Share details of the plans you have for your " Good Cup of Tea" event and photos from your event, or from Mercy places and spaces where Sisters, associates, colleagues and members of the Mercy network are shown enjoying a good cup of tea prior to the event. These we will use in image galleries on the website.

The first images have been posted online and are linked to this article.

Messages to mercynews@fraynework.com.au

Mercy International Association is developing a library of published works by and/or about Sisters of Mercy, Associates within Mercy, and our Mercy ministries.

Known as the Catherine Mcauley Library it has been established in the room in the Baggot Street building that was Catherine McAuley's office.

The Library has three main sections:

• Biographies of Catherine McAuley and some of the early founding sisters;
• an example of a mid-19th Century Mercy convent library;
• a collection of books, written by or about Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Ministries.

The library holds 987 publications which have been catalogued electronically on Librarything.com.

A slideshow of images featuring some of the publications in the library is linked to this item.

MIA is looking to authors to donate a copy of their works to the Catherine McAuley library.

Is your title in the MIA library? Search the library holdings by clicking on this link.

In order to develop this library, we invitet Sisters, Associates, and partners-in-ministry to provide complimentary copies of their published works that can be housed in this library. These works can be mailed to: Mercy International Centre, Library,
64a Lower Baggot Street,
Dublin 2, Ireland.

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

Mercy International Global Action is focusing on Human Trafficking as one of its two major themes (the other being Cosmology/Environment). The reasons for this are threefold.

1. Trafficking is a major issue confronting mainly women and most severely affects women and the poor and vulnerable.

2.Sisters of Mercy are already doing substantial work to combat trafficking.

3. The European Union the United Nations are focusing on Trafficking as a priority issue and MIA can influence them.

Messages to Mary Purcell - Assistant Director Global Action

Mercy High School, San Francisco is featured in the following link for the Dead Man Walking play project. The new office for the project is now located at the school. We will be working with other Catholic schools and Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ to initiate a student letter writing campaign to end the death penalty in California.

Dead Man Walking is a wonderful theater arts opportunity for all of our Mercy secondary schools and the added curriculum strategies featured on the website allows for study of this important social justice issue across all subject areas.

If you would like further information about the play and how to produce it at your school,
contact- Greg Callaghan National Coordinator Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project
3250 19th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.469.9149
Make Theatre. Take Action.

Mercy is up in our first "Spotlight on Schools" feature!
How Mercy worked to incorporate DMW into the curriculum.

Messages to Dotty McCrea - Principal

1917: Fire partially destroyed St Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona (it was rebuilt within three months)

Editor: A detailed illustrated report on the launch of this beautifully produced book can be accessed here.

The Institute of Our Lady of Mercy Great Britain is a diverse group of Roman Catholic Women vowed to serve people in need, with a special concern for women and children.