We pray that the Young Mercy Leaders will indeed, in the theme of their conference gathering, ‘Fan in to flame the gift that is given’ them.

Messages to: Mary Reynolds rsm - Executive Director MIA

On 26 June last the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy welcomed the publication of the Report of Mr Justice John Quirke on the establishment of an ex gratia scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalene Laundries. The Congregation pledged its cooperation with all recommendations of the Report which touched on our involvement in such a scheme. We would like to renew our invitation to anyone who may have spent time in our care, to come and meet with us, if they so wish...

Messages to: Margaret Casey rsm - Congregation Leader

The 12th biennial Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association  (AMSSA) Conference was held in Auckland from 13 - 16 July.

Carmel College Auckland and the New Zealand Mercy schools hosted 148 educators and 52 students from among the Mercy schools and authorities across Papua New Guinea, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia.

A short report on the conference is linked to this item.

Details of a fundraising event in support of Mercy International Association can be found here

Messages to: Frances Fitzpatrick rsm - Executive Officer

Mater Health Services—in conjunction with Micah Projects, St Vincent’s Brisbane, Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local and Metro North Brisbane Medicare Local—has been awarded a National Homelessness Services Achievement Award...

As part of the Homeless to Home Healthcare program, Mater nurses work within teams at Brisbane Homeless Service Centre and Brisbane Common Ground as well as with an after-hours service to provide healthcare and support to those living rough.

During the first five months of operation, the after-hours service provided more than 1600 episodes of care to people as young as 14 and as old as 86 years...

Messages to: Madonna McGahan - Executive Director of Mission Leadership

Editor: Mater Health Services is this week's featured Mercy website

The verdict of “not guilty” in the George Zimmerman trial and the reactions surrounding the killing of African-American teen Trayvon Martin are tragic occasions to pause and reflect on the deep wounds of racism in the United States and beyond. Mainly peaceful protests in cities across the country have given expression to the outrage and drawn attention to the roots of racism in so much of the violence that occurs today...

Messages to: Institute Justice Team

A bronze statue of Catherine McAuley along with those of Edmund Rice, former Premier of Queensland Vince Gair and Archbishop Sir James Duhig was unveiled recently as a way of recognising the people who had played a significant role in the history of St Laurence’s College (SLC), Queensland.

Inclusion of Catherine McAuley symbolises the enduring partnership with the Mater Hospital Brisbane which began in 1919 when the Sisters took over the school building as a hospital extension during the flu epidemic.

Messages to: Madonna McGahan - Executive Director of Mission Leadership

Mercy in Action Group students at Catherine McAuley Westmead have begun fundraising for their fundraising project this term which is the Mercy Foundation’s concept of ‘Home in a Box’. This Mercy Foundation initiative has the aim of settling homeless people into homes with all the essential items including sheets, towels, pillows, kitchenware and utensils. The students at Catherine McAuley have been collecting loose change donations from students at lunchtime with all money raised going to the Mercy Foundation’s commitment to help Australians overcome homelessness.

The committed group of students from Catherine McAuley who make up the Mercy in Action Group (known throughout the school as MAG) regularly attend MAG events with fellow Mercy schools in Sydney and work throughout the school on fundraising and raising awareness on different social justice issues.
 

Messages to: Jacqui Hamilton - School Development Officer
 

Editor: To find out more about the Mercy Foundations' 'Home in a Box' project, click here.

1858: Foundation to Edinburgh from Limerick - M Gertrude Hynes
1974: Classes begin in a new co-institutional college in Palmerston North. Sister M. Clement Long is appointed Principal of the Girls School

Apps have been created of the "Mercy Prayerbook" and "Oracion Misericordia" for both the Android (google play) and Apple app stores. They are free in the PHONE stores, but work on tablets and iPads as well as phones.
The benefit of the app is the ability to enlarge type for easier reading, and being able to have the prayerbook when traveling without having to pack it.

Any corrections or additions to the apps should be sent to Genemarie Beegan rsm
 

In addition to seven hospitals, and a medical research institute, Mater provides pathology, pharmacy and health and wellness services throughout South East Queensland. These services combine to help Mater offer comprehensive care which meets the needs of the community.

Five top tips for preserving your iPads battery life.

Source: Tech Daily UK