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Singleton sister receives education award

Singleton Sister of Mercy, Monica Sinclair, was one of five people from the Maitland-Newcastle diocesan community to receive a Paul Trisley Diocesan Education Award recently. The awards, sponsored and organised by the Diocesan Faith Development Council, are given to those who have made an outstanding contribution to education in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Sister Liz Callen RSM reports.

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Outstanding line-up of speakers for Conference

The Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia is delighted to announce an outstanding line-up of speakers for the Mercy Justice Conference to be held from November 6 to 8 this year. Speakers include this year’s Australian of the Year, Professor Mick Dodson and the 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery.

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BE AWARE: racism and access to safe water

The Institute Justice Committees invite readers to consider the importance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, and International World Water Day on March 22. Do you know the percentage of Australians born overseas? Do you know that more than one in six people worldwide, 894 million, don’t have access to safe freshwater?

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Adelaide sister reflects on mother’s legacy

On February 17 at 7pm, a large number of Sisters of Mercy and parishioners gathered at St Patrick’s Church, Mansfield Park (South Australia), to celebrate with Father Maurice Shinnick “the 100 days Mass” for the mother of Adelaide Sister of Mercy, Thu Do. Thu's mother died in Vietnam on November 4, 2008. Here Thu reflects on her mother’s legacy.

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