2013
Fall
“We must try
to be like those
rivers which
enter into the
sea without
losing any of
the sweetness
of the water.
”
‒ CATHERINE
McAULEY
Inside
Sisters pay it
forward in Buffalo.
Page 7
Mercy mission
carried to
vanishing tribes
in Philippines....
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2013
Fall
“We must try
to be like those
rivers which
enter into the
sea without
losing any of
the sweetness
of the water.
”
‒ CATHERINE
McAULEY
Inside
Sisters pay it
forward in Buffalo.
Page 7
Mercy mission
carried to
vanishing tribes
in Philippines.
Page 12
(See MINISTRY on Page 4)
New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
In HARMONY
(See TWO on Page 5)
Pope creates buzz,
surge of hope.
Page 3
ROCHESTER HOUSE OF MERCY
Ministry shelters those with nowhere to go
Sister Grace Miller, left, director of the House
of Mercy in inner-city Rochester, enjoys a moment with volunteers Evelyn Massey, center,
and Alfreda Simmons.
Colleen O’Toole thought about becoming a Sister of Mercy while a student
at Our Lady of Mercy High School,
Rochester.
But it was her year working
in Detroit as a Mercy Corps Volunteer
that sealed the deal.
“I was so impressed with the sisters
there,” she said.
“All their ministries,
how they got involved at every level,
how they were aware of race, class
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