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7 April: World Health Day
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Conscious of our own and others’ health, locally and globally, on this World Health Day let us pray:
for all the sick, and particularly those suffering from COVID-19, to be restored to good health,
for healthcare workers and caregivers, with our gratitude for the comfort and treatment they tirelessly provide to their patients in hospitals and in homes,
for scientists, researchers, medical experts and manufacturers, for inspiration and dedication in developing vaccines, remedies, therapies and medicines for COVID-19 and other diseases,
for citizens of countries in lockdown or covid-safe settings, to remember that their adherence to restrictions and guidelines reduces the risk of transmission of covid-19,
for governments of wealthier countries to share covid-19 vaccines with developing countries which are particularly vulnerable to to the impact of the pandemic.
Post your prayer in our online chapel.
Messages to: Berneice Loch rsm - CEO MIA
Vision in Action
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MGA
MGA joined by Denise Coghlan rsm to Commemorate the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
MGA
MGA joined by Denise Coghlan rsm to Commemorate the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Siobhán Golden, MGA Intern, met with Sr Denise Coghlan rsm via Zoom to celebrate the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2021. During their discussion, they talked about the roles that civil society and the UN can play to ensure mine clearance and people's safety, as landmines continue to kill and inflict serious injuries on millions of people globally…
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Heritage & Spirituality
Renewal Retreat
Heritage & Spirituality
Renewal Retreat
Tue 20 April - Thurs 22 April 2021
The Mercy Spirituality Renewal Retreat will be offered in two hour sessions across three days with keynote speakers, small group discussions, and a diverse daily prayer experience. The retreat will focus on three key conversations including Mercy Spirituality: Catherine and Prayer, Eco-spirituality, and The Great Stop: Spirituality during COVID.
Member News
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The Congregation
New Publication: We Cannot be Silent!
We Cannot be Silent! by Deirdre Mullan rsm and Catherine Prendergast dc, offers an opportunity to pause as we reflect and try to make sense of these times. Set in the context of a journey, We Cannot be Silent! invites the reader to reflect on the journey taken by the sixteen-year-old pregnant Mary to visit her cousin Elizabeth. The Visitation story provides an opportunity for the contemporary reader to gain insights into what motivated world leaders from across the globe to journey to the United Nations to develop the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and implementation progress since!
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Australia
Bush Tucker to Language: How We're Engaging the Next Generation
Every morning, children and staff at MercyCare Kelmscott Early Learning Centre begin their day of fun and learning with an Acknowledgement of Country…
At MercyCare, we believe engaging children in the Aboriginal culture of their local area is a vital part of understanding the world around them.
“In this industry we are given the opportunity to introduce children to the Aboriginal culture and its traditions; it is here where we plant the seed,” said Kelmscott Early Learning Centre Manager Kym Corbett…
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Resurrection image by Clare Augustine MooreAotearoa New Zealand
'Jesus is Raised Up': Scripture with Kathleen Rushton rsm
Kathleen Rushton rsm discusses Mark’s story of the resurrection of Jesus in Mark 16:1-8. Sr Kathleen writes: ‘We experience through our lives big death-resurrections, like the loss of a loved one, as well as little death-resurrections, like the collapse of plans. We take these experiences with us each time we walk over our doorstep into our wider households of family, work, school, parish, neighbourhood, among the marginalised — to raise up, heal and minister. We have been assured that Jesus “will go ahead” of us (Mk 16:7)…’
Mercy Matters
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Resource
Building a Culture of Care as we emerge from COVID-19
An interactive webinar of lively discussion, sharing and thinking, with Dr Lorna Gold (Faithinvest & Global Catholic Climate Movement) with contributions from Jane Mellett (Trócaire) and Nóirin Lynch (Margaret Aylward Centre)
Date & Time: 14 April, 7.30-9.00pm. Click here to see the time and date in your local area
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UISG Webinar: 'Engaging the Vision of Laudato Si'
-Share insights for actualizing the Laudato Si’ Goals
-Update the progress of the program “Promoting Laudato Si’ in Congregations”
-Develop the path of Religious Congregations within the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
Date: 15 April . Time: 2-4pm Rome time. Click here to see the time and date in your local area.
Zoom link to join webinar.
Meeting ID: 894 1633 5517
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Resource
In the Age of the Spirit: Online Series at Galilee Centre
Advance notice: Galilee Spirituality Centre, Co. Roscommon, Ireland is planning an online series (zoom) for Eastertide on Tuesday evenings, 20 April - 11 May, from 7:30-9:00pm. Speakers will be Dr Ruth Patterson (20 April), Bishop Paul Dempsey (27 April), Dr Cathriona Russell (4 May), Fr Patsy Kelly MSC (11 May)
Click here to see the time and date in your local area of the first session. All sessions will commence at this time for your area.
Cost: €5 per session. Currency converter
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MIC Shop
A Lens on the Works of Mercy: Clare Agnew and her legacy
A new print run of 'A Lens on the Works of Mercy: Clare Agnew and her Legacy' by Annette Schneider rsm is available from the MIC Gift Shop. Purchase online for €14 plus postage (approx €6) .
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Gospel
Second Sunday of Easter, Year B (Divine Mercy Sunday)
John 20:19-31
'Some of us may remember when we spoke of the Sundays after Easter. The terminology has changed and we now speak of the Sundays of Easter. In other words, we now recognise that the liturgical readings and prayers for each Sunday between Easter and Pentecost invite us into a different movement of the one great symphony of resurrection faith...'
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Fact
On This Day
1891: Foundation to Los Angeles from Michigan - M Bonaventure Fox
Contribute a fact from the story of your Mercy congregation, institute or federation, to our online archive.
New Resources for Earth Month (April) and Earth Day (22 April) 2021
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Resource
Creation Justice Ministries Resource for Earth Day 2021
The 2021 Earth Day resource is now available for download at no cost. You are required to provide your contact details in order to download the resource.
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Resource
On Care for Our Common Home: RE Syllabus
A fully-illustrated 12-week course designed for RE classes for students aged 16-18 years.
Download for free. There is an online form you need to fill out in order to receive the download to monitor how it’s used and its success.
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Resource
2021 Earth Day Program
Catholic Climate Covenant’s new 2021 Earth Day interactive program, ‘Restore Our Common Home’ is now available at no charge by filling out the download form.
Further Resources
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Worth Reading
Vatican issues guide for response to climate migration
‘A new booklet -Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced People (POCDP)- published by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development today, calls on us to "broaden the way we look at this drama of our time" - the drama of "those driven from their homes by the climate crisis."‘
Download the booklet here (25pps, PDF))
Worth Reading
Richard Rohr: Once we were stardust, and what we will be is the good surprise
‘It is not poetry to say that we were all once stardust, and what we are yet to be — is the good surprise, gift and pure grace of God…’
Read the article here)
Worth Watching
An Easter Hallelujah - Cassandra Star & her sister Callahan
Cassandra Star (10) & her sister Callahan (19) sing this Easter version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The sisters recorded the song as a gift to their grandparents, while their grandmother battles illness and the family remains separated for Easter due to lockdown.
Watch/listen here)
Worth Knowing
'A Matter of Spirit' (AMOS): Spring edition
The current issue on the theme of Education Equity includes articles ‘Teaching in the Era of COVID-19’ and ‘Learning Through a Pandemic’
Read or listen online hereSend suggestions and contributions for the ‘Worth’ Section 2021 to: The Editor
The Bottom Line
Beyond Easter
we go singing
Having been grabbed
by resurrection
we are full of tears and laughter
The way ahead is unknown.
It will always be like that.
But having danced in the light
we will look for glory everywhere.
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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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