Prayers through the intercession of Venerable Catherine are requested for all those whos names are on our prayer list and, in particular, for the following whose intentions are newly added to the site:

Clara Dal Santa rsm, Jean Jeffries, Mark Brunning.

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

Editor: The monthly update of the pdf version of the prayer list will be available on the website next Wednesday, December 14th.

...Sisters Holly Cloutier and Leslie Porreca set up the Mercy Farm to offer a space of hospitality in the beauty of a natural environment for individuals, families and groups. As a working farm and an Eco-Spiritual centre, Mercy Farm developed an organic vegetable garden which consists of twelve raised beds growing a variety of vegetables, berries and herbs. The produce from these gardens support the food for house guests as well as the local needs of the community, when available...

Messages to Betty Lacey

Editor: The November 9th edition of Mercy E-News included an item on the developments at the Mercy Heritage Center, Belmont and the arrival of the first archival collections. This week we read of the the arrival of the Northeast Community’s collection which includes Frances Warde'sdesk and chair from New Hampshire.

"The week of November 10th through the 16th was hopping at the Mercy Heritage Center. The Northeast Community arrived consisting of Providence RI, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Albany, NY, Vermont and Portland, ME. In addition to the archival materials we received three dimensional items as well; that's museum speak for stuff! After unloading, unpacking, shelving and reshelving the week culminated with a tour for visiting members of the Extended Justice Team".

Messages to Grant Gerlich, CA - Archivist, Mercy Heritage Center

The first chapter of the new congregation will commence on December 12.

Sisters and Friends of Mercy are invited to use the Chapter Prayer to accompany those participating in Chapter One and may wish to unite with those in Sydney at the Foundation Eucharist on Sunday, December 18 through joining in prayer.

The Readings, Prayers and Hymns (suggested) have been made available on the website

Messages to Nerida Tinkler rsm - Outgoing Institute President

The 27th August—22 October 2011 will always be a significant time in my Mercy journey—my experience of the Addo Mission. Before my visit it was a time of anticipation wondering what it would be really like. My eyes were soon to be opened...

Messages to Maria Doherty rsm c/- Union Office

This year in South Africa, for the first time, the programme for the commitment celebration for our Mercy Associates was organised by a committee consisting of six sisters and two associates from each of the groups in the Province i.e. twelve associate members. It has taken us some time to get this committee up and running but once the associates realised that the associate movement is theirs, they put all their effort and creativity into drawing up to a programme that was different from any other commitment programme we have had to date.

Messages to: Joan Pearton rsm

Greetings from Mukuru! We are very happy once again, to share with you some of happenings that have been part of our journey through 2011...
This has been truly a landmark year for St. Michael’s Secondary School, as the pioneer students of 2008 sat for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. We have every confidence that they will perform well...

The pupils and staff of St. Elizabeth’s Primary School had the long awaited joy of beginning the past school term in their magnificent new, 40 classroomed, stone building, erected by the German Government, along with the Government of Kenya and Nairobi City Council. This has led to a heightened sense of pride in the local community and past pupils, who recently held their first Past Pupil’s Re-union...

Our school sponsorship programme this year has enabled over 260 girls and boys to access education – at Primary, Secondary, Special Needs and Skills Training levels. For that, we are deeply grateful to the many corporate groups and individuals, locally and internationally, as without such help so many of our young
people would be still in the villages...

Messages to Mary Geason rsm - Director
 

1869: Foundation to Davenport, Iowa from De Witt - M Borromeo Johnson
1894: Death of M Agnes Graham, Foundress of Ballarat/Colac, Victoria
1869: Foundation to Davenport, Iowa from De Witt - M Borromeo Johnson

Resource prepared by The Congregation's Canonisation Committee.

"To assist you in spending this time with Catherine, we have prepared three 60-minute sessions with Catherine. You can spend this time alone or with others and you can spread it over a number of days. We suggest that you do this as a Triduum on December 10th, 11th and 12th but you are free to enjoy Catherine's company at any time."

Mercy Mission in far north Queensland is an initiative of the Sisters of Mercy in Cairns. The Mercy Mission and Charism Board was set up in January 2011 with the expressed purpose:

Inspired by Catherine McAuley’s vision of God’s mercy,
we nurture relationships which:

•Give meaning to individual’s life and work
•Sustain hope
•Work to further God’s Mission in far North Queensland.
 

MICROSOFT will launch its own app store in late February next year to coincide with the release of its latest operating system, Windows 8.

Source: Herald Sun