deep interest in Autism and the impact the condition has on the lives of individuals and families. Board members are deeply appreciative of the time Ron gives to MIA in spite of his many other commitments. Thank you, Ron.
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Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: The Workings of the Spirit
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: The Workings of the Spirit
‘O God, we believe that in the bursting forth of your Spirit the face of the Earth is renewed.
Help us to recognize the working of the Spirit among us so that we may be open to transformation.
Let us use our gifts for the benefit of others and the good of all your creation.
We ask this in the name of Jesus whose promises never fail.
Amen.’
Source: ‘Intercessions of Mercy’ edited by Joy Clough rsm
Post your prayer in our online chapel
Members' News
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GB Institute
Institute Divests from Fossils Fuels During Laudato Si' week
Sr Maura Mullen, on behalf of the Trustees of the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy (UK), said: "In the midst of increasing awareness and acknowledgment of our current climate emergency, our attention is directed to the urgent need to cut carbon emissions drastically. This presents us with a clear moral imperative to which we are called to respond by divesting from Fossil Fuel holdings and joining the Global Divestment Announcement on 17 May 2021. We see this as a powerful witness to our faith and values in the context of the April Leaders' Summit on Climate and the UK's hosting of the COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021."
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The Congregation
Resilience: Theme of Mission and Development Report for 2020
2020 was a year like no other. The M&D (Mission and Development) Report for that year highlights how Mercy responded to the challenges encountered in Kenya, Peru and South Africa. Through ministry efforts by the Sisters on the ground, solidarity with those most in need was once again the hallmark of Mercy presence.
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Americas
Mercy Oklahoma City Keeps Up Relentless Pace in Race Against Virus
When the first doses of vaccine arrived, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City was in the throes of a COVID-19 patient surge. At one point, patients with COVID occupied almost half its 379 beds…
By late April, the hospital, in partnership with its Mercy Clinic and the local health department, had administered more than 61,000 doses of vaccine, most of them through its vaccine clinic but some through two retail pharmacies it runs. Its vaccines have covered 15% of the Oklahoma City population…
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Aotearoa New Zealand
MPJP Sponsorship Committee Meets for Last Time
History was made on April 13 when the Sponsorship Committee, formed three years ago to plan for the creation of a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP), held its last meeting.
The conclusion of its work was signalled in the completion of documents to be sent to Rome, in support of a request from Ngā Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand that the Holy See approve the establishment of the MPJP, to be known as Whānau Mercy Ministries…
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Australia
Sharing Their Peruvian Ministry Story Back Home in Sydney
Three Australian Mercy Sisters, Srs Joan Doyle, Jackie Ford and Patricia McDermott, all former teachers at Mercy College and St Pius X College Chatswood in the 1970’s, together established a Mission in the shanty town of Candela, in Lima, Peru in 1994. This poor shanty town in northern Lima, Peru had no running water and sewerage, no paved roads and high levels of unemployment. Working with the local people and with the support of generous donations mainly from Australia, the Sisters were instrumental in establishing a health clinic, two childcare centres, and three Women’s Houses…
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Americas
Mercy Sisters Join Other Women Religious in Helping at the Border
‘In early May, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious asked members for urgent help in ministering to migrants when families, minors and others were increasingly coming across cities and towns close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sr. Patricia Mulderick of the Sisters of Mercy, who'd had previous experience in advocacy work on behalf of migrants and experience in Latin America, was one of several women religious who answered the call…’
Source: Global Sisters Report
Mercy Matters
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Carol Zinn ssj
Resource
Collaborating for the Future
Compass Catholic Vocations project
Guest speaker is Carol Zinn ssj, Executive Director LCWR
Date: 12 June 2021. Time: 1-4pm (London time) Click here to find out the time and date this will be in your local area
To register and receive the zoom link for this free event, fill in the form here
All religious interested in creating a culture of vocation are welcome to attend
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Janet Ruffing rsm
Resource
Spirituality in a Time of Reckoning
Three virtual events on Thursdays in June:
On Grief (10 June), On Anger (17 June), On Metanoia (24 June).
Janet Ruffing rsm (Americas) and Bryan Massingale will be in conversation On Metanoia on 24 June.
These conversations are free events. Register here
Each event will be held at 3pm Eastern Time. Click here to find out the time and date this will be in your local area (Time given here is for the first date)
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Sandra Schneiders ihm
Resource
Foundations in Spirituality for Everyday Living
A five-week webinar series with Sandra Schneiders ihm on Tuesdays in June (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) from 8-930pm EDT
Click here to find out the time and date this will be in your local area (Time given here is for the first date)
Suggested donation for the series: US$50
The series flyer is attached for further information
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Gospel
Trinity Sunday, Year B
Matt 28:16-20
'Trinity Sunday celebrates the core Christian conviction that God is a communion of relational love. For the people of Israel, no other god could compare with their God whom they knew as both creator and liberator and whom they experienced as intimately involved in every aspect of their history and of their day-to-day lives...'
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Fact
On This Day
1887: Sisters of Mercy in Sacramento, California became an independent congregation
Contribute a fact from the story of your Mercy congregation, institute or federation, to our online archive.
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Digital Life
5 Simple Ways to Make Your Gmail Inbox Safer
‘These built-in features definitely protect your data, but they can help keep your inbox tidy too.’
Further Resources
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Worth Knowing
'Soft' Launch of the Laudato Si' Action Platform Takes Place in Rome
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LASP) was launched in Rome on 25 May. Reports on the launch can be read in Vatican News and in Crux.
The purpose of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform - a seven-year journey- is: ‘To create communities around the world totally sustainable in the spirit of the integral ecology of Laudato Si’ .
Read: The Laudato Si' Action Platform Overview)
Worth Reading
Rehumanizing a de-humanized society
‘Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General of the United States, jolted the wheels of my pandemic locked-down brain with his new book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World. In doing medical interviews to explore the almost universal loneliness uncovered in their research, Murthy explored various community lifestyles…’
Read the article here)
Worth Knowing
Healthy Planet, Healthy People Petition
The Global Catholic Climate Movement has launched this petition on the website, thecatholicpetition.org, for Catholics to sign for a "healthy planet, healthy people." The effort comes in advance of a meeting of global leaders for two U.N. conferences the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in October and the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.
Sign the Petition here)
Worth Reading
Sr. Sandra Schneiders: Women's religious life is undergoing a transformation that will help it survive
‘Noted theologian Sr. Sandra M. Schneiders recently gave a presentation for FutureChurch as part of its "Women Erased" series about religious life and how it is evolving. Global Sisters Report reprinted her talk, which has been edited slightly for clarity, with her permission and that of FutureChurch.’
Read the talk here)
Worth Reading
LCWR 'Update'
The June issue of ‘Update’, the monthly newsletter from LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious) is now online.
Read the issue here)
Worth Watching
'Be Still, My Soul' by C. Rand Matheson
VOCES8 records "Be Still, My Soul" by C. Rand Matheson, a setting of Sibelius' Finlandia - SATB a cappella
Watch/listen hereSend suggestions and contributions for the ‘Worth’ Section 2021 to: The Editor
The Bottom Line
‘At this present crossroads of history, we cannot allow the revival of hope to coincide solely with the concern for the material expression of life. There is, no doubt, an urgent need to supply food, and this demanding task, which is essentially one of economic reconstruction, must unite and mobilize our societies.
But our societies also need a spiritual restart. We do not live without bread, but we cannot live only on bread. The deepest moments of crisis have always been overcome by infusing a new soul, proposing paths of interior transformation and spiritual reconstruction of our common life… ‘
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Mercy eNews
The online newsletter of Mercy International Association is published fortnightly, 24 weeks each year and distributed to subscribers via email.
For more information on the directors click here
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