Mercy Facts for the rest of this week...

Friday, 4 September 1874
Foundation to Hazelton from Buffalo - M Theresa Cantillon

Monday, 6 September 1875
Opening of St Joseph Academy, Cedar Rapids

Friday, 7 September 1956
Two Filipina women began novitiate, St Maries of the Isle, Cork

Wednesday, 8 September 1830
Catherine McAuley, Mary Anne Doyle and Elizabeth Harley began novitiate at Georges Hill Presentation Convent

Thursday, 8 September 1864
Foundation to Castletownbere, Co Cork from Killarney

Wednesday, 8 September 1875
Foundation to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for Pittsburgh - M Regina Cosgrave

Sunday, 9 September 1877
Foundation to Mobile, Alabama from New Orleans

Friday, 9 September 1887
Foundation to Kansas City from Louisville, Kentucky - M Agnes Dunne

Monday, 9 September 1935
Opening of St Joseph's School, Swanage

Thursday, 5 September 1878
Pioneer newspaper in Big Rapids, Michigan announced that a Catholic academy was being built in town. This was also the year that the Michigan administration moved here from Grand Rapids.

Saturday, 8 September 1990
Star of the Sea, Seatoun, Wellington opens as a House of Prayer - Sisters Mary Rae and Philippa Dowling

Monday, 4 September 2000
150 years of Sisters of Mercy service in Aotearoa New Zealand is celebrated. Celebrations are attended by guests from throughout the Mercy world and include gifting of a Sacred Space and bronze sculpture to the city of Auckland.