by Natasha Watson | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
In late April this year I had the privilege of visiting the first Mercy house at Baggot Street in Dublin. Many of you reading this will have been and will immediately be transported back to your own response to walking through those red doors for the first...
by Natasha Watson | May 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
There is a new Mercy Echoes podcast that has been released by Mercy International and this episode stars our own Sister Denise Fox who is the congregation leader for Ngā Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa. It was great to hear the reflections on how our Ministries bring her...
by Natasha Watson | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Atawhai ki uta, atawhai ki tai, kia horahorahia – ki te rito o te ao marama. May Mercy be felt inland, may mercy be felt on the shore, may Mercy be widespread, living in the heart of our world today. As we mark Laudato Si’ Week (May 24–31, 2025), we join...
by Natasha Watson | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are running an online Finance Essentials Workshop for our Trustees, Ministry Directors, and Ministry Leaders and we would like to gauge the interest in this course. This course will be funded by Whānau Mercy Ministries, Susan Hansen is a Chartered Accountant with...
by Natasha Watson | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Discernment and decision making in governance and leadership: openness to the Spirit in the midst of our busyness. Mercy Alliance which is a collaboration between the Mercy PJP’s in Aotearoa and Australia have organised a formation seminar on June 26 by Phillipa (Pip)...
by Natasha Watson | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
On the 24th May it is the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si’, the invitation from Pope Francis to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. We have linked to it above so you can read it for yourself. As we take the time to remember the legacy of Pope...