Prayers through the intercession of Venerable Catherine are asked for: Vincent Steencamp, Deirdre McAnulty, Brennan Houghton, Adrian and all those whose names appear on the prayer list.

Messages to:
Anne Hannon rsm - Vice postulator Europe and Africa
Sheila Carney rsm - Vice postulator Americas
Mary Duffy rsm - Vice postulator Australia, New Zealand, Philippines

Two Special Reports have been newly added:

Special Report No 1, July 2010: At General Assembly, Queen Elizabeth II hails UN’s leadership in ever-changing world

Special Report No 2, July 2010: HAITI - 6 months later

Messages to Deirdre Mullan rsm - Director MGC

The third reflection on Catherine’ life focuses on what sustained her through the demanding and challenging experiences of her life - Support me all day long

Catherine had an extraordinary faith in the provident care of God in her life but also a tremendous sense of humour. It was this combination of faith and fun that made it possible for her to cope so well and so wholeheartedly with what for many would be impossible.

Today, we live in a world where age profiles, development plans, financial projections, strategic goal setting, insurance cover and so on are all part of new undertakings. It is challenging for us to look at Catherine, who even when her strength and stamina were ebbing was able to embrace new ventures with courage, resolution and enthusiasm and yet in a very humanly appealing way, while staking her utter confidence on the Providence of God.

Messages to Mary Reynolds rsm - Executive Director MIA

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Watering the Roots at the Wellspring of Mercy (July 3-29, 2011) is a month-long residential programme designed for vowed Mercy women who are seeking refreshment and renewal.

The programme offers participants the opportunity to take time out in an atmosphere of warmth and hospitality in order to discern more clearly the invitation of the Spirit in how to live out the mission of Mercy in our church and world. Participants will be joined in their exploration with experts in the fields of theology, scripture, vowed religious life, mercy charism, and communications.

The programme will consist of four modules:
Week 1: ‘Behold I am creating something new; can you not perceive it?’- Religious Life in the 21st Century
Week 2: ‘God’s gracious and compassionate Mercy is the wellspring’- A Focus on Mercy in the Gospel of Luke
Week 3: ‘Woman of God. Woman for God’s People’- Unfolding Catherine’s Story and Its Implications for Mercy Life Today
Week 4: ‘Living and Telling the Mercy Story’- Continuing the Mission of Mercy in Response to the Needs of the World

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Messages to Mary Kay Dobrovolny rsm - Assistant Director Heritage & Spirituality

Casey Atkinson is one of many young Indigenous people in Victoria to have benefited from an innovative multimedia and story-telling programme established by Fraynework Multimedia and supported by Mercy Works Inc.

After completing his traineeship in multimedia at Fraynework in 2005, Casey became involved in the Indigital Centre, a project established by Fraynework and supported by Mercy Works Inc. The Centre uses multimedia and the arts to give Indigenous young people a voice in the community and skill development opportunities.

Casey believes the experience at Indigital helped him to grow 'as a musician, as an artist, a sound technician, and as a mentor'... He hopes his music inspires young people to deal in a positive way with the many issues they face in life.

The Indigital Centre is now owned and being run by Casey’s cousin, Gary Saunders, the first young Aboriginal man who helped begin the facility in 2004.

Messages to Fraynework

The Sisters of Mercy have been ministering in the Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam area since 1987 when Denise Coghlan rsm moved to Thai-Cambodia border and began her ministry with Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees displaced by the proxy war between the United States and Russia/Vietnam. This ministry was a partnership of Mercy Refugee Services and Jesuit Refugee Services.

Messages to Mary Kay Dobrovolny rsm- Assistant Director Heritage & Spirituality

The first of the second series of Community Assemblies and elections. How can it be that four years have slid by so fast? ! The Northeast held their Second Community Assembly in Hartford, Connecticut in March, 2010. Delegates elected the Second Northeast Community Leadership Team who assumed leadership on July 1, 2010. Members of the new team include Sisters Lindora Cabral, president; Jacqueline Marie Kieslich, vice-president and councilors Donna Conroy, Kathleen Turley and Patricia Sullivan.

Messages to Chloe Van Aken, Director of Communications Mercy Northeast

Editor: Mercy Northeast is this week's featured website

1914: Michigan Motherhouse and Novitiate moved to Grand rapids - M Joseph Miller

1994: Founding Event of the Union of Sisters of Mercy of Ireland and South Africa

1890: Convent and School established in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand

Crosses are of excellent quality craftsmanship and are available in several sizes: 4", 8", 12" and 18".

For more information, please refer to this website: www.sistersofmercyguam.org or contact Sister Trinie Pangelinan at tpangelinan@mercysc.org, or Sister Mary Cabrini Taitano at cabrinit@yahoo.com

The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Northeast Community was officially formed July 1, 2006 uniting sisters, associates and companions from Albany, New York; Connecticut; New Hampshire; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; and Vermont in the northeastern United States.

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