This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. We will honor our 56 volunteers at a luncheon on Wednesday, April 10. But how can we fully express that volunteers are always needed and forever appreciated at Mercy by the Sea?
Dear Mercy Family,
I write to give you the good news of Mercy by the Sea from our past year and to thank you for your steadfast support. Every year I witness the transformational power of our mission and ministry.
After 30 years of facilitating programs at Mercy by the Sea, Mauryeen O’Brien, O.P., has made her last offering this spring. Over those many years, through her bereavement programs, Sister Mauryeen tended graciously and compassionately to the hearts and spirits of some the most vulnerable seekers crossing our threshold.
The medieval Celtic Rune of Hospitality is especially meaningful to me during these days of pain and chaos for so many of our brothers and sisters: