The movement towards unity established at the 1977 assembly ultimately led to the creation of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia on December 12, 1981.

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First National Chapter delegates, 1981

Engaged in God’s Mission

For thirty years, it engaged fruitfully in God’s mission, particularly through the sisters of its member congregations who ministered among Australia’s Indigenous people, in Papua New Guinea, in countries of South East Asia hosting refugee camps, in Pakistan and East Timor, and in Australian detention centres for asylum seekers.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.

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Photos courtesy of Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Works Inc.