• We have one solid comfort amidst this little tripping about, our hearts can always be in the same place, centered in God, for whom alone we go forward or stay back.

    - Catherine McAuley

 
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Are you drawn
to deepening your spirituality?
to serving the poor and the marginalized?
to relationship with others who share the spirit, heritage and mission of Mercy?

We invite you to explore Mercy Associates

An associate member of the Sisters of Mercy is a woman or man who agrees to share the Mercy community life and mission in the tradition of Catherine McAuley through ministry, prayer, study, retreats, celebrations and bonds of friendship. Joined together, Associates and Sisters of Mercy strive to support one another through prayer, participation in community life, and service to those with whom they live and work.

"I see the Associates as a call...a drawing to spirituality, to community and to compassion. At the same time, I do not see the Associates as replacing vowed life, but accompanying it."
--Johna Peterson, associate, hospice and palliative care nurse

Groups of pre-associates meet throughout the year in various sites throughout the West Midwest for orientation. For information about becoming an associate and associate activities throughout the Region contact:

  • Auburn, Calif: Ann Dufour, Mercy Associate Director, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA 95603. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
  • Burlingame, Calif: Mercy Associate Co-Directors, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame CA 94010. E-mail: Felice Sauers, RSM This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or Patricia Turay This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Mercy Associate Co-Directors, 1125 Prairie Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. E-mail: Rose Marie Martensen, RSM This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Wilma McGrane This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Chicago: Judith Herrmann, RSM, Mercy Associate Director, 10024 South Central Park, Chicago, IL 60655. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Detroit: Ann Dillon, Mercy Associate Director, 29000 W 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Omaha: Jeanne O'Rourke, RSM, Mercy Associate Director, 7262 Mercy Road, Omaha, NE, 68124. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
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    RozmajzlWith a doctorate in music from the University of Michigan, Sister Michon Rozmajzl is a published author and music educator. She has recently returned to Omaha from Twin Falls, Idaho, and is occupied in music ministry and in assisting Sister Kathleen (Kay) O’Brien in publishing the sequel to Kay’s first book: JOURNEYS: A Pre-Amalgamation History of the Sisters of Mercy Omaha Province. In Twin Falls, Michon served as assistant to the executive director of La Posada Ministry and was the primary grant writer for the agency. Prior, Michon served the Community for eight years as the vice president of the Omaha Regional Community Leadership Team. Before serving in leadership, she had spent 12 years in Boise, Idaho, where she was professor of music education and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.