The doors at the former Angel Guardian Home in Brooklyn have been closed for the last time. A symbolic closure was conducted Sept. 22 as the Sisters of Mercy held their last Mercy Day celebration on the site.
The doors at the former Angel Guardian Home in Brooklyn have been closed for the last time. A symbolic closure was conducted Sept. 22 as the Sisters of Mercy held their last Mercy Day celebration on the site.
Sister Mona Gunkel, R.S.M., 89, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 69 years, died on Aug. 30, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.
Sister Charlotte McGrath, R.S.M., the oldest member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community, died May 5 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. She was 103.
The Sisters of Mercy will hold their 18th annual Evening of Mercy at the Yale Club in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 10. Honorees include: Sister Theresa Agliardi, R.S.M., Greg Kelly of Good Day New York and Cody McCone.
In response to a report in a local newspaper that Catholic Charities was about to buy the former Angel Guardian Home, Charities issued a statement saying it would not proceed with the transaction.
CSJ, RSM, OP, SC, OSB, SND, OSF, DW, CSFN and more…Whatever the post-nominal letters that follow their names, they all signify the same thing: a Catholic sister ministering to the people of God.
Sister Mary Brenda Gorman, R.S.M., 76, a member of the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community for 58 years, died Dec. 31 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.
Sister Elizabeth V. Folles, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I., Jan. 11. She was 83.
The Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center marked two major milestones Oct. 14: its 20th anniversary and its 10th annual benefit at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club.
Sister Eleanor Peters, R.S.M., 98, a Sister of Mercy for 77 years died Oct. 18, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.