Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea in Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea

Locality: Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9572 5400

Address: 33 Myrtle Street 2048 Stanmore, NSW, Australia

Website: https://institute.mercy.org.au

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25.01.2022 Building stronger communities and a more just Australia for generations to come. #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020

25.01.2022 Today is a very important day for Mater as across South-East, Central and North Queensland we will come together to legally merge as onebeginning a new era in health as the states largest Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider.

24.01.2022 June 30 is around the corner, dont forget that EOFY doesnt have to mean sales and discounts... Donate before June 30! Dont forget donations are tax-deductibl...e*! Donate here: www.givenow.com.au/mercyworks *Donations of $2.00 or more with a record of the donation are tax deductible.

23.01.2022 We are open again for business, and operating under an industry approved COVID safe plan. We are still able to offer you our famous Extravagant Hospitality ev...en in these uncertain times. Isnt it nice that some things dont change. Call us or email to see how we can help you. Phone 4047 8100 Email [email protected] #extravaganthospitality #covidsafe

23.01.2022 On International Nurses Day, we would like to recognise and give thanks to our Mercy Health nurses for the contribution made to our patients, residents and clients and their families each and every day. You truly put Care First. Enjoy the following message from Adj Prof Sharon Donovan.

23.01.2022 The Nexus Between Covid-19 and Human Trafficking: Jeanne Christensen rsm. A timely article for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. http://ow.ly/prA350AKZTa

23.01.2022 A friend of Mercy Health, Maddie Francis, whose infant son Ashton spent 10 weeks in NICU at Mercy Hospital for Women in 2016, has out-shone herself today with k...indness. To celebrate Easter, she and her band of helpers have delivered a large collection of treats for staff and mothers who currently have babies in NICU. Until now, Maddie's drop-offs have occurred at Christmas but today she has extended the generosity. See more

22.01.2022 On this feast of Corpus Christi, listen again to Sr Suzanne Toolans much loved hymn I am the Bread of Life and read how she came to write it 54 years ago for a Eucharistic celebration organised by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. http://ow.ly/4ZFw50A760y

21.01.2022 "Just like our founder Catherine McAuley, we have been moved with compassion, challenged by inequalities, and called to care for people and Earth. In continuing... to respond to the pandemic in all its dimensions, the Mercy World is called to reflect and contemplate what has been revealed and where we stand." --- Check out Mercy International Associations "Hope in a Time of Pandemic - Responding to COVID-19 through a Mercy Lens" --- https://www.mercyworld.org//hope-in-a-time-of-pandemic-re/ --- #MakeMercyReal See more

20.01.2022 https://institute.mercy.org.au/collection-snapshot-gunnedah Collection Snapshot from the Archives and Heritage Team: Gunnedah Congregation Archives Original Works by Sisters of Mercy Within the ISMAPNG archive collection we can find examples of these types of works authored by Sisters of Mercy. The Gunnedah Congregation collection holds various examples written by Sr. Mary Angela Martin RSM.... Read the full story on the link above to Just Mercy #ismapngheritage #JustMercy #toodyay #ismapngarchivesandheritage

20.01.2022 Today, Mercy Health is celebrating an exciting discovery, by researchers at Mercy Hospital for Women (and the University of Melbourne) who have identified a nov...el protein measurable in the bloodstream that could predict which expecting women are at risk of stillbirth. Stillbirth is a devastating tragedy that claims 1 in every 130 pregnancies in Australia. This means that every single day, 6-7 families lose their baby to stillbirth. Worldwide, 3 million pregnancies end in stillbirth ever year. The results of this important research were released internationally in a paper, Circulating SPINT1 is a biomarker of pregnancies with poor placental function and fetal growth restriction, published in Nature journal on 15 May. For the full media release please visit our website: bit.ly/3bA8gzx

20.01.2022 8-15 November - NAIDOC Week 2020 Theme: Always Was, Always Will Be. With gratitude and respect we acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the richness and beauty of their culture, and their contribution and connection to country.

20.01.2022 Across Australia, we are all now well aware of the lasting effects coronavirus continues to have on our lives. Our nurses and doctors have been inspiring in th...e way they have fought this first stage of the battle, but now we need your help to sustain that fight. Please donate to Mercy Health Foundation today to ensure the vulnerable in our care are supported. You can help us fight coronavirus and other emergencies that come our way. https://mercyhealthfoundation.secure.force.com/CICD__Donati

19.01.2022 Join us on Remembrance Day for a virtual Good Cup of Tea. Register you attendance. https://www.mercyworld.org//join-us-next-week-for-a-virtu/

18.01.2022 https://youtu.be/TascsWZPj8U

17.01.2022 Remembrance of Catherine McAuley's Death - 11th November Catherine McAuley’s death at Baggot Street, surrounded by her Sisters, was no doubt a devastating blow ...to her community. Yet there was time for farewell in the candlelit room; gestures of affection, a touch, a kiss and whispered words of thanks, encouragement and blessing. See more

17.01.2022 Today we recognise our much loved Sr Wendy Piggott, for her 44 years of service at Mater Private Hospital Townsville. In 1975 Sr Wendy placed 4th in the sta...te nursing final examination, joining the Sisters of Mercy in 1976 and began work at Mater. Since then Sr Wendy has worked in a variety of clinical and non-clinical roles, demonstrating her unwavering commitment to our mission. Today we say thank you Sr Wendy for your compassionate care and the contribution you have made throughout our community. #IYNM #Nurses2020

15.01.2022 O God, We come to you this day weary with the demands of our days. We find ourselves parched and thirsting for you and your grace and mercy. Comfort us, O Go...d, with your holy healing presence. Strengthen us in your love and root us in your mercy. This we ask in faith. Amen

15.01.2022 The Season of Creation (1 September - 4 October) is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation

15.01.2022 Today is world health day and this year's theme is Building a Fairer, Healthier World. COVID-19 has harshly impacted vulnerable communities. MIA is grateful to... our Mercy health partners for serving all people especially those who are marginalized in our society. Thank you Mercy Healthcare Systems, Hospitals, and Health Professionals! See more

14.01.2022 Easter Sunday: How well can you live the resurrection?

14.01.2022 Mothers Day | 10th May To every single mother, thank you for everything you do Happy Mothers Day!

12.01.2022 #WednesdayWisdom Our charity must be in our hearts and from our hearts, and a charity such as Jesus Christ practiced while on earth - Catherine McAuley

12.01.2022 Take a minute and just breathe In these difficult times, we all need to remember to take a minute and just breathe whenever we have the time Need an escape, rea...d our latest edition of our Mini Bilum. Find it here: https://bit.ly/3hlL8YK See more

11.01.2022 We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender diverse and intersex (LGBTIQ) people at our services. We have pledged to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services to all those who need our support.

09.01.2022 Mercy Health is excited to be celebrating NAIDOC Week (8-15 November), an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torre...s Strait Islander peoples. As a part of the celebrations we will be hosting virtual basket weaving and damper-making classes this week. NAIDOC Week celebrations are just one way that Mercy Health endeavours to promote and celebrate Indigenous Australia. Mercy Health has a long history of providing culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC

09.01.2022 Our Mercy Works Online Q&A Session was a great success. Thank you to each and every one of you who met us online to listen and ask questions about Mercy Works. ... Relive our live Q&A session on Vimeo! Watch it again: https://vimeo.com/438089734 Donate here: https://www.givenow.com.au/mercyworks More information: www.mercyworks.org.au Institute of Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea

09.01.2022 Were you associated with the Gallery when it was a Convent? Join us on Friday 18 September at 10:30am to have a cuppa, and share your stories. The BRAG voluntee...r group is initiating an oral history and exhibition of the old convent and school of St Joseph Bunbury. They would like to invite anyone who was associated with the former convent and school, prior to it becoming the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, to an informal get together. Please contact the Gallery and make your reservation before Monday 14 September, to assist with catering on (08) 9792 7323.

08.01.2022 Did you know each year, a mature tree cleans the air by absorbing 22kg of carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen in exchange? On World Environment Day we say, its Time for Nature.

08.01.2022 Its almost the weekend! If youre looking for something new to read, our latest edition of the Mini bilum is out now. Find it here: https://bit.ly/3hlL8YK

08.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday outside the Mater Adult Emergency Department is a statue of Mary commemorating where the St Marys Nurses Home and Training school once stood.... The home was built to accommodate Maters first student nurses in 1914, you can find out more here, https://mater.li/StMarys Thank you to Mater Archives for the images.

07.01.2022 From the Institute Archives and Heritage Team. #bunburywa #history #sistersofmercy

06.01.2022 Great feature in the Townsville Bulletin today on our regions future leaders, highlighting St Patricks College Townsville students as the Next Big Thing. Re...ad the full article here: https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au//849b0829790071c55bc #CONFIDENTLikeAPatsGirl #ACTIVELikeAPatsGirl #INTELLIGENTLikeAPatsGirl See more

04.01.2022 On 6 June 1841, the Rule & Constitution of the Sisters of Mercy, most of which was written by Catherine, was approved by Pope Gregory XV1.

04.01.2022 Its the anniversary of the death of Ursula Frayne today (9 June 1885). Ursula led the first group of Sisters of Mercy to Australia, establishing the first seco...ndary school in Western Australia & respectful relationships with the Indigenous peoples. In 1857 she went to Melbourne where she is buried in a chapel built by the citizens of Melbourne in her honour.. http://ow.ly/wNaL50A2reE See more

04.01.2022 The latest edition of Just Mercy from ISMAPNG is out now! Read it here: https://bit.ly/3gNQwom

03.01.2022 Few things can rival the joy and excitement of children opening gifts on Christmas Day. But for too many families, the dream of a healthy baby and thriving chil...d is anything but guaranteed. Too often, the dream ends in tragedy. Please help the Mercy Perinatal team deliver world-leading research to bring hope to families this year - families whose one Christmas wish is to bring home the most precious gift - a healthy baby! Click the link to find out more about our Christmas Appeal: bit.ly/2TSWaLk

02.01.2022 After two explosions ripped through Lebanons capital Beirut, killing at least 100 people, and leaving more than 4,000 injured, rescue workers are still searching for many more missing people. Please join us in praying for all those affected by these horrific explosions.

02.01.2022 Pentecost Sunday - 31 May 2020 In a world that needs light, warmth, connection and creativity more than ever... Let us rejoice in Gods promise to be with us al...ways and let us embrace the Pentecost challenge to be the passion and flame of Gods love and compassion in our world. May the breath and energy of the Holy Spirit live in us all. See more

02.01.2022 Friends, today (30th July) marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day in which we particularly direct our thoughts, prayers and action toward the eli...mination of human trafficking. We invite you to join in a 10-minute online prayer gathering today, hosted by ACRATH - Australian Catholic Religious Against the Trafficking in Humans - at 12pm (AEST). Click on this link - bit.ly/3fctk0E - just before 12pm to join by Zoom. ACRATH provides an invaluable amount of information, resources and actions to assist us in fighting against human trafficking. Our congregational leader, Stancea Vichie MSS, has been a member of ACRATH for many years. For more information and many more resources, see: www.acrath.org.au Talitha Kum Catholic Religious Australia Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Redemptorists of Australia and New Zealand Dominican Friars Australia and New Zealand Loreto Australia & South East Asia Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Catholic Social Services Victoria Catholic Diocese of Sale Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst CathNews Anti-Slavery Australia Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba

01.01.2022 Today is World Refugee Day. MIA-MGA has signed on to a Faith-Based Statement calling for eyes and hearts to open to action for and on behalf of refugees. Read the Statement. https://www.mercyworld.org//eng-world-refugee-day-2020-fbo

01.01.2022 SISTER THERESE: A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND TEACHING "Knowledge is no weight to carry, get as much of it as you can!" After nearly 60 years as an educator, these... words from a former mentor while completing her training at the Catherine McCauley College have never left Sr Therese Masterson, who this week was recognised with the prestigious, Docemus award for her lifetime of contribution to Catholic education in Cairns. Sr Therese is at the end of a long line of teachers trained in the proud tradition of the Religious Sisters of Mercy. She arrived at the St Monicas College in 1959 driven by a thirst of knowledge and a desire to teach others in science. It might have seemed an unlikely path for the young woman who had grown up in Mossman and never even studied science at school. "The Russians put Sputnik up in 57 and that started the drive for science teachers," she explains. It set Sr Therese on the course of a rewarding and at times, perplexing career which transcended a period when the value of womens education had still not been fully realised. "I loved teaching science, opening kids minds and challenging them to think differently," she said. Sr Therese said she had few regrets about her 60-year career in Catholic education but admitted she still prayed for young women who may have left her care feeling theyd been harshly treated or not understood. "They were growing up, and they had an idea about freedom and not much sense about responsibility for themselves. "When youve been around young people all these years you have to own that there are some who you didnt treat as well as you might or you didnt understand their circumstances."