Sponsored Corporate Ministries

Education

Infant of Prague Nursery & Kindergarten, P.O. Box 22865, GMF, Barrigada, Guam 96921-2865. Phone: 671.734.2785; Fax: 671.734.2785. Sister Barbara Ungacta, Administrator. This ministries serves as a daycare facility/kindergarten for children from birth-six years of age.

Mercy Heights Nursery & Kindergarten, 211 San Vitores St., Perezville-Tamuning, Guam 96913. Phone: 671.646.1185; Fax: 671.649.1822.  The late Sister Mary Roberta Taitano  shown in photo, above left, served as the devoted Administrator at the daycare facility and kindergarten for many years. Currently, Sister Mary Seville Cabuhat serves as administrator at this facility that serves children ages two through six years old.

Holy Angels Residential Center, P.O. Box 710, 6600 E. Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont, NC 28012-8410. Phone: 704.825.4161 or 704.825.8410; Fax: 704.825.0553.  President & CEO: Mrs. Regina Moody. Holy Angels provides innovative services and programs for children and adults with mental retardation and other disabilities, many of whom are medically fragile. For more detailed information on Holy Angels, Inc., please visit their web site at: Holy Angels.

Community Group Homes -- Lakewood, South Point, Gary and Carrabaun -- Belmont: these community homes provide adults and adolescents with mild to moderate mental retardation a home environment while encouraging development of independent living skills.

Fox Run Group Homes --Belhaven, Pinehaven, Brookwood and Oakcrest Group Homes -- Belmont: these Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) house children and adults who have severe/profound mental retardation, multiple disabilities and are medically fragile. All residents participate in innovative special education and active treatment programs.

Cherubs Café, Gifts and Candy Bouquets, Belmont: Two downtown locations provide adults with mental retardation an opportunity for vocational training and employment. Opportunities include learning work ethics, simple business skills, salesmanship and development of creative talents through craft projects.

Great Adventures program which allows adults with and without mental retardation an opportunity to share recreational, social, service, leadership and spiritual experiences.

Little Angels Child Development Center offers on-site day care services for children of employees and for some residents.

Camp Hope is a recreational facility, specially designed for people with disabilities.

Health Care & Human Services

The House of Mercy, P.O. Box 808, 701 Mercy Dr., Belmont, NC  28012-0808. Phone: 704.825.4711; Fax: 704.825.9976.  President & CEO: Stan Patterson.  The House of Mercy provides wholistic care for men and women in the final stages of AIDS. The six-bed residential center, shown above at right, is a comfortable and attractive home with professional staff who provide unconditional acceptance and renewed self-respect to its residents. Visit their web site at: The House of Mercy.

Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation, 445 Biltmore Center, Ste. 501, Asheville, NC  28801. Phone: 828.281.1303; Fax: 828.281.0455. President & CEO:  Timothy C. Johnston. Sisters of Mercy Services is a non-profit corporation providing shared administration and support services to the following ministries:

Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Centers, Asheville, NC — Three Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Centers provide excellent, affordable minor emergency care to the people of the Asheville/Buncombe County community. Patients with non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses come to Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care to receive quality, compassionate care, which has been a hallmark of the Sisters of Mercy in Asheville for more than 106 years. Services are provided at a fraction of the cost of emergency room care, with total treatment time per patient averaging approximately one hour. In 2005, 52,500 patients were served at Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Centers. Through this sponsored ministry, $1.8 million in uncompensated care was delivered to the community. Other entities include:

Health Designs Occupational Health provides healthcare to business, industry and college infirmaries. The occupational health division of Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care delivers healthcare in the work place, caring for more than 25,000 patients last year;

ARP/Phoenix has been a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral health services in North Carolina. There are programs in 28 North Carolina counties serving individuals and families who are dealing with mental health issues and substance abuse problems and/or are in need of abuse prevention services. Over 100,000 client encounters per year help adolescents and adults overcome their behavioral health problems in order to lead more fulfilling and productive lives;

Mountain Health Contracting Services, Inc., is a for-profit entity that provides general contracting services to medical and business establishments in the Asheville area. Mountain Health Contracting targets medical facility construction and remodeling projects in the range of $20,000-$1.5 million; and

McAuley Foundation is a separately incorporated 501(c)3 that exists to support the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Mercy in the Asheville area through the work of the Urgent Care Centers.

 Housing

Catherine's House, P.O. Box 1633, Belmont, NC  28012-1633. Phone: 704.825.9599; Fax: 704.825.2734. President & CEO: Sister Bernadette McNamara.  This transitional facility providing shelter, opportunities and guidance for approximately 22 residents, women and women with children who are homeless, in their search for independence and stability for their lives. Residents are provided with a safe, comfortable environment along with supportive programs that seek to promote healthy, happy families. Additionally, women residents at Catherine's House are encouraged in their efforts to become productive, independent heads of households. Stays at the facility are generally limited to three months duration.

Spirituality

 Well of Mercy, 181 Mercy Lane, Hamptonville, NC 27020-7199. Phone: 704.539.5449; Fax: 704.539.4487. Sisters Brigid McCarthy & Donna Marie Vaillancourt, Co-Directors.  Well of Mercy is a ministry offering emotional support, spiritual companionship and private space for adults in need of a place to move apart temporarily from daily demands, pressures and expectations. Well of Mercy provides a safe, supportive, hospitable sanctuary where individuals of all faith traditions can embrace themselves, the circumstances of their lives and their Creator through solitude, contemplation and creativity.

Mission Support

  Mercy Action Marianas, Ltd., 211 San Vitores St., Perezville-Tamuning, GU  96913. Phone: 671.646.1185; Fax: 671.649.1822. President: Sister Trinie Pangelinan.

 Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, Inc., 445 Bilmore Ave., Ste. 508, Asheville, NC  28801. Phone 828.281.8184; Fax: 828.281.8185. Contact: Trish Mahoney.

 Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, Inc., 2115 Rexford Rd., Ste. 401, Charlotte, NC  28211-3476. Phone: 704.366.0087; Fax: 704.366.8850. Sister Mary Jerome Spradley, President & Ed Schlicksup, Executive Director. Provides financial assistance through grants to organizations that promote systemic change by empowering individuals, especially women and children, thereby following the charitable, religious and educational mission of the Sisters of Mercy.