a House with Many Rooms

If you only knew how much we appreciate your generosity!

At our recent Celebration of Appreciation for our many friends who have contributed to make possible the re-furnishing of our House with Many Rooms, Father Gerry Robinson shared Henri Nouwen’s reflection on “ hospitality” to honor the investment that extends beyond the monetary gifts. We include that reflection here in gratitude to the generous donors who were unable to attend. We also include the reflection as invitation to our many additional friends and associates who might consider making a contribution, however small.

Hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not a method of making our God and our way into the criteria for happiness, but the opening of an opportunity to others to find their way to God and their way. The paradox of hospitality is that it wants to create emptiness— a friendly emptiness where strangers can enter and discover themselves as created free – to sing their own song, speak their own language, dance their own dance.

If you only knew how much we appreciate your generosity! We rejoice in the many expressions of how replacing the 35+ year old bedroom furnishings brings delight and comfort to our many guests who come for hospitality. We are more than half-way towards meeting our goal, with only 17 rooms awaiting new furnishings.

All contributors will be remembered in prayer throughout the year by Mercy staff and Sisters
A special Mass of appreciation will be celebrated during our anniversary month of April each year.

Yes, I / We want to participate in the House with Many Rooms effort to furnish and update the bedrooms at Mercy Center Auburn

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We —all of us at Mercy and all who come here Rejoice in your giving ! Thanks to your generosity we are ever closer to our goal of refurnishing our bedrooms, with only $12000 remaining to cover costs. All contributors are remembered in the prayers of the Sisters Thank you for your generous contributions to our House with Many Rooms Abad, Elizabeth and Jose Addy, Marjorie and James Allagree, Rev. Harry Amgwerd, Jessica Anderson, Agnes Anderson, Nancy Angelo, Marcia R. ANONYMOUS Apple, Bonnie Armao, Colette Artz, George and Jean Avila-Ohlsen, Fatima Bader, Diane Baker, Steve and Aida Bandow, Ellie Barbour, Melissa Bergman, Patricia and Bruce Bernal, Salvador and Victoria Bertagna, Janet Boen, Julia Bolko, Christine Bortagna, Janet Brandt, David and Kay Brennan, Sister Margaret, RSM Bulles, Mary Burch McDonald, Cheryl Burgard, Faith Burmeister, Bill and Judy Bustillos, Marilyn Butts, Pam Byard, Joan Penelope Calloway, Carol Camejo, Morella Campbell, Patricia Carmazzi, Marilyn Carriere, Aileen Carvo, Robert and Phyllis Chargin, James and Patricia Cheever, Charles "Red" Cheever, Gwen Chiozza-Stutrud, Georgann and Allen Clark, Beatryce Clear Mountain Wisdom Close, Catherine Connell, Lynn Connell-Bulles, Mary J. Cook, Sandra Geary Corey, Barbara Cormack, Rev. Michael Coulter, Victoria Cox, Connie Crawford, Susan and Jim Creasey, Craig and Jean Crist-Felton, Barbara Crowe, Adrienne Cunha, Gary and Gail Daughters of St. Paul Dembrowsky, Valerie De Voe, Betty Jane De Voe, Tom De Voe-Peterson, Barbara Di Marco, Barbara Dillon, Francis B. and Ilene Dillon, Rev. Michael Dixon, Laura Dufour, Ann Eatman, Ronald (Dean) Ernst, Barbara and Richard Ettin, Susan Fish, Valerie and Robert Flanigan, John and Ellen Flanigan, Michael and Valerie Forsgren, Merren B. Fortino, Lili and Michael Francis, Fran and Frank Franson, Katharine L. Gamble, Therese G. Gankin, Roman Gonzales, Janice Gonzalez, Grace Gregg, Colleen and Bill Guerreiro, Janet Hafner, Judy Hall, Anna Mary Hally, Sr. Maureen, RSM Hansson, Claudia Harris, Marolyn T. Henderson, Vicki S. Hendow, Marie C Henry, Rev. Sherilyn and Douglas Hite, Sally Hock, Dennis Hogarty, Mary and Patrick Hollows, Elaine Hood, Donna Hooper, Susan Hoschler, Bonnie Hoyer Smith, Marjorie Hurskainen, Karen Jackson, Helen Jenkins, Gail Johnson, Brian Johnson, Evelyn Johnson, Maria G. Johnston, Mary Jorgensen, Daniel B Kane, Carole Keleske, Dolores Kelly, Janette Kelly, Jo Ann Kenney, Tom and Sue Kierbow, Barbara Klump, Judith Knickerbocker, Nick and Myrtle Kuykendall, Rev. Rick La Bouff, Anthony La Fazia, Domenic Lacson, Violet Lane, Kathleen Langen, Karen Lash, Joseph Latreille, Lorraine and Norv Lautrup, Rita and Charles Leon, Roberta Llamas, Gaile Lloyd, Susan and Dennis Lommasson, Sandra Lowe, Mary and Timothy Martin, Jeannette Mattar, Dianne McKenzie, Luverne McDonald, Sharyn McGuffin, Virginia McKeon, Rev. Michael McLeod, J. A. McManus, Leilani McQuiston, Janet Marie Mecum, M. Susan Mercy Associates Mixson, Mark Montoya, Elizabeth M. Mooney, Sue Moran, Mary Morgan, Pamela Mullan, Sr. Margaret Helena, RSM Mullen, Gay Mullens, Sr. Lorraine, RSM Nash, Patricia Nicoles, Susan and Richard Niemiec, Joe and Toni Offer, Joseph Ohai, Sheron Oldham, Steven A. Olguin, Maureen Orsi, Jeanette O’Reilly, Mary O’Sullivan, Rev. Msgr. T. Brendan Palmero, Mary Pando, Beverly and Timothy Pathways Members Pauly, Jerry and Barbara Penn, Laurie Perrucci, Peggy Peterson, Carole Pilney, Ruth Ann Pini, Bryan J. Pogue, Ed and Francine Pooler, Kathleen Poppert, Dianne Potter, Lucille and Donald Presentation Convent Pretzer, Carolyn Querin, Nancy Quinn, David & Darleen Reedy, Helen L. Rieschick, Margaret M. Roberta, Sister Mary, PBVM Roughton, Veronica Roy, Carol Rubenstein, Susan Sahl, Joanne Sazima, Dr. Gregory Schexnaydre, Tricia and Irby Schmidt, Irma M. Schmidt, Virginia Scholz, Marilyn Schumacher, Judith Separovich, Janet M. Separovich, Marie Separovich, Richard and Marianne Separovich, Robert and Patricia Shively, Noel Shortridge, Elizabeth Small, Barbara Smith, Dorothy R. Smith, K M Snider, Constance Spring, Karolyn and Richard Spring-Moskowitz, Denise and Samuel SS Peter & Paul Church St. John, Beth St. John's Episcopal Church St. Rose of Lima Church Stahelek, Margaret M. Steidel, Patricia C. Steward, Myra J Stock, Joan. Straub, Don and Shirley Sueker, Barbara Symkowick, Patty Terry, Bonnie B. Thomas, Sharon Thompson, Rita A. Thompson, Sue C. Tiongson, Kathryn Treanor, Elizabeth A. Trustman, Christine Walcott, Rosemarie D. Ward, James Ward, Virginia Warych, Jacqueline Watson, Sr. Michael Thomas, OP Weiss, Robert Welinske, Bonnie Welsh, Diane E. Welsh Abad, Elizabeth Westlake, Margaret M. Wilkowski, Nancy Wilcox, Joe and Margarita Willey, Marion Willoughby, Elaine Wittorff, Ruth Wojnaroski, Polly Wood, Gloria Young, Ruth