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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
New aged care community opens in Maddington
MercyCare’s new 108-bed community in Maddington, is based on the best practice small-house model of care and features six homes of domestic scale, which will be home to just 18 residents each.
Traditional olive harvest brings MercyCare volunteers together
Among the volunteers were MercyCare staff, their families, local residents, and current clients from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds.
MercyCare’s New Norcia partnership provides opportunities for refugees
A partnership between MercyCare and the New Norcia Benedictine Community has provided promising employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers.
Beloved portrait of late MercyCare resident returned to family after nearly three decades
A Western Australian family have revealed their close family ties to MercyCare’s rich history after they were reunited with a painted portrait of their late loved one close to three decades after her passing.
MercyCare hosts virtual Easter celebrations to learn more about death and resurrection of Christ
MercyCare’s annual Easter event is an opportunity for staff to learn more about the traditional Easter story and how it connects to the work carried out across MercyCare.
Women refugee and asylum seekers gain job opportunity, new skills and go green
MercyCare clients who have come to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers from countries like Iraq, Syria, Ethiopia, Burma/Myanmar, Iran and Afghanistan have gained a new job opportunity – thanks to local social enterprise group LOOP, which partners with large companies like Water Corp and Clough to repurpose used corporate uniforms by engaging people from disadvantaged backgrounds and providing them with the opportunity to gain employment and skills training.
Sisters of Mercy celebrate 175th Anniversary
In celebration of the 175 anniversary of the Mercy Sisters arrival in Western Australia,
Sr Joan Smith RMS gave the following account of their incredible journey at a Mass on 8 January.
MercyCare Multicultural Services Manager wears her heart on her sleeve
Almost 30 years have passed but the memory and gruesome details of the 1992-95 Bosnian Civil War still clearly linger in the mind of Samira Husic, MercyCare’s new Multicultural Services Manager.
The Record Magazine Issue 4 (September 2016)
The Record Magazine Issue 4. Front Cover: Feby Plando.
There is one challenge that faces all of us - health.
When we think of the issues that arise in talking about health, the list is fairly lengthy - medicine, exercise, hospitals, death, food, nutrition and so on.
In this fourth issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at what are some of the areas where people and organisations...
