A Moment With MVC: March 2015

MERCY VOLUNTEER CORPS Transforming Lives, Perspectives, The World

Recruitment

Find out which MVC service site is right for you

Feature

MVC announces new site in San Francisco, CA

Alumni

Alumni National Volunteer Month Service Day details

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DO YOU WANT TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD? YES

EDUCATION YOUNG CHILDREN? In A Classroom?

SOCIAL SERVICES HOMELESS?

NURSING?

West Coast?

City Living?

HEALTHCARE City Life?

Like To Ride A Bike?

West Coast?

Cottage Housing Sacramento, CA

St. Peter’s School San Francisco, CA

East Coast?

Mercy Center New York City, NY

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries

Philadelphia, PA

Francis House Sacramento, CA

Interest In The Arts?

At Multiple Locations?

Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh, PA

SPECIAL NEEDS? SMASE, Navajo Reservation St. Michaels, AZ

MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL? At Risk Students?

Hill House Pittsburgh, PA

Campus Ministry too?

St. Francis of Assisi Baltimore, MD Detroit Cristo Rey Detroit, MI

ALL GIRLS? Mercy Education Project Detroit, MI

ADULTS? St. Peter’s Learning Center Baltimore, MD

FOCUS+ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Great Weather?

Good Samaritan Clinic Savannah, GA

Faithful Fools San Francisco, CA

East Coast?

Project H.O.M.E. Philadelphia, PA

New Culture?

SMIS, Navajo Reservation St. Michaels, AZ

Mercy Primary Care Detroit, MI

HUNGER? Hands on Hartford Hartford, CT Mercy Retirement San Francisco, CA

O.T. OR P.T.?

New Culture?

SMASE, Navajo Reservation St. Michaels, AZ

Down South?

Good Samaritan Clinic Savannah, GA

Loaves and Fishes Sacramento, CA

COMMUNITY?

Culturally Diverse City?

Mercy Housing and Shelter Hartford, CT Bethesda Project Philadelphia, PA

Nice Weather?

St. Mary’s Community Center Savannah, GA

IMMIGRATION?

Speak Spanish?

Catholic Migration Services New York City, NY

Refugee Population?

AJAPO Pittsburgh, PA

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? SafeNet Erie, PA

APPLY TO MVC

NON-CLINICAL? Elderly?

Stella Maris Baltimore, MD Candler SOURCE Savannah, GA

Low Income Population?

Cabrini Clinic Detroit, MI Mary Howard Health Center

Philadelphia, PA

Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD

At Risk Population?

Clean and Sober Sacramento, CA St. Mary’s Health Center Savannah, GA

MVC Opens Site in San Francisco

Staff Member, Angie Carlton ‘05, Coordinates New Site in California This past month, Mercy Volunteer Corps announced its new service site placement in San Francisco, California. With the coordination between staff member Angie Carlton ‘10 and the Sisters of Mercy in San Francisco, MVC was able to secure service sites and housing this past January.

Mercy Volunteer Corps will place two to four volunteers in this new site beginning this August. We are offering volunteer placements at three different service sites: Faithful Fools Street Ministry,

Mercy Retirement and Care Center, and St. Peter’s School.

Volunteers are needed in multiple fields in order to fill these site placements. Our Faithful Fools placement is for a volunteer interested in Street Ministry from hospitality services to supporting retreats. Mercy Retirement and Care Center is in need of a volunteer to serve in their Life Enrichment Program as well as provide personal visits to isolated senior citizens. Lastly, St. Peter’s School is looking for a volunteer

in the education field to work with elementary or middle school focus groups in Math and English Language Arts. St. Peter’s is also open to placing a volunteer with interest in Music Education or Campus Ministry.

MVC is thrilled to begin building relationships in this new city and is excited to start placing volunteers in these new service sites! We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! We could not have done it without you all!

Photo above: California and Arizona Volunteers on Retreat

Erie Community and Support

Detroit Volunteers at a Red Wings Game

Mariah Coaches Softball in Arizona

NYC Volunteers and Alumna

Winter Retreat for AZ and CA volunteers Sacramento Community

Congratulations:

Welcome ba b y M a ura March 13, 2015

Detroit Hosts Alumni Retreat Alumni and Current Volunteers in Detroit Attend Retreat

Mercy Volunteer Corps alumni hosted a retreat for current MVC volunteers, MVC alumni, pre-associates, and associates on March 21, 2015. Kate Anderson ‘09 wrote “Former and current Mercy Volunteers as well as young Mercy Associates held a morning of Lenten reflection on March 22 at the McAuley Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The retreat was an opportunity for reflection and discussion on recognizing God’s Mercy and sharing Mercy with others. The reflection morning was planned and facilitated by Associates/MVC alumni Megan Carolin ‘09 and Katie Anderson ‘09 and also by Sister Karen Egri, RSM.”

We are thrilled to announce that Mercy Volunteer Corps staff member Suzy Murphy James ‘05 and her husband Luke welcomed a baby girl on March 13th. Maura Anne was born at 8:01pm and is a happy and healthy baby!

Maura is seven pounds, one ounce and 22-inches long. Mom, dad, and baby are all doing well and are excited to begin this new chapter of their lives.

We are also happy to announce that Maverick, beloved German Shepard, is loving his new roommate Maura!

The Mercy Volunteer Corps staff celebrates this wonderful time with the James family and offers them our continued support and prayers. We wish them many blessings, especially in these first few weeks with the newest addition to their family!

If you would to send a card to congratulate Suzy, Luke, and baby Maura please mail it to this address: P.O. Box 206, Black River, NY 13612.

Alumni Service Days Our National Volunteer Month Alumni Service Day invitations were mailed out this past month. Service Days are being held on April 18th in the following cities: Baltimore is hosting an event at Stella Maris at 2pm.

Chicago is hosting an event at Maria Shelter at 9am.

Philadelphia is hosting a trail clean up event at 10am.

Check out our social media pages to find out more information on these service events! If you did not receive an invitation but are interested in attending please email our alumni coordinator, Angie Carlton: AngieCarlton@MercyVolunteers.org

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ABOUT MERCY VOLUNTEER CORPS

Mercy Volunteer Corps promotes social change by placing and supporting volunteers for one year of service with people who are poor and marginalized in the U.S. and South America. Mercy Volunteers work in education, healthcare, and social services while living together in a community and growing spiritually.

Mercy Volunteer Corps 1325 Sumneytown Pike Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437 Phone: 215.641.5535 ContactUs@mercyvolunteers.org www.mercyvolunteers.org www.mercyvolunteers.tumblr.com

April Events April 5

Easter Sunday

April 10-12

Discernment Weekend for International Applicants

April 12-18

National Volunteer Week

April 18

Alumni Service Days

Recruitment Visits Gwynedd Mercy University University of Rhode Island Albion College City College of San Francisco Mount Aloysius University Georgian Court University Mercyhurst University Carlow University John Carroll University

Recruitment Webinar A webinar will be held on April 28th at 7pm. More information can be found on our website www.mercyvolunteers.org/webinar

Extending the Circle

Extending the Circle is a unique program offered

by MVC that allows you to support a specific volunteer.

Check out the volunteers’ individual pages to sponsor them in their year of service!

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