2011-12 Annual Report - Mercy High School

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Donors of Distinction
The Donors of Distinction societies honor those generous
benefactors who have made a lifetime commitment to the
mission of Mercy High School. Although the decision to be
recognized publicly for one’s generosity is a personal choice
for each donor, many of our donors welcome this acknowledgment,
in hopes that others will follow their example.
The William and Catherine Callaghan Society
Lifetime Giving of $1,000,000 or more
William and Catherine Callaghan befriended Catherine
McAuley in her time of need. Quaker in their beliefs, the
Callaghans tolerated, but did not endorse, Catherine’s
Catholicism. As their health failed, each became a
deathbed convert to the Catholic faith, thanks to the loving
influence of Catherine McAuley. Their admiration of,
and belief in, Catherine’s commitment to good works of
Mercy caring for the poor, sick, and uneducated inspired
them to bequeath to her their personal fortune. It is this
fortune that became the primary funding source for the
foundation of the Sisters of Mercy.
The Ryan Family Foundation - Wayne & Eileen Krebs Ryan, SM ’45
Sisters of Mercy
The Circle of Mercy Society
Lifetime Giving of $750,000 or more
The Circle of Mercy is timeless. It is Spirit of Life itself,
which roots us in Faith, and lifts us in Hope, and holds
us in God’s loving care*….. Those who have entered the
Circle of Mercy have opened their minds and hearts to a
greater understanding of Catherine McAuley’s purpose
in establishing the House of Mercy and living her life of
service. They offer hope to many and are faithful to
her calling to serve God consistently in everyday matters.
They are sustaining servants who exemplify what it
means to be held in God’s loving care.
*Text based on Design for Renewal by Joanna Regan and Isabelle Keiss, RSM
Lozier Foundation - Mr. & Mrs. Allan Lozier
John & Ann Louise Urzendowski Micek, SM ’49
The Anna Marie Doyle Society
Lifetime Giving of $500,000 or more
Anna Marie Doyle, called in religion Sister Mary Anne,
was Catherine Elizabeth McAuley’s first disciple at the
House of Mercy. She, along with Elizabeth Harley, accompanied
Catherine to George’s Hill and the Sisters
of the Presentation for novitiate training to become a
religious sister; later, Doyle would be the first Superior of
the Baggot Street House of Mercy. Anna Marie, offspring
of a cultured and artistic Dublin family and the aunt to Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame, brought
gifts of intelligence, perseverance and sound management
to the fledgling religious order. Anna Marie Doyle
was instrumental in the spread of the Sisters of Mercy
throughout Ireland.
Archdiocese of Omaha
The Frances Warde Society
Lifetime Giving of $100,000 or more
Frances Warde, inspired by the same religious zeal
and mission as Catherine, joined the women of Baggot
Street in 1828 at the age of 17. Her dedication and
adventurous spirit fostered the establishment of numerous
convents throughout Ireland. It was Frances who
led the Sisters of Mercy to the United States in 1843.
At the request of Bishop Michael O’Connor, the first
Mercy convent was established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Among her foundations is the Manchester, New
Hampshire Foundation, from which the Omaha Sisters
of Mercy emerged in 1864, to become the first religious
order to serve the Catholic Church in Nebraska Territory.
Anonymous
Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan +
Michael + & Margaret Collins
Dr. C. C. & Mabel Criss Memorial Foundation
Michael T. & Marcia DeFreece
Gloria Jezewski Flynn, SJ ’50
The Franey Family
John Franey +
Sr. Catherine Marie Franey, RSM, MSM ’29 +
Richard & Mary Pat Smola McCormick ’58
Clifford J. Miller Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Omnium Worldwide Inc.
P.I. Midwest - Larry B. & Shirley Good
Lorray D. Smith ’67
Gene & Marilyn Spence
Joanne M. Stewart ’72
John (Jack) Weekly + & M. Jane Huerter ’68
Ronald C. & Pauline Wilwerding
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