enews
SEMIMONTHLY COMMUNICATION FROM SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
October 16, 2014
HIGHLIGHTS
In memoriam
Sister Kristen Lancaster
dies in Savannah, Georgia, and Sister Ina Rose
Stautzenbach dies in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sister helps others take
spiritual journey further
Sister Ginger Andrews
ministers at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Jubilarians celebrate
Two sisters in Baltimore,
Maryland, mark a total of
130 years with Mercy.
CALENDAR
October 17-18
North Carolina Local Area
Community meeting, Belmont, North Carolina
October 20-25
Institute Leadership Conference meeting, Belmont
October 30-November 3
New Membership Team
meeting, Belmont
Sisters of Mercy –
South Central Community
101 Mercy Drive
Belmont, NC 28012-2898
704.829.5260
www.mercysc.org
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Take time to embrace the present moment
It will be Thanksgiving and
Christmas before we know it.
How do we slow it down?
We have heard ourselves
and others say this, and we
know it’s really not time that
needs to slow down, but we
ourselves. So we offer the
following suggestions:
• Greet the dawn with thanksgiving for another day of living.
• Take three deep, slow breaths and allow yourself to realize what is
in your heart.
• Whatever the season, fall or rainy, notice. Notice the blue sky of fall; the
soft and gentle—or torrential and heavy—rain of the rainy season; the
leaves turning colors; the shorter days, bringing us more darkness and
inviting us into the quiet.
• Receive each setting of the sun with thanksgiving, naming the many ways
grace has appeared, the opportunities missed, and intentions for tomorrow.
Be aware of the present moment (a lifelong journey), for this is where God
is. In the presence of God, we slow down and slowly come to realize that
there is only this moment, full of Thanksgiving, full of Christmas, full of
death and resurrection, full of eternity.
There are 42 days until Thanksgiving and 70 days until Christmas.
Between now and then, there are thousands of moments holding eternity.
May we not miss any of them.
In memoriam
Sister Kristen Lancaster died peacefully
on Friday, October 10,
2014, at St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Savannah,
Georgia. Sister Kristen
was 88 years old and
was a Sister of Mercy
for 66 years.
She received a diploma
in nursing from Mercy
Sister Kristen Lancaster
Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland, and went on to obtain bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in nursing, as well as a master’s degree in hospital administration.
Sister Kristen profoundly influenced many student nurses as director of St. Joseph’s School
of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. Her final years
in healthcare ministry were at St. Joseph’s in
Savannah, where she served as a vice president
for quality assurance and risk management, as
nursing home administrator and, finally, as an
assistant to the hospital’s president.
An extended obituary is included with today’s
attachments.
Sister Ina Rose
Stautzenbach died
peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2014,
at McAuley Convent in
Cincinnati, Ohio, after
a long illness. A Sister
of Mercy for 69 years,
Sister Ina Rose was 90
years old.
A nurse for much of
her ministry, she was
the former director
of nursing services at Mercy Hospital Hamilton
and Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio.
Sister Ina Rose
Stautzenbach
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In addition, she served as surgery supervisor at
Mercy Urbana, Ohio, as well as in patient relations at Mercy Medical Center and in general
services at St. John Medical Center—both of
which are in Springfield.
Sister Ina Rose earned a bachelor’s degree in
nursing from Our Lady of Cincinnati College and
a master’s degree in nursing from Catholic University of America. She also received a master’s
degree in religious studies from the University of
Dayton (Ohio).
Justice update
Balancing charity, justice
Christmas decorations already appearing in
stores remind us that our churches soon will
sponsor Angel Trees and dinners for economically poor families. These charitable efforts
address immediate needs but don’t answer
the call for justice and long-term solutions that
address root causes of poverty.
One long-term response is advocacy through
organizations such as Mercy Investment Services (MIS). Shareholder resolutions and proxy
voting allow MIS to influence corporate policies
and actions. Also, the Mercy Partnership Fund
of MIS makes low-interest loans to non-profits,
helping people move out of poverty. The September MIS newsletter is attached.
Individuals can support long-term solutions
by purchasing Fair Trade items as Christmas
gifts. For more information, click on the blue
words below:
Catholic Relief Services Equal Exchange
Respect Life Month: focusing on death penalty
Recent exonerations of death-row inmates and
a botched execution show the injustice of the
death penalty.
October is Respect Life Month, with special
programs and resources offered by the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops. To learn
more, click on the blue words below:
Respect Life
To read more of her story, please click on the
blue words below:
Sister Ginger Andrews
Watch for additional stories about sisters in ministry
in upcoming issues of enews.
For more information about the death penalty,
please click on the blue words below:
Catholics Mobilizing Against the Death Penalty
Jubilarians celebrate 130 years
An order form for Christmas cards produced
by a death-row inmate is attached. Alpha Boys
School in Jamaica is one ministry that benefits
from proceeds of the sales.
Listening helps get in the spirit
“I listen a lot, and my
life is touched deeply
by listening to others,”
says Sister Ginger
Andrews, a member of
the Spirituality Team at
Mercy Conference and
Retreat Center in St.
Louis, Missouri.
“Through the ministry
of spiritual direction
Sister Ginger Andrews
and retreat facilitation,
I companion sisters from different communities
and also women and men from various backgrounds who want to go deeper in their journey
with God,” she says.
Previously, Sister Ginger taught elementary
school in Kenner, Louisiana; and taught biology,
chemistry and religion at Mercy High School in
St. Louis and at Mount St. Mary High School in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She also served in
campus ministry at Washington University in St.
Louis, as well as 14 years in vocation, incorporation and Institute novitiate ministry.
Sister Maura McCartan, left, and Sister Cordelia Eckert
celebrated Jubilees on October 4, 2014, at The Villa in
Baltimore, Maryland, with a special liturgy and dinner for
sisters, family members and friends. Sister Maura marked
70 years as a Sister of Mercy; Sister Cordelia, 60 years.
Laredo celebrations continue
Laredo’s Sisters of Mercy continue to celebrate
their 120-anniversary in Laredo, Texas, with
events culminating in a dinner where they
will receive the Mercy McAuley Award on
November 6, 2014.
Celebrations began in February with sisters and
coworkers from Mercy Ministries of Laredo leading a 5K run. The sisters also have celebrated
with two Masses, including one on Mercy Day.
An exhibit focusing on accomplishments by Sisters of Mercy was held, along with a poster and
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essay contest for local children. The final event
will be a health fair on November 15.
Schmuck, who ministers there, was among
those attending the celebration.
Five sisters minister today in Laredo–Sister
Maria Luisa Vera, Sister Olivia Obregon, Sister
Rosemary Welsh, Sister Beth Yoest, RSM
(NyPPaw), and Sister Kathleen Tinnel.
It is the Archdiocese of Louisville’s largest
agency, with 100 employees and 300 volunteers
who provide more than a dozen programs aiding
elderly people, refugees, children, unemployed
workers, economically poor people, prisoners,
victims of human trafficking and those who need
affordable housing.
To read more about the celebrations, please
click on the blue word below:
Laredo
Sharing a Mercy Day moment
To read more in The Record, a publication of
the Archdiocese of Louisville, please click on the
blue words below:
Catholic Charities
‘Follow your heart,’ sister advises
Sister Mary Rose Elizabeth Power says she
advises women discerning their vocation to “Follow your heart. You can’t lose when you extend
mercy, which is love and compassion.”
Sister Rose Elizabeth ministers in pastoral care
at Mercy Health Center and serves as community life coordinator at Mercy Health Center
Convent in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
To read an interview with her in a “Meet Our Sisters” feature in the Sooner Catholic newsletter,
please click on the blue words below:
Sister Agnes Procopio visits with Ginny Bursa, a nurse in
the Outpatient Nursing Department at Mercy Tiffin Hospital in Tiffin, Ohio. On Mercy Day (September 24, 2014),
the hospital presented the Catherine McAuley Lifetime
Achievement Award to all Sisters of Mercy who have
served there in its 101-year history. Sister Agnes accepted
the award on their behalf.
Sister Rose Elizabeth
Blog addresses racial tensions
Mercy in the news
Sister Donella Hartman and Dawn Stringfield
reflect on the recent racial tension and violence
in Ferguson, Missouri, in a blog posted on the
Institute website:
Catholic Charities marks 75 years
Catholic Charities of Louisville, Kentucky, celebrated its 75th anniversary last month with
a special Mass and reception. Sister Mary
“As a Sister of Mercy and a co-minister of a
Mercy ministry, we are called to continue to take
the steps to learn about the issues surrounding racism in St. Louis, to empower individuals
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who do not feel they have a voice; to encourage
people to vote for the systemic changes needed;
and to take part in dialogues and events to better understand the experiences of others.”
Sister Donella is administrator of Mercy Center
Campus in St. Louis, and Dawn is executive
director of Mercy Conference and Retreat Center. To read their complete blog posting, please
click on the blue words below:
Ferguson blog
Senior center marks 17 years
The highlight was the anniversary luncheon,
which celebrated both Mercy Endeavors’
years of service and culmination of a year-long
program focused on seniors’ building strong
relationships, exercising regularly and eating
healthfully.
Visitation sisters welcomed
Sisters of Mercy welcomed five Sisters of the
Visitation of St. Louis, who moved into Catherine’s Residence in St. Louis, Missouri, in
September. They joined four Visitation sisters
already living there, as part of a long-range plan
for their community in St. Louis.
About 10 years ago, sisters from the congregation stayed at Mercy Center in St. Louis for
several months during construction at their
monastery, about three miles away, so they
already were familiar with the Sisters of Mercy
and the campus.
“The sisters and staff at Catherine’s Residence
have been very welcoming and gracious,”
said Sister Veronica Haronik, the Visitation
sisters’ superior.
Sister Monica Ellerbusch, left, and Sister Jane Briseno
with the proclamation from the New Orleans City Council
honoring Mercy Endeavors’ 17 years of service to seniors.
Mercy Day has additional significance for Mercy
Endeavors, a non-profit senior center in New
Orleans, Louisiana. On September 24, 2014, the
center, run by Sister Jane Briseno, marked its
17th anniversary.
A week-long celebration for the center and its
members included a memorial service for those
who recently had died; a play, The Master’s Visit,
written by one of the seniors, Eunice Nero; the
annual Mercy Day streetcar ride; a celebratory
luncheon; and a steamboat ride.
Center welcomes new archivist
Emily Reed has joined
Mercy Heritage Center in Belmont, North
Carolina, in the new
position of digital archivist. She’ll be helping
to establish a digital
preservation program
for the center.
Emily grew up in
Bluffton, Indiana, and
Emily Reed
received a bachelor’s
degree from Ball State University in Muncie,
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Indiana. She earned a master’s degree in library
and information science from the University of
Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
She has worked and volunteered at the Kurt
Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis,
Indiana; The MediaPreserve, an audiovisual
preservation laboratory in Cranberry Township,
Pennsylvania; and the archives of the Cathedral
of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.
She’s a winner
assist with projects of the ministry office. This
person will serve as direct ministry liaison contact for sponsored and co-sponsored education
ministries, including participating in interviews
for new heads of ministries, facilitating certain
requests from the ministries to the Community
Leadership Team (CLT) for action, and assisting
with other needs of the ministries as identified
by the ministries and/or the CLT.
A complete job description, including qualifications and information on how to apply, is
included in today’s attachments.
Today’s attachments
• Directory changes for October 16, 2014
•E
xtended obituary for Sister Kristen Lancaster
• Mercy Prayer Calendar for November 2014
• Investing in Mercy newsletter
• Order form for Christmas cards designed by
death-row inmates
• Ministry opportunity: assistant ministry director
Please share your stories
and photos with us
Sister Ellen Greely shows off the tote bag she won as the
door prize in an auction at Catherine’s Residence in St.
Louis, Missouri. The retirement convent holds the auction
annually with sisters bidding with play money on items
such as slippers, blankets and stamps. “Let me tell you,
some of the bidding is quite spirited!” says Ruthie Jackson, activities director.
Ministry opportunity
We look forward to receiving your stories and
photos for enews. Because of its format and
short preparation time, our word limit is about
150 words per story.
We encourage you to send action photos–not
posed ones–which help us all get to know one
another better and draw attention to your content.
Assistant ministry director
Sisters of Mercy – South Central Community
St. Louis, Missouri
Please send them to Beth Thompson, writer/
communications strategist, at [email protected] by Friday, October 31, at noon Eastern
Daylight Time for the next issue of enews, which
comes out Thursday, November 6, 2014.
The assistant ministry director will support and
strengthen Mercy education ministries and will
Don’t forget to include the “Five Ws”—who,
what, where, when and why. Thanks.
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Directory Changes – October 16, 2014 First Name Julie
Last Name Laramie
Correction New listing
Section Retirement
Convents
Page(s)* 17
New Information Catherine’s Residence
2039 N. Geyer Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131-3332
314-909-4400
314-909-4484 (fax)
Julie Laramie
Administrator/ Director of Nursing
[email protected]
Sr. Mary Frances
Sr. Mary Paulinus
Lueke
Oakes
New residence
New residence
Sisters
Sisters
90
105
McAuley Convent
1768 Cedar Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45224
513-681-2100
513-354-5051 (fax)
[email protected]
Catherine’s Residence
2039 N. Geyer Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131-3332
314-909-4400
314-909-4483 (fax)
[email protected]
Prayer and Works of Mercy
Same as Residence
Sr. Olivia Maria
Obregon
New mailing address
Sisters
105
P.O. Box 2159
Laredo, TX 78044-2159
Sr. Kathleen
Tinnel
New mailing address
Sisters
133
P.O. Box 2159
Laredo, TX 78044-2159
Daniel C.
Joyce
Carolyn
Collins
Donnellon
Frye
New address
New listing
New listing
Associates
Associates
Associates
156
902 Crestwick RD
Towson, MD 21286-3319
160
DONNELLON, JOYCE
8294 Wetherfield Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45236-2206
513-984-4338
513-965-1790 (mobile)
[email protected]
165
FRYE, CAROLYN
8412 Echo Drive
Pasadena, MD 21122
410-659-2907
410-227-4698 (mobile)
[email protected]
Dr. Lisa
Gallicchio
New listing
Associates
165
GALLICCHIO, LISA
1156 Oak View Drive
Crownsville, MD 21032
410-951-7956
410-916-9780 (mobile)
[email protected]
Donald
Hawkins
Remove listing
Associates
169
RIP 12/30/2013
171
HODGE, JOANNE
14540 Amstel Court
Chesterfeild, MO 63017
636-519-1762
314-941-4660 (mobile)
[email protected]
Joanne
Hodge
New listing
Associates
Edward
Hubbell
New listing
Associates
172
HUBBELL, EDWARD
5614 Hillridge Court
St. Louis, MO 63128
314-416-1797
314-795-1797 (mobile)
[email protected]
Alice
Jones
New address
Associates
174
3113 Shenandoah Valley Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212-3145
Rebecca
Lancaster
New listing
Associates
177
LANCASTER, REBECCA
2101 Middelton Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72116-6334
501-920-0685 (mobile)
[email protected]
Marie
Livingston
Remove listing
Associates
178
RIP August 2014
179
LOVETT, REV. WINDY
8708 East 53rd Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64129-2212
619-993-0030
[email protected]
Rev. Windy
Lovett
New listing
Associates
Don
Meiner
New Listing
Associates
183
MEINER, DON
2219 Bevington Lane
Hamilton, OH 45013-9350
513-505-9350 (mobile)
[email protected]
Kristin
Nielsen
Remove listing
Associates
187
RIP June 2014
Karen
Jessica
Lisa
Orsary
Payne
Reichard
New Listing
New listing
New listing
Associates
Associates
Associates
188
ORSARY, KAREN
1949 Fullerton Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45240-1025
513-851-8910
513-940-8448 (mobile)
[email protected]
190
PAYNE, JESSICA
1456 Battery Ave
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-951-7937 (work)
717-434-8765 (mobile)
[email protected]
194
REICHARD, LISA
126 South High Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
570-854-1295
[email protected]
Cara
Romanik
New listing
Associates
196
ROMANIK, CARA
1456 Battery Ave
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-332-9671 (work)
570-647-8867 (mobile)
[email protected]
Sherry
Scorby
New address
Associates
199
2524B Dora Road
Van Buren, AR 72956-6945
Clara
Smith
New listing
Associates
201
SMITH, CLARA
3915 Sierra Forest Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212-2416
501-519-3335 (h)
501-202-2464 (w)
501-519-3335 (mobile)
Delina (Dee)
Deborah
Debbie
Molly
Doylene
Jessica
Stinnette
Torres
Vernon
Weldon
Wichlenski
Biser
New listing
New listing
New listing
New listing
New listing
New listing
Associates
Associates
Associates
Associates
Associates
Volunteers
203
STINNETTE, DELINA (DEE)
7449 Quiet Time Place
West Chester, OH 45069-1330
513-470-9351 (mobile)
[email protected]
206
TORRES, DEBORAH
P.O. Box 782
O’Fallon, MO 62269
808-358-8478
[email protected]
207
VERNON, DEBBIE
2720 Niagara Falls
Festus, MO 63028
630-933-5175
314-570-0052 (mobile)
208
209
213
WELDON, MOLLY
17237 Hilltop Ridge Drive
Eureka, MO 63025
636-938-4962
314-450-0886 (mobile)
[email protected]
WICHLENSKI, DOYLENE
736 Kraffel Lane
Town & Country, MO 63017-8057
314-469-1125
314-686-1438 (mobile)
[email protected]
6 Kent Court
Savannah, GA 31405
612-719-5388 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: April 10
Cristina
Carrillo
New listing
Volunteers
213
5310 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
479-285-9855 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: March 14
Chyna
Glover
New listing
Volunteers
213
6 Kent Court
Savannah, GA 31405
908-817-8967 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: June 3
Emily
Hindenburg
New listing
Volunteers
213
5310 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
559-240-4590 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: July 21
Sara
Meyer
New listing
Volunteers
213
6 Kent Court
Savannah, GA 31405
608-769-5257 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: August 19
Lauren
Stokes
New listing
Volunteers
213
6 Kent Court
Savannah, GA 31405
317-605-7338 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: July 30
Anneka
Vanderveen
New listing
Volunteers
213
5310 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
518-728-3442 (mobile)
[email protected]
Birthday: February 19
** Remove all former Mercy Volunteers and add new ones Will we all meet in heaven?
Oh what joy even to think of it.
Catherine McAuley
Sister Kristen Lancaster
Religious Sister of Mercy
March 13, 1926 – October 10, 2014
3+#
S
ister Kristen Lancaster received her diploma in nursing from Mercy
Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She entered the Sisters of Mercy
in 1948 at Mount Washington, Maryland, escorted by a naval cadet
who drove her there in a red convertible. He thought he could change
her mind up until the time she entered.
Sister Kristen went on to obtain both bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in nursing, as well as a master’s degree in hospital administration from St. Louis (Missouri) University.
“It was always my desire to work in healthcare, and that is where I
have spent my working life, right up through today,” she said in 2004.
Sister Kristen made a profound difference in the lives of many
student nurses when she was director of St. Joseph’s School of
Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. She also ministered in Mobile, Alabama,
and at Stella Maris Hospice in Baltimore.
Her most recent nursing professional years were at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She worked as a vice president for quality
assurance and risk management, as nursing home administrator and,
finally, as administration representative for the hospital’s president.
Jack Weathers, an RN at St. Joseph’s, said: “When I think of Sister
Kristen’s long life, dedication and commitment to the service of others
through Christ, I think of her compassion and her walking through our
hallways in her traditional habit and attire. She served as a constant
reminder of our faith-based origins and traditions.”
One of the staff members at the hospital said he didn’t recognize
Sister Kristen in the hospital bed because she wasn’t wearing her veil.
Another said that the “click-clack” of her heels going down the hallways
of the hospital would be missed. She was truly loved by so many in
both her Sisters of Mercy family and her St. Joseph’s family.
Her ring motto was simply “Love.”
Funeral Mass: O
ctober 14, 2014, St. Frances Cabrini Church in
Savannah, Georgia
Interment: October 14, 2014, 2014, Catholic Cemetery,
Savannah, Georgia
November 2014
Mercy Prayer Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Sun
Thu
Fri
1 Feast of All
The saints were “passable like ourselves;” theirs
* Any Mass from
the Masses for the
Dead may be chosen on Nov 2, the
Feast of All Souls
Sat
Saints
Rev 7:2-4,9-14
I John 3:1-3
Mt 5:1-12a
was not a far-away life, but a life very like our own...
MP 834 Prop
796 EP II 839
Proper 796
2 All Souls Day
Wisdom 3:1- 9
Romans 8:14-23
Mt 11:25-30 *
MP and EP 858
Proper 797
9 Dedication of
Lateran Basilica
Ez 47:1-2,8-9, 12
1 Cor3:9c—11, 16
-17/Jn 2:13-22
3
Martin de Porres
Borromeo
Philippians 2:1-4
Luke 14:12-14
Prv 31:10-13,1920,30-31
I Thes 5:1-6
Mt 25:14-20
MP 541
EP II 544
23 Christ the
King
Ez 34:11-12,15-17
I Cor 15:20-26,28
Mt 25:31-46
MP 525
EP II 531
30 Advent I
Is 63: 16b17,19b;64: 2-7
I Cor 1:3-9
Mk 13:33-37
MP 541 Prop 24
EP II 544
Proper 25
Phil 2:5-11
Luke 14:15-25
MP and EP 824
Proper 797
10 Leo the Great
Titus 1:1-9
Luke 17:1-6
MP 694
EP II 697
16 33rdSunday
4 Charles
MP 701
EP 705
17 Elizabeth of
Hungary
Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5
Luke 18:35-43
6
7
8
Phil 2:12-18
Luke 14:25-33
Phil 3:3-8a
Luke 15:1-10
Phil 3:19-4:1
Luke 16:1-8
Phil 4:10-19
Luke 16:9-15
MP 660
EP 663
11 Death of
MP 666
EP 669
12
Catherine McAuley
Titus 2:1-8,11-14
Luke 17:7-10
18
Titus 3:1-7
Luke 17: 11-19
MP 557
EP 560
24 Andrew Dung Lac
25 Catherine of
and Companions
Alexandria
Rv 14: 1-3, 4b-5
Luke 21:1-4
Daniel 2:31-45
Luke 21:5-11
MP 608
EP 611
13
Frances X
Phlmn 7:20
Luke 17:20-25
Our Lady of
Divine Providence
Rv 4:1-11
Luke 19:11-28
MP & EP 808 or
814 Prop 799
26
Rv 15: 1-4
Luke 21:12-19
MP 615
EP 619
MP 687
EP I 691
MP 679
EP 682
14
15
2 John 4-9
Luke 17:26-37
3 Jn 5-8
Luke 18:1-8
MP 732
EP 735
MP & EP 820
Proper 798
MP 617
EP 720
19
Rv 3:1-6, 14-22
Luke 19:1-10
Josaphat
MP 673
EP 676
Cabrini
MP and EP 844 or
850
Intercessions 856
MP & EP 820
Proper 799
MP 600
EP 604
5
Albert the Great
MP 740
EP I 538
20
21 Presentation of
22 Cecilia
Rv 5:1-10
Luke 19: 41-44
Mary
Rv 11:4-12
Luke 20:27-40
MP 571
EP 573
Rv 10:8-11
Luke 19:45-48
MP & EP 808 or
814
Proper 800
MP 820 Prop
801 EP I 519
27 Thanksgiving
28
29
Day
Rv 18: 1-2, 2123;19:1-3,9a
Luke 21:20-28
Rv 20:1-,11:21:2
Luke 21:29-33
Rv 22:1-7
Luke 21:34-36
MP 623
EP 626
MP 630
EP 634
MP 638
EP I 538
Proper 22
...in the end, after trying and failing over and over again, they “overcame and persevered to the
end,” not dejected, not despairing, but standing with an even mind, resigned to the will of God,
and to bear for the glory of God whatever might befall them…
- Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ
November 2014 Feastdays and Birthdays
Sisters’ Feastdays
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11
13
15
16
17
19
21
22
23
25
26
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29
30
Burt, Mary Louise
Cameron, Mary Charles
Dandison, Teresa Susana
Foppe, Charlotte Marie
Mertens, Mary Carol
Stephan, Mary Charlene
Bauman, Mary Elisa
Corcoran, Elizabeth Anne
Shea, Mary Elizabeth
Paulino, Mary McAuley
Daulizio, M. Cabrini
Koelsch, Cabrini
Taitano, Mary Cabrini
Bienvenu, Mary Roland
Paulus, M. Albertine
Hayes, Jan
Quitugua, Mary Gertrude
Rouleau, Marie Marguerite
Dowling, Elizabeth Mary
Robertson, Elizabeth
Steigerwald, Mary Lisa
Thum, Dorothy Mary
Uncangco, Elizabeth Ann
Cannon, Elizabeth Ann
Schwalm, M. Elise
Lowe Ching, Theresa
Brink, Mary Carolyn
Camacho, Mary Cecilia
McNally, Jeanne-Margaret
Sakaley, Cecile
Kuhlmann, Joanne Agnes
Lancaster, M. Kristen
McNally, Mary Karen
Moreno, Maria Priscilla
Wasserman, Margaret
O’Brien, Mary Anne
Keller, M. Zoe
Schmelz, Mary Judith
Calhoun, Mary Dorothy
Pepitone, Patricia Ann
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An update from Mercy Investment Services
In this issue
Mercy Partnership
Fund loan recipients
receive federal awards
States improve human
traﬃcking laws in 2014
Shareholders ask
companies to support
development of
biosimilars in the
United States
Global equity returns
during rising rate
environments
Pesticides, food
production and bees
One million strong and
counting
Welcome, Sarah Smith
September 2014
Mercy Partnership Fund loan recipients
receive federal awards
Nonprofit organizations and
credit unions throughout the
nation who are Mercy
Partnership Fund (MPF)
borrowers were among the
185 community development Palm Street Infant and
financial institutions (CDFIs) Toddler Center in Newark,
nationally that received more New Jersey, receives support
from the Leviticus Fund.
than $195 million from the
U.S. Department of the Treasuryʹs Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund. The
highly competitive financial awards take the form
of low‐interest loans and grants. These new
resources enable the recipients to increase their
flexible lending in communities where resources are
most needed. Learn more about the 18 MPF
borrowers receiving these awards and how theyʹll
help recipients such as the Leviticus Fund. States improve human traﬃcking laws in
2014
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Did you know?
Support increases for
call to end FedEx
sponsorship
Awards boost
aﬀordable housing
work
Welcome,
Sarah Smith
Mercy Investment
Services is pleased to
welcome Sarah B.
Smith as director of
Mercy Partnership
Fund.
Sarah has extensive
experience in
community and
neighborhood
development and
housing as well as
with public‐private
partnerships aimed at
enhancing the
economic opportunity
and quality of life for
low‐ and moderate‐
income communities.
Sarahʹs Mercy roots
date to her time as the
The Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to ending human traﬃcking and
modern‐day slavery, recently released a report
ranking the 50 states on their human traﬃcking
eﬀorts. Scores are based on 10 categories including
statutes that criminalize sex and labor traﬃcking,
law enforcement training, and victim assistance.
Of note, this year, 37 states passed new laws to
combat human traﬃcking, and several states
improved from last year. Click here to see which
three states had a perfect score and how the states
have increased their work on human traﬃcking
since 2011.
In addition to combating human traﬃcking by
engaging companies in the trucking, hospitality and
tourism industries, Mercy Investment Services
oﬀers several human traﬃcking resources including
a letter for hotels at which you are a guest, a fact
sheet on human traﬃcking and a guide for meeting
planners. Find these and other resources online.
Shareholders ask companies to support
development of biosimilars in the United
States Most people have purchased a
generic drug, such as the store
brand of aspirin, at some point.
While generic versions of this
type of branded chemical or
small molecule drugs are readily
available, investors are looking to
several major pharmaceutical and biotech
companies to support the use of another
generic‐type drug, biosimilars. Biosimilars are copies of more complex
biopharmaceutical products, biologics, that are
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founding president
and CEO of Mercy
Loan Fund (formerly
the Catherine
McAuley Housing
Foundation). Learn
more about Sarah
online. You can reach
her via email or at
314.909.4605. Did you know?
During the 2014
shareholder advocacy
season, Mercy
Investment Services
voted almost 2,800
ballots for more than
2,300 annual general
meetings of the
companies it owns.
You can view all the
proxies voted,
including the results,
on Mercy Investment
Servicesʹ website.
Results are available
by meeting date or by
company.
Support increases
for call to end
FedEx
made by a process that involves living cells. Types
of biologics include the flu shot or other vaccines.
Biosimilars are clinically equivalent to the original
biologic but are called similar because substances
made by or derived from living organisms cannot
be exactly replicated unless they are cloned. While
Europe and Canada have developed special
procedures to authorize new versions of
biosimilars, the United States has authorized very
few versions because of concern that biosimilars
might perform diﬀerently than the original branded
version. Investors believe the introduction of
quality biosimilars will save the U.S. economy
valuable healthcare dollars once they become
widely available. Read more about how investors
are addressing biosimilars with U.S. companies and
which companies are already taking steps to
implement biosimilars. Global equity returns during rising rate
environments
The downward trend in U.S. interest rates, which
began in the 1980s, may soon come to an end given
near‐zero short‐term rates and the commensurate
signals from the Federal Reserve. Although bonds
have enjoyed a 30‐year bull market, bond investors
have had to navigate periods of extreme interest
rate volatility including six significant interest rate
spikes since the 1980s. In the U.S., these interest rate increases have
negatively impacted domestic equity performance.
While U.S. equity performance has been net
positive during these periods of increased interest
rates, U.S. equities have underperformed international and emerging market equities in four
of the six periods. This chart demonstrates their
performance during the six periods of interest rate
spikes, the longest lasting almost four years and the
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sponsorship
With the start of fall
comes the start of
football season, and
investors continue to
press FedEx to end its
sponsorship of the
Washington, D.C.,
professional football
team.
Investors including
Mercy Investment
Services recently
asked members of the
socially responsible
investing community
to support a sign‐on
statement to the
FedEx Board of
Directors. The
statement is an
opportunity for
concerned investors
to support the floor
resolution, co‐filed by
the Oneida Trust and
Mercy Investments,
being presented at the
FedEx shareholder
meeting on
September 29. Read
about the history of
Mercy Investment
Servicesʹ engagement
shortest lasting around 14 months. The common
factor among the periods: broadly diversified
equity portfolios that include global equity
exposure increased total return during these
periods despite the backdrop of interest rate spikes
and varying global economies.
If these relationships continue, Mercy Investment
Servicesʹ broadly diversified portfolios with
globally centric equity exposure may provide an
advantage in a rising interest rate environment,
positioning Mercy and Sponsored Ministry Funds
for potential reward as the current markets evolve.
For more information, contact Bill Stewart, vice
president and director of investor relations.
Pesticides, food production and bees
A small insect ‐ the bee ‐ has a big impact on global
food production, and
investors are concerned
about the impact of the
declining numbers of bees.
Bees help produce one out
of every three bites of food we eat, valued at
between $200 billion and $300 billion annually, and
pollinate 71 of the 100 crops that provide 90 percent
of the worldʹs food. With honeybees as the most
economically important pollinators globally,
investors have been tracking the double‐digit
decline in honeybee and other pollinator
populations over the past several winters. Fewer
bees mean smaller harvests and higher food prices.
Called ʺColony Collapse Disorder,ʺ bee colonies
have been disintegrating globally with adult bees
disappearing, seemingly abandoning their hives,
since the mid‐1990s. Historically, bee losses have
declined 5 to 10 percent annually nationwide. Since
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with FedEx on this
issue.
Awards boost
aﬀordable
housing work
Three Mercy
Partnership Fund
loan recipients
recently earned a big
boost to their work in
aﬀordable housing.
The Wells Fargo
NEXT Awards for
Opportunity Finance
awarded a total of
$8.25 million to three
community
development financial
institutions (CDFIs) ‐
Florida Community
Loan Fund, New
Jersey Community
Capital and Rural
Community
Assistance
Corporation. The
awards recognize
CDFIs ʺworking in
bold, new ways to
expand coverage of
responsible financial
products and services
in their communities.ʺ
2005, annual losses have approached one‐third of
all bees. The total number of managed honeybee
colonies has decreased from five million in the
1940s to 2.5 million today.
The combination of pathogens, pesticides and poor
nutrition aﬀect bee population declines, namely a
class of pesticides called neonicotinoids that,
according to research, disrupt beesʹ memory and
navigational skills. Click here to read how this
impacts companies in the food industry and the
Environmental Protection Agencyʹs response to the
issue.
Mercy Investment Services and other concerned
investors recently met to discuss how best to
approach this issue with companies. Of 19
companies investors contacted, 12 responded, most
agreeing to monitor the issue. The greatest response
came from retail companies in comparison to
manufacturing companies. Investors are pleased
that Home Depot, General Mills, Whole Foods,
Target and Costco have started taking action
ranging from education and new policies to
research. During the 2015 shareholder advocacy
season, Mercy Investment Services will bring the
issue to the attention of Sysco, Mondelez and
Archer Daniels Midland. Look for updates in future
issues of Investing in Mercy. One million strong and counting
Investors continuing to press for full corporate
disclosure of political
spending recently celebrated
a milestone in their ongoing
work. More than one million
public comments have been
submitted, asking the
Securities and Exchange
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Learn how this
funding will support
aﬀordable housing
projects around the
country.
Commission to require corporations to publicly
share information on spending and donations that
influence political campaigns and lobbying. Read
the full press release for more details including
polling on how American citizens feel about the
issue.
For more information on Mercy Investment Services,
visit www.mercyinvestmentservices.org,
call 314.909.4609 or
email [email protected].
Christmas Cards
from Death Row - Proceeds to help children at risk
Ship to: _____________________________________
Attention: ____________________________________
Address: _____________________________________
City: _____________________ State: _________ Zip: _________
Phone: __________________ E-mail: ______________________
200 -
$2,000 – Alpha and St. John Bosco Schools, Jamaica. West Indies
DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE
Providence Food Bank, Terre
Haute, IN
OF 2013 CHRISTMAS CARDS FROM DEATH ROW
300 - St. Bartholomew Friends of Haiti via Columbus, IN
$2,000 – Alpha & John Bosco Schools, Kingston, Jamaica (Sister
500 -Susan Frasier) Friends of Kuwesa (Mothers and children with AIDS in Kenya)
500 -$1,000 – St. Barthomew’s Children of Haiti (Judy Harpenau) Mercy Medical Mission (Dr. Karen
Schneider, Pediatrician)
$1,000 – Sr. Rita Clare Gerardot for Providence Ministries
200 -$ Sisters of Providence Ministry500 – Mercy Medical Mission (Sr. Karen Schneider)
100 -$ Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center500 – Hour Children (Sister Tesa Fitzgerald)
200 -$ Miracle Place, Indianapolis500 – Desperate mother and child (Brooklyn Pastor)
$
300 – Mercy Home (Sr. Kay Crumlish)
100 -$300Artist’s Needs – Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center (Sr. Breige Lavery)
$
500 – Two Death Row Artists’ Supplies
$4,100 Distributed
$6,600 – Total Distributed
Sister Tesa Fitzgerald is the Executive Director of Hour Children that provides for women on parole and their children. Sister Eileen Trainor
(Hour Children) works with women at Rikers.
2012 Christmas Cards Profit Distribution
South Central Community
Full-time Position: Assistant Ministry Director
Location of Position: St. Louis, MO
October 13, 2014
Position Summary
The assistant ministry director supports and strengthens Mercy education
ministries in the midst of their emerging realities by assisting ministries in their
planning and implementing of organizational capacity-building strategies and by
supporting and implementing the ministry goals of the South Central Community
Leadership Team. In addition, the assistant director will assist with other projects
and initiatives of the Ministry Office and provide coverage for the director,
including the director’s responsibilities as liaison to the social, spiritual and
pastoral ministries. The position reports to the ministry director.
Position Responsibilities
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Provides support for the Community Leadership Team’s goals for
sponsored and co-sponsored education ministries in the areas of capacitybuilding, sustainability, and integration of the Mercy charism and traditions
Provides support for the ministry goals and initiatives adopted by the
Community Leadership Team for sponsored and co-sponsored education
ministries that the team undertakes as members of the Institute of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Serves as the direct ministry liaison contact for sponsored and cosponsored education ministries, including participating in interviews for
new heads of ministries, facilitating requests from the ministries to the
Community Leadership Team for action on bylaw reserved powers, and
assisting with other ministry needs as identified by the ministry and/or the
Community Leadership Team
Facilitates or directs assistance for sponsored and co-sponsored
education ministries in various aspects of management to increase their
sustainability, including but not limited to strategic planning, succession
planning, board development, advancement/fundraising, accounting,
human resources, technology, legal issues, and volunteer recruitment and
management
Promotes coordination and collaboration among the education ministries
and sharing non-financial resources whenever practical
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Provides support and leadership for education ministry-related projects
Provides support to the ministry director for projects that encompass all
sponsored and/or co-sponsored ministries
Provides support to the ministry director in the development and
implementation of the annual goals and objectives of the Ministry Office
Provides support to the ministry director by assisting in the design and
preparation of the annual ministry stewardship report and meeting
Supervises the maintenance and updating of the ministry support website
Directs and manages the activities of any staff reporting to the position
Provides coverage for the ministry director when necessary
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in education,
educational leadership, educational administration, or other
management/administrative related field
At least seven years of combined experience in nonprofit organizational
development and capacity-building, strategic management, planning,
communications, administration, an/or implementation of
advancement/development plan, grant and or foundation program
administration
Knowledge of the Sisters of Mercy, their history and mission, and
leadership experience with a Mercy sponsored or co-sponsored school
Ability to adjust to emerging realities and to optimize collective change
Ability to engage others in active dialogue and reflective thinking
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships
Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present
effectively to small and large groups
Ability to analyze and solve problems and to employ critical thinking skills
Knowledge of nonprofit capacity-building and organizational development
Strong organizational skills; ability to set and manage priorities
Ability to lead, guide, coordinate and facilitate strategic planning and board
development processes
Ability to compile, analyze, interpret, and integrate information and to
prepare and to present complex reports, statements and other materials
Availability for occasional overnight and weekend travel, averaging one
trip per month, two-four days each
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database software;
comfort with the Internet and technology
Preferred
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Personal experience as a nonprofit volunteer in educational or other
community organizations
Understanding and appreciation of the traditions and culture associated
with the Sisters of Mercy
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Experience working with religious communities; knowledge of civil and
canonical religious sponsorship.
Familiarity with the teaching and traditions of the Catholic Church
Process
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This is a newly created position, and the starting salary has not yet been
established. Interested candidates should send resumes, salary
requirements, and letters of interest to Patricia Manzi, director of human
resources, at [email protected] or mail to 101 Mercy Drive, Belmont,
NC 28012 by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, November 3, 2014.