Year 2, Phase 1: Letter and Materials

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 7, 2013 Dear Sisters, Greetings once again from the Institute Leadership Conference and welcome to Year 2... More

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 7, 2013 Dear Sisters, Greetings once again from the Institute Leadership Conference and welcome to Year 2 of Women of Mercy, Women of Hope, our Institute-wide member engagement process. Last year’s contemplative dialogues about Our Membership in and Relationship to the Institutional Church were rich and deep. We are grateful for all who participated throughout the Institute and we look forward to even greater participation in the coming year. Included in this packet: ❁ ❁ “Harvesting the Fruits,” a summary of our Year 1 conversations ❁ ❁ Year 2 materials As a way of bridging Year 1 and Year 2, we included the summary of our mega call conversations on Our Membership in and Relationship to the Institutional Church. Many of the participants commented that our Year 1 contemplative dialogues have poised us for even richer dialogues Less