Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
8380 Colesville Road, #300, Silver Spring, MD 20910 t 301.587.0423 f 301.587.0533 w sistersofmercy.org
November 8, 2012
Dear Sisters,
In the October 11 and 25 issues of Mercy Now and the November-December issue of...
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Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
8380 Colesville Road, #300, Silver Spring, MD 20910 t 301.587.0423 f 301.587.0533 w sistersofmercy.org
November 8, 2012
Dear Sisters,
In the October 11 and 25 issues of Mercy Now and the November-December issue of ¡Viva!
Mercy, you were briefly introduced to a three-year, Institute-wide membership engagement
process called, Women of Mercy, Women of Hope.
You may wonder why this process, why now and why choose the themes of Our
Membership in and Relationship to the Institutional Church, Vibrant Community Life and
New Membership for reflective conversation. Each of these themes emerged with great
energy as we prepared for our 2011 Chapter and as we continue to probe more deeply our
Chapter Declaration.
At every stage of our planning, prior to and since our 2011 Institute Chapter, the Institute
Leadership Conference (ILC) members have reminded each other with strong conviction that
“We need to engage our members in these significant conversa
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