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Mercy Heading to COP 26 in Glasgow this Week!
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A Mercy delegation is heading to COP 26 in Glasgow this week consisting of Mercy International Association staff, Mercy Global Action staff, and members of the MGA Task Force on Climate and Water. Delegates include: Cecilie Kern (MIA MGA), Leah Schiffman (MIA MGA) and Siobhan Golden (MIA).
The conference will be of crucial importance as it is expected to finalise the Paris Agreement. Beyond the negotiations, the 26th Conference of Parties provides the opportunity for civil society, including faith based organizations, to bring the voices of the most affected communities of climate change into the global debate on climate justice.
During the conference, the Mercy Delegation has a four-tiered approach for advocacy including:
- In-person networking
- Distributing the MGA Task Force on Climate and Water COP 26 Position Statement
- Sharing of Mercy Experiences through our Spotlight Flyers
- Social Media Campaign on Twitter
Vision in Action
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Global Action
MGA Signs The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Global Action
MGA Signs The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Mercy International Association - Global Action has signed The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, UK. The Treaty is a global initiative to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition.
Signed by more than 100 Nobel Prize laureates the treaty states in part: “The main cause of the climate emergency is fossil fuels. According to the latest IPCC report, coal, oil and gas are responsible for 86% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the past decade.
Phasing out fossil fuel production, and fast-tracking progress towards safer and more cost-effective alternatives, will require unprecedented international cooperation in three main areas – non-proliferation, global disarmament and a peaceful, just transition.”
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Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: Solidarity with Papua New Guinea
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: Solidarity with Papua New Guinea
Mercy Works, a Mercy ministry located in Australia, has put forth a call for solidarity in prayer with the people of Papua New Guinea. With the recent surge of the COVID Delta variant, many of the sisters, staff, and community have been affected.
Executive Director Sally Bradley RSM writes, “I invite you to join in this Prayer Novena, as we stand in solidarity with our Sisters, staff and friends and the whole people of Papua New Guinea. We ask the special intercession of Catherine McAuley and remember her words to us –‘We have ever confided largely in Divine Providence and shall continue to do.’
Click the read more button below to pray the Novena.
Mercy Matters
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Fact
On This Day
1837: Foundation to Dundalk, Co Louth from Baggot St - M de Sales Vigne.
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Programmes
Register for Advent Spirituality Sessions
All are welcome to join MIA on each of the four Sundays of Advent at 9pm Dublin Time (find your local time here) beginning November 28th. To register your interest in attending one or more sessions, please complete the Google Form here.
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prayer
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
“In today’s gospel reading we encounter a good scribe, while in next week’s we find some not so good scribes. This seems to fit the pattern of the Markan gospel. There are faithful disciples and not so faithful disciples...”
Further Resources
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Worth Watching
3-Minute Video: Industry and a livable planet
Here’s our dilemma: we need industry to make the things we need, like cars, buses, tractors and computers. But we also need a clean, livable planet. Leading Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain says we can have both, by using the right sources of energy and cutting back on waste.
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Worth Knowing
MIA Seeking Computer Donations
MIC is organising a new programme at Baggot Street to teach computer skills to women experiencing homelessness. To increase the number of participants we are able to host, we are seeking donations of old laptop computers that you are no longer using. All laptop donations will be reset and wiped of your personal information. For more information or to connect about donating your computer, please contact Siobhán Golden at programmes@mercyinternational.ie.
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Worth Watching
New Meditation Resource from CHAUSA
Catholic Health Association of the United States offers Meditative Reflections. Listen to God's Eye on the Sparrow for 1 minute 40 seconds to recenter yourself.
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Worth Knowing
Register to Attend Remembrance Day Mass
Mercy International Centre would like to extend a warm invitation to all who are able to join us in the Chapel at Baggot Street for Mass on Thursday, November 11. We will celebrate Remembrance Day Mass at 11am followed by light lunch in the dining room. If you are able to attend the mass and lunch, please RSVP to Máire Hearty at mairehearty@mercyinternational.ie.
Members of Mercy
Members of Mercy International
Members of Mercy International Association share the passion of their foundress, Catherine McAuley, to bring mercy to people who are poor, sick and uneducated.
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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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