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URL:https://sites.udmercy.edu/campusconnection/events/sr-joann-persch-to-s
 peak-during-mercy-spirit-week/
SUMMARY:Sr. JoAnn Persch to speak during Founders Spirit Week
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to celebrate Founders Spirit Week with CLASA an
 d discover the inspiring story of a courageous and compassionate Sister of
  Mercy who supports immigrant families.\n\nJoAnn Persch\, RSM\, is the fou
 nder of Catherine’s Caring Cause. She will tell her story in her talk ti
 tled "Journeying Together: Exploring Mercy Values" on Monday\, Sept. 22\, 
 at 1 p.m. inside the Health Professions Facility\, Room 124.\n\nSr. JoAnn 
 will reflect on her journey of compassion and service supporting immigrant
  families in need within her Chicago community. She shares her passion for
  "love in action\," which combines direct service with social change. Meet
 ing and caring for torture survivors\, she became involved with the Interf
 aith Center for Detained Immigrants and visited and counseled detainees in
  four centers and jails. When busloads of asylum seekers began to arrive i
 n Chicago from Texas in June 2022\, she (with the help of Sr. Pat Murphy\,
  recently deceased) began taking in families and founded Catherine's Carin
 g Cause\, which is now a 501(c)(3) organization that houses over 40 famili
 es. She'll talk about how her faith sustains and guides her in this work o
 f mercy.\n\nFollowing the talk\, Professor and Chair of the Department of 
 Philosophy Gail Presbey and Professor of Physics Prasad Venugopal will joi
 n Sr. JoAnn at a roundtable discussion on the issue of immigration from th
 e perspective of the Mercy social concerns.\n\nFor those who missed the 1 
 p.m. presentation\, Sr. JoAnn will repeat her talk at 4 p.m. in Chemistry 
 Building\, Room 114.\n\nWith questions or for more information\, please em
 ail Gail Presbey at presbegm@udmercy.edu.
LOCATION:College of Health Professions Building\, Room 124\, 4001 W. McNich
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