Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel

April 13-14, 2008

Thank you to all who attended and all who made it possible for participants to come together.

•  Brochure
•  Program
•  Additional Pictures

“Call and Mission - from a Theological Perspective”                

Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM, Co-Director—Mercy Spiritual Ministries, Visitation House, Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, PA

Called to be in right relationship

Trust in God's presence and action in our lives

The transformation of the world is divine work

Mercy education - competency achieved put at the service of others

The teaching mission of Jesus

Catholic Social Teaching ......thank you Marie Michele, for these and so many excellent insights on call and mission.

Group 1 “Sponsorship:  Roles and Relationships” - Mercy schools—Apostolic works of the Church sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy

DVD of Sister Sharon Euart's 2006 presentation used in this session.

Group 2 - spent the session addressing Implementation of Sponsorship Councils - Issues and Challenges

“Mercy Sponsored Secondary and Elementary Education: Furthering the Charism” Cathleen Cahill, RSM, Director—Institute of Pastoral Studies, Saint Xavier University, Chicago

Catherine McAuley, Frances Warde, Insights from Catherine McAuley's Retreat Instructions and Letters, Mercy Education and Enduring Values - thank you, Cathleen, for your reflections, input and challenges to fidelity to the charism of Mercy.

Thank you, Mary Padraic Hallaron, St. Louis  Regional Community, for response and helping participants to reflect on their responsibility and role in furthering the charism.

And in the final session “The Formation of Communities of the Sisters of Mercy: Implications for Education” thank you to all for sharing insights, ongoing processes and reflections.