Copwregation of tA£ sters of ercY iyrtAern Province fiern Irefax ¥i* ual..Report 2022
Annual Trustee5' Report 2022 TABLE OF coTr¥fEf•rrs Introductiott: l )ur NILfci' 6l.lji% j(lil............................-............................................ PurposelObjLCl%. Ilctii'itlLs & i'lcliiLIii'iiiLnt4 keview ()£ Cll)jL'ctivL'4 (Iir 21 122 FuEurt Plan5 ( )l))L'Ctii'cTr¥ f(Ir ?( I?3 ........_ .26 .27 %tructure. GoveLTJance & fvIana8ernent......-................................... ... Rtf¢rcnce & AdTninistrativc DerRi15............................................................. . ... 34 .28 Independent Audiior's Report -35 The Trustees. eomprisinR of Ihe Vr(Nincial Lea(leT and Te4m. pr&qent this Annual Retx)rr and Ihe 8udiied Trirt8ncial Stai¢m¢nts of lh¢ Sisters of Mercy rjf the Northern Province for thr ytar endiTr8 31 December 2Q22. The I rLLsiets of the Chariry are respotlsiblc for thc &ifc and rni55ion of thc Sister5 Dlmetcy, Northrrn Prov itice. They confi thai the ADnual Report and Ftnancial Stalcments cornpfy wilh the COst1110s of the CoDsrewion of the S is¢¢rs of M¢ro. the Charities Act 2DI l and the provisions ol.the slements ofRewmmended Prn¢iice {Ch8tity SORP r.RS102). sId and dad by the ProvirEEial LEader and anothcr Membcr. 2$1W...
Introduction: Our Mercy Mission
VIKERE OUR MISSION BEGAN
The Com¥re8aiion of the Sisiers of Mery is an international Roman
Catholic ReligIlS Cortgregatiorj founthd in Dublin 183 t by
CathLYane McAuley. Influ¢n¢ by her Chris¢ian faith. she used her
inhcritancc 10 SCI up a centt in Baggot StreeL Dublin. Ireland frtim
which she aTbd hcr Larly compaTEioNS tesponded LO the needs of
ople who wer¢ disadvantaged.
The toundin8 Sisters &ithli5hed sch(kiLs Ydnd hospilals and &4ttd in
whaLei'¢r way pos5ibl¢ for the n¢¢ds ofthe peoplo who %YetC PODrtst in SO¢iery.
OUR MISSION TODAY
'lth¢ Sist¢rs ofmercy, NorthertE Provin i& on¢ of the
Six Provin¢es of the Congregalion of thc S islEf5 01
M¢r¢y and w¢Thb¢rs iry all six c
Pllrpose/Ob'ects, Activitie8 2nd Achievements CharEta ble Pu rpDses + Advan¢emens ofk¢ligion + Pr¢veniion or Relitfof Poverty Thc Charity aim5 10 suppon lh¢ religious 8nd other chariuhle work5 carrie4J out In thc of the tharity Ed 10 care for th¢ Sissers Ihroughou¢ ¢heiE li ves. The purpose5 and objects ot the charlty are fulftlled through the followlnll act¢15 and mlnistrle5: l. Congreg&tiort&l Livin8- the Adv&neemthl tst'RL ligiort 2. Hcalthcarc and thc CompagiirJD3te Care af the Sick and tknse in Necd 3. Relief of Poverty. Promotion of Edueaiion. Justice and other Ch8ril8blL Atliviiics InclLkdlg CiJllytyratiort und Supptsrt of Other Oroup5 4. Positive Impact Invtstmertts 5. Hcritagc and Upkcep OF Lisl£d Asscts Publi¢ Bertèfit Publi¢ Denefit is delivered throb8h teliBI<j a¢livilic8, prayer. Ertinistry aciivilies, thc prcvcntiatt And tclicf of PDverEy. WPPPrt w other charities whD allevialc povctly? Ihc PToMQti( of holiS1i¢ wellbein& iThpaa inve5tynents. ovcrsus ai(L ew5ogical 4war¢n¢58 and a varkery of services provi(Eed lo familie5. refi¥tts. older rk4ple. children. to people exp¢rÈen¢in¥ hun8¢r and povwty.
ngrEqoti?nrJl LfvIRg •Thd tfvè Advon(mtnt of RÈll410
Th¢ Chariiy is è rtlig10s ¢ongrtgaiion and so Ihe nurturanw of fai¢h arTrd thc
dcvclupmcTrl of bpirilualily of tenltal irtlPs)tiartce. This Jfjderpins alj 35peu% of the
life and work of thc ChariEy. Thc Sisicts att cofftmiiied l4) daily personal prayer 4nd to
pattem of £ommunal proy¢r 5uiied to their I(1 communitics.
AIL a5cts of th¢ Charity's work inyalve thc advanccsnEnl of rcligiort. Th¢ Trubt¢&s
con¢inue to asse%s the Charity's commiinicnt thÈs fi]ndanJLntal PUrpLtse.
Congr¢¥aiion41 LiviDB4nd th¢ Adi'anwnent ofReligion are thc csscntial dyNamiib thal
perme8te Ihe Charity. Jn our ¢oJ1)lIY living and ministry in local parishcs whcre
Sistcrs rr5idw mcfftbrrs acliyejy wti
tth DÉvetopmentlParisb and Prayer Min151ry As a Reli8ious C(JrtW8ation. faith ad spiritual deve1Lwmen¥ pArish work anJ prJyeT millistry arc of priinc iinwrtancE to thL TsIC&. A nutnbrr of Si5lcrs srck 10 respond lo thc hunscr for cY(d in s(Kiety' by promolin8 faith deyelopmcnt, en8ayng int¢r- faith dialogue and nurturing 8pirituality_ Many of Ihe Sisiers, even in rttiremenc are aGiiv¢l)' involved w'iih pe¢)pl¢ Aiid c le¢gy in their lo¢al parislie& in ministries Airncd ai fa¢iEitaiinR a deeponin8 of faith ond relgtionship V&'ilh Gtsd. The SÈsl¢rs colE%Eborale wilh others also, i Tr comrnuniiy aclivitics, suppotting and cnrouraging the 'dcYclopETLtTrt of Icadership aThwtJg the people and urnpaigning for strviccs for oldcr p¢opJe, I lotne visilaliL)n of th¢ sick Ind housebound. prayvr ond s¢riptur¢ groups ber¢ai,einertt ppOrt. #uidtrd ptt)'er, ad tXp¢rirhLtS itt ¢rtÈliVt fotms of ptayey are SOrn¢ of the scryiccs otTcrcd io pcople. A sample ofthis work listcd bclow. ncht¥YerrEEnts4nd lJullp(I¢E TTrlJuiiol Mirlsfv Po5tLvoI W¢rk IDhn P¢puJ 11 ALbVTts clr0plo1ry 5rhJpJ Chupldth Church MLp5tr£ Sisters also offer eiMeriiilÈ Splfitual devtloptheni progMinfAeg through Crtslion 5piritualiiy '[uAl. Hi8lier Consciousness, 38creé Dance, M[[U1rLs Practi<es for Wellness, and sc250n#l retleL'lion dzys. F)faeÈsn PuliWat Work A qigter 1$ a Pastoral Worker in tlie Archdioce ofArn)agh. ellcoutraging c lergy and lJity in planning for lh¢ fuiutc. lrt 2022 she prom4iLd synLMEal engdg¢rneni in parish¢s and $cFknIg. Syn(Klalily i5 -mutual collabotaLiVC listtTring, Buidid by th¢ Holy Spi rii. Vf'hiGh all olth raithful have somhing tL) le¥rn fnitn each other. in order know whai Grd is sayinB" Algng wilh ¢oll¢a8V¢5 Ihi3 Sisi¢r uDd¢rtook &M¢rtsive list¢ning ¢xer¢is¢s i n many pari5h45. cylminaliiw ifj l¥kr8¢ diocesan 8alheritl8s (May 8rtd December).
Whai emerged were the f] for a proce3$ that has the ?ti.l to changc how we
experien¢e church into Ihe fuiuye.
Over and a)ve suppotting and resourcing Primary SchLioI teacheTS in passillg utt thc fuith
tts ylTrun$ people. this Sisier and Ihe telm of ptOal worker5 lllct with thE 150 school
principals Ihroughoul Ihe Ewchdiocese to 2SCtrtain the joys and challenge% in their
respDllSibiliEic5 in passing (m the f¥ith. ThLrt were fL)Ilow-up ¢rtgagem¢nts that allowed th¢
principals col Icclivcly lo pr(Kcs5 thc impliciioN5 LTrfihe lindtng5. to IMak¢ conn¢cti(ffts with
one another, to contributc to thc ovcrall dcvcloprncnr of 57nd1tY l
The TrusEees are tomm ilLed to cnabling Mcrnbcr5 to acti'Lly Lngage is Thi&llhe8rt minisirits. ensuring S ister5 receivE the appropriate leyel of carc thcy rcquire. maintaining aTEd revi¢wing coM1ry hOse5 for Sisters. ii) iii) plt>ln¢y. WEllbelri¥ ¢tsYe A nufftber of Members of the Charity have a morc 5trUCiUtcd milli5ty of ¢hapl8irtcy. i¥cllb¢iiiB and rare }0 engage in Pall iativ¢ Care Chaplaincy - Southcm Arca HvbpiIAI, Ple'ry. Ch8pEaincy ai the Aeute Mental Hea Iih lAll - Belfast C ity Ilospital and Nfaier i.lospiial, Bell and antslhcr STSlcf is 8 Stscial Wijrker in Demeniia Services - Southern HetLIth & Social Scrviccs. A Sislcr is indLpcTktYLrtt Ptov ider irt Ari Th¢rap)'_ Div infly Irtspircd. 8orne of oyr Sistets have becn trained in and Mi ndfulnc55 PrtigrknJme5 i many parts ofthe Provi lice. Htssplt41 thap14nrr. Hty5plt•l, O•lff wnd Bell&rt tity lÈo$pFtal I'he MaLer In firrnnrium Hospital. Bclf85E w'as {tbE1e in 1883 by the sisr3 of M¢rcy. The sick and dyins of BLltasl and IRY surroundiong areas were eared for by ski Iled nur&es. anY of as members ol-lhe Mercy Order Ws)rked 'it110uI a salary up uni111972, wheTt fvnding was finally grdniecl. The Ilopspital is noi¥ uNdfder the mJTragement of Belfast Flcalth & Social C3rc Trust. i¢blEvEDienES 4t4d AnlvFHp% In ?n?? A Sister frr th¢ ¢hBrity 1$ a Chaplain in the Matcr Hospital aTkd is part of a multi- disel inary healih care ain. providing spiritual, re ligious and pasiornl support to paticiiis and their lamilies. The fourndirtg phil ospopy ol Ihe h(JspithI, 10 ¢OfflfvTI, Co01e, ¢Jte ST¢PIYQTI ihe Jick ityimg, wiihDEIt diyiinction of CrEcd is maintai Thcil. In additkon. Ihe SISILY looks after the chaprl CThsurin8 it is an 035is of pucc for all who visil ls)r a quiet momeni, communal prawer or worship. Sister is also choplai the Acuie Mehi&l Unity 8l Brllgst City HLVaPital. This 15 2 Vcry specialiLcd and scnsitivc minibty ol- gcrallc Ccompanirnem to those in necd. -1 PrnCE - o those Ilwing strcr9gJlng with héolth Illr7ess t>nd who ofÉ wer9hed d¢Jwn by *pr¢¥rgrp 05 they Struggle to nHJkÈ 5enS ol bvlpot 15 hfJDUeftQ".
New Ule Dlrneiia Lifc Direcions (Tr4LD), foundtd by and co.ordinatcd by two of the Chtirily, pmvides QPPDrtuniEy for personal. psychological alld spirilual dcTr'cloprncnt oEindiidual furnilies and COTnmuniiies and 4vnrk5 in parRnership with comniuTriry, voluTriary and statutory organisA¢iolls. NLD offers a wid¢-YangiTr8 menu of well-being praclices and MelhIs, fAciliiation, medi iaiion, dance. son& ritua1. journalling. In 2022. NI,D WKJrk¢d in parlnwship Ihc fLillq)wiRg Notlhetn Itcl&nd-IMs¢d OrgLaSlIQnS. He<h Alli anee Worlhem It¢land Mid- Ulsiei Age Wrll P8rtn¢tship. Mid- uls-ter SeThiOts Nei(Tr[k Northern lrtlgnd Ctsmmunity Hcallh Network (NACIIN) LTlac, Cancer Support OrE3nisatlDn Wellbein# & St¢eSS Man¥tefrtht PioErJ)Trfhes. PriJgraEnm¢ ol 'Wellb¢in8 foT Caters" offered tltrouAh Cooksi(ywn And W¢¢rn Shor¢s Arca 65 Nclwork (CWSAN); 'Timc for Mt, & per>Llnal developrrtertt pto¥MMtYLt delivettd by Nl.D 5PjTLrtd by Cookslo and Wcstcrn Shores ArL'& NciwLirk (CWSAN);'Tai Chi and Wellbe ing, sponsored by Nrmhwn Ireland Lifestyli Partnership. WellheiNg and SEress Mana8ement weckly sc5sions comrnissiontd by Mid Vlslcr A8c WLII Paffner5hip: Mid Ulster Seniors. Trorthern Ircland CommuniLy Hcalth NCl'0rk {>iILHN). Stress M onagem¢nt ¢la&s¢s for J ltal th A Ilian¢¢ Northern Ireland: An Caiis¢s. Sigrts and LtTects of SIY&%5. Thele prvgrammrs ]nirre parti£ipatLlS to welllfiS Pr8¢1 i¢C5. 1 ai Chi, RTeath Work and Rcflcrtion to cornbai Anxiely and Strtss. DevetopmeNt and Cetèbratlon Pro8rammes NLD offere4J 8 variety of progrgmmes activiiies Ihroughout thL ytsqr which i nelded the foll<JwiiJ8- Mid-Lif¢ And Long-Life DircclioTrs, Ncgotialing thc Mid.Lifc Jounjcy, NcgDli8iin¥ Ihe L&ter Years. Age Friendly Conference. RIiBid's Day* Iniemaiional Women's Day, 'Look after myself. so I c4n be there for ljihers. {AS part of 4 Palliative C8r¢ C'Lmfer¢n¢e). 'We rtmunber thern. memorial 5crvic¢.
CapacitaT Multl-cultural Wellne55 Education- Tr¥ln ing and MentiKln8 In partnership with Cap3Citar InteThational, USA, NLD de1jvet¢d Nlodule i. 'I'rJiiiiDg Capacitar MuLti-CuliuraL Wellnes5 Lducaiion at Marino College. Dublin. It Wa5 also involv1 in 'Healins and TransfotrniiJ8 Lite Paitems. Advallc Tiaining to 42 pcoplc, upskilliTLg Ihem in CLFfaGili1411 W¢llb¢ins and Sire&s Managerncnl workthops and qalIfyIng thcrn tD Ottcr prowthines as illdependeni providas. Ilel ol P4J¥erty. Protnotlon ol Fducatlon. JUrt1 ond other CITQrttable Artlvlues iliistry.. Constit11$ ol thè Slstors of mcy. No. 4311985) "Our Jourddrès Mc4ulÉy. generated In her 515ters o deep conceth tIse ot115k In so£lety. tPp15 cgnrern engqge5 VS E&vtr9. . , it vf9èS US to b2 with, ondfor. tlJepDorunddistre55ed, wvrkinq1orso0Ijr)sIIce #nrfwèjlbélno, seek19 tG brTng rich poor togetfvei in mutu•l love ¢pfdd Serni¢¢.- In 2022, 122 Sisters en8a8ed in thc Chariy'5 commiiiTrcnl IIF the reliel- tsfpoverty tlirough activitiQ8 of the Siqtep5 and dLinaiions io othcr charilic5. Ministy rngagemcnl was related the (ol lowills Areas.. Promoiiom of All AScts of Uiicaiion < Justicc, Pc&LL and RL'e(TrnCili&lion OVLy.aS r)EvcIopmLnt and Support + Pasra1. So¢tJl Care and Dei'2lopment roroiollorF ol All Aspects of Educatlon A priDiily olthc Foundcr olthe Sisitts ot-mercy. WAS to open s¢h(Trols. creating eduCL0 opportunitics fgr childrcn: Espi&lLY PODfLr childrcn. Thc provisÈOn Ot" formal educaiion was A snajor minislry o rih¢ Clbariiy for ov¢r 170 years. Lo
By the laie cetttury. se¢(th6 level schools were establithed in mosi prs)viN¢ial wrtS throuAlioui Ir¢lartd. In Fec£nt year3 a ¥tadual ITallSfcra frespon5ibilily For Caiholie educAtion in MerLry SthoD15 lo Trther truSILebh ips ensures s¢hools are communiiies whcre ChrÉsli3n faith, justlCL *md iespunsibilily are nurtured. Sisier5 Serve otL sch[]5, B¢wd5 of Governors of Schools that the SisLcr5 ts1"MerLy helped ttr csiablish. Revjew Df Arhfevemert5 3nd .ryhlNe¢ Ih 2DI? Thc Catholi¢ S¢hotsls' Trnsi is She sect(WAI IaY for Catho11¢ MaDaged SchooEs INI) and wotk% oll behalf of Diocese and RcliEiQU& Congrtg2tiLvs. CSIS Assists the Sister% of Mercy in tru5tceship maEters. ensurins thr mai[LI¢8ct of¢ihLE walues and 5piriiual focus in our schools. The Sisters Dr M£tcy th¢ Trnsicts of Meicy Ptirn8ry, Belfgksi. MeKy Colle8¢, Il¢lfa%i and Our l.ady's CJraEnmar School. Ncwry. Ir. MerGy PTirn8ry is all- incliisive school for si rl$ iii North Rel fa%i that delivers a broad- bascd curriculum in linc wi th the Northern Ireland Revised eurriculuin. The school works closely with othcr schools and thc paribh and prornoics a Caiholic Lthos ali8n¢d wilh m¢Y values and herit384 all of which pcrmcBIE thc Sch1. The Sisters of Mercy Tslee5 offeT SUPPDrt and Cn¢OurageEneni to the BoAtd ¢)fGovemiEs and 3Ctively participate in negoLiations related to thc lulutc of Catholic PriimAry School provisi on in th¢ N onh belfa51 Are8. Year I Pupi l inl&ke puPi15 T%Trtsl tea¢h¢r ?39 Pupi15- SIN Pii pils- Tn care Pupil&. Mediul coMditb)ns 75194 e¢dslSiaiws i)y 49 0_76Yo 1¢ EnliEIEmcnl Crcr srhoDI fftcals 148 -7 AllGlldEtJc o,fj$v 11
Mercy Colleg¢ is all-abil ity ¢<wJu¢alional facil itv ITr North R ElfLst. Standards conliniie alon8 a Nis iiive trertdlirtt Lm lh¢ school irnproveineni jouniey; 94% of our Year 12 pupils acliieved 5 GSCES A-C artd 94% q)f £HLr Year 14 Pupils &ehicved 3 A LcveEs A-C. lkncse iQ5ults arc very fayourahle when compared to reles'ant bencTrLTnarkiNg daia for a likc s¢hool. EThrtslEncni figurcs dLJltlQlJStraic ihc faith and confidcncc thal thc local community places in thc College aTEd retenlion raLes frotn year 12 PCFSt 16 is a furthEr stamp of approval from the wider eommunily. Moreover, leavers destinaiion& in Augu%1 2022. indicatc thal the Coll4e is prtrviding prLy¢SSiOrt artd appn)Ptiaie paihways for alj pupil5. wjih 53% going on 10 Highcr aTrd Fullhcr EducaiitTrn ctTrurscs. CLTrUtscs Lhosen by pupils in¢lud¢: ChildrerJ'5 Nursing, ICT. H%pl11ty, Busine55 and Markcling and TLathing. 360A or MeECy Colleg¢ Y¢ar 14 pupils tJkiiig wur%¢5 $ucli as the CACHE SLtaight in emplovment. On ? Stra1¢ l¢v¢l, M¢r¢y Ciblle8¢ svpports th¢ N(lrth E4tlfasi Com mun ity by ¢xlendin8 pr(JVision fLSr thildr¥n with SpL'ciul NeLxls' thosL' with ASD (Auiisiie Stwirum L)isorder) £8n 8CEess 5pccialiscd cduculi4)n im a mkksnstrearn seiLin8. The SF*Cialist seiting has Dow Baincd pcmaneEYCy and in SepteTtLber 2022 the fiTSt CDhurt transilionL'd inits K54 10 siudy OCSES. Throu8h Sh&re(l Educatiort, Ihe schoot prL)vided excelleni professional d¢velopmcnt L)pptsfiilnilies 101 s(r to tsure Wr 4r¢ pruvidiTEt OulSl&ndin8 tea¢hiTh$ ¥[E leamin8. 1 August 2022, a sr[DcyeL0prncTri Dav was hcld in conjuTrcEion M'i th BLlfa51 Boy's me1 Sch(M)l. £talT f¢edba¢k and evaluation of this training wa5 ex¢elLeTrt. Yrar 8 Pupil inlukt Year 13 Pupil iiitake Lltil pu pi l? Tvlal lÈaèhct& 154 57 793 49.6 PpiES Wltli 51a1¢ni1(5 Pupi15- ln carc Ied-E1cl Childrtn 97 22 N¢w¢tsttteÉs Itill¥hFn¢nt io rrte schLJ) I moals 560 (70.62Y•) S4.9Y Allrndaii¢e 12
LICe. Peace & ReconrllÈatio The Charity 15 committed $0 raising owar¢rJ¢ss of th¢ IDlerdernd¢nC¢ an inl¢t¢ortnectedness of All o( life. li aims to promot¢ righi rel41ionships * every level. Fro its foundation, thc Charily has end¢Bvourtd 10 allrvi8l¢ bufttrirt Sistcrs coTrtin.ue to wurk P&g5iOlJalEly lo reduce poTr'trty, violertec and racism Nvcll as thc widcsprcad dLnial of hUTfLa ri¥hts, thc dcgradatiLin of Earth. thc colltlnd oppre95iOll LTrf womcn. thc absC Dlchildrcn. Ihc mi51tcalmcnl of irnrn igrthts thd the lack of s01idaTity among PeLiple &rtd nations. We exgkmine Ihe root causes Achknremefjts and Art5Vit4es 511 2D22 of thoY iS51Ees 3ttd promnie systhrnic change in the COmEnunitics in which Vb'c millisier. WL connect our ¢tYon% on a global Scale with the network of SisEers of Mcrcy Congrc8ations Lhrou4hL)ui Ihe world. sisters of the Ch8fily are MemE$ of (¢gani721ions that priHDotr justice. pea¢E and iecon¢iliaLion including GLOEFL Gtcen bod Ireland, EjN. AKISF ff)uiiJoiion. Iris Refugee Council. Tosvards HEaling Toward5 Pucc. SornL' JuSli¢¢ F¢a¢¢ wotk is high lighi¢d bere. Sisiern of the Charity are Thembers of Clogher Justice, Peace and ItLicgrity of Crcation 8n)up (CJPle ) which prosresses action on Cltma Change and Homelesqtws. Educ8lion And &'arentS5-&l51fts #re a cor¢ part of ¢he group'5 work. CTrTC group liai3Q Mrith. and networks with h¢[s inclding Fcrmartagh & Omagh Disirict Coun¢il. and FC[Thkna8h Churehcs. FotLUn, hclping IoL'&I peoplL to preser1¢ wildlife habitats by PDStpolling hEdgcrow and VClBC-cuttin8 until after khu brceding se4aSOn. C'JPIC also w(Jrks Ivith ECongreSat1Ons Ircland rE bcsi practic% around Chut¢h property artd wunds maint¢nan¢e etr. Mercy tsirl EtTe¢t (MGE} #s a Notr Gov¢rnrnenial Qr(wp Mvrkin8 in con%ultBtj(bn with UNICEF and Ihc Working Group Girls. A Sisitt e&e{yor1aS MtiL to educate animatc & new gcncraLion to bE advocalcs lot yourt8 women and ehildrtrt vulnerable bring roe¢•J by iraffickers. 13
2022, the frus of 'Water and SaTritation.' In wnjunclTon with UNICEF resourL'LS, siudertts in Ihe Wesiern hemisphere were eJucaied on 'Gir15 WaterQarrtcr5'. The caEllp3i8n vf MGE reali&Ed thnding for 19 wcEl¥ in thL dcvcloping world. MECPATIS MLCPA I FIS is 4 project of The sist¢ of m.ercy Congregaiion and works in partnership wilh the Hospitality 3ccr in IrelAnd lo counlcr ch ild Irdfii¢kin8 artd child sexual exploitation. It 15 M E t P A T H S thc only PT0jc of its kind in Ircland. M l L H P F I l Ffm Imt Il r 'The Asso¢iaiion of Leoders pf Iteligiows and MEssynnafio5 of Ircland gives ¢oll¢ctjve voice 10 Religious Congr¢Bations in a%'areness-raisiiJB 3nd response to eurrelli emerging SLa1 jus¢ice. li represent5 ReliBi0118 Consrr8aTiOns. Soei¢liLS ofAposioli¢ Lif¢ And LAY Missionary groups. As eot]stitucni rnembeT, our Chari ry cOnlbules lo AMRI. AMEU er5e35, Oevelopment and Support M Inistry: The Univer5?1 Church nstiltJtlon&of te Slstets of e- Mo. 45 (IWJ) -Belorpoin9 ro tlje IlnlvÈrsol Cljurch, Mlsslanary In ljer very rur¢ we seek to Inrorrjote the mercy ol 604 according to the lirnits ol OL4f 50è5. 1 r11155ionaiy <gvntrig5." The Chority.4uppoff q, IhrU8 its human. financial and Dthcr re5CrCeS, 311 chariiable Works i¢d t)ui in Ihe n&m¢ of th¢ Congr¢8aiion of lh¢ Sist¢r5 of Me. This objcctivc 15 TOta in Ihe priL)rity outre8eh Df the eongregaiion peopEe wh(5 experietJ¢e poverty and mEJrginal i5iiliun 15 ¢xpressed irt its SPCTrnsorship of numerous and ev¢r-ln¢relng charitsble tIvLikeS. Thc Chariry respond% a B]obal sc4lc to the oall of pcoplc who cKp¢ritnc¢ poverty and disadvjjiiage at Ical. naiional and international levcls and works in co113boratioii wilh oth¢t M¢rcy Charili¢s 4rtd tn partnership witli oih¢r ¢1111¢5 involv¢d In Ov5¢AS dcvclopmEnt and support. 14
10 2022 the Churity off¢Yed particular SUPFM)rr til Ukrninian appea]i. donating t4) Clonard m(yA5. R¢d¢1nprI5l 1.-ailiw$ £TO.000. doTraiion of £15.01)9 to the Redemptorists Ukraine Appeal, and £1,317.70 ia preparaiion of 8 house for Ukrainian refvgees. Loc41 ¢ornmuniiies of M¢rw Sisters also GOnlbul¢ financially to Inany chariiies • l(ul and naliLVkal artd iiJt¢matilJrt21 levels.. A Sibier is a ¢IFfounder of the Derry-Done$al Outreach Pro8ramiMe wilh & 114work of donors who SUPPLSrt ovct5La8 devtlt4)mcni services for inrfiVsdu815. f8milies and communiti. ContribulioS dircctly rcach pcoplc and prDjCtts ()V¢tSrab Aftd te¥ul&r feedback cnsurc5 an intirtLatc conncction bctwcLn doTrnut5 and the 'on-tlTr8round" people WLYkiTrg for those in need. * Llkll PERU . rj PARAIASPAI FMDI r[HId PJY a ASr#w frJ i IifJ Ern li bj Ain DI Icff DERRY-DONEGAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMÉ FUNDING T £66.019.69 . ELIXIAET. KENYA IAIIO8L KEIIYA rj UHKEF, IEWY( An KIETW r4kn. aftd IF* Iba Na th &L4 ki 15
astor21. Soctal Care and DtrvElopmerkt Thc Charilv has, from its Ic¢pl1vA, bccn LLlnLtrraed Wilh promiAin8 paSra] Jnd so¢ial dwkrclopmEnt Initiatives and rcspondinB lu thc nccds olour Lim¢ in line with Gospel values. Thc Si.4tcrs undertake meaning1 social and pastoral miniSlric5 in tcSPOnse to the nttds of Ihe wider commun ily, in particular Ihose who experience poverty aTkd rn3rBin&lisaiion. Mony 5ist¢rs $p¢nd htrurs '¢¢klY carrying (put VISI110 lh¢ trjdiiional work of M[. They ate also &¢livtly irtvolved With sthtutory volunthry aBenci¢$ who 4)IYer F%ra1. SOCIAI ¢tsre Ind d<vrlop¢n1. Irt short. iowns p%ri5h¢5 wh¢r¢ th¢ Si5iers reside. Pa5tLiral carL' is place. Sislrr5 arc involvcd in vatiOUS PTojcGIs UtLd al various ILYrls olYerirt8 pasiorAI atid sla] care and suppoL1. 11iis in¢luJ¢s the Ai51in8 C¢ntr¢, Fernianash. Tara CLTrlrc, Omagh, Gloit. N•Yry. and DdllL4Tr: B¢Lfasi. 16
Daneo. Human Wfrd spJr1t1 ¢knlw. ent SEp4lcts DcO wa& foundcd by fftErnbcrs of Ihc Passionist and Mcrcy Congreg81iorts irte(Jrp¢)r8ting th¢ mjssioTr and flectins the val$ of both. Ivhose airns arc to offor 30lidarity Support nll those who Jre suffering. A Si8Ler frorn iho Claaritv is a StT Cbe1 which compris¢5 of faur self-employed indepcndeni qualifscd coun5rlloiS arl adtrtinisirntor. All th erap ists belong 10 profes%ionJl bodie5, holding Accrtditati.o stsius or working iow4rd$ Complet ion of these requirements. and the centre is in5urcd to thc highcst SL1ndar(Is. Daneo perSoe1 dclivci coun$cllirE8 Scss ions alortg with linical and pastoral 8upervision. The). provide IherApeutic ourreach ta Holy Cross Girl's prirnary 5chi)ol 8ftd cDnsultan¢y work and counsell ing to Canccr I,ifeline. eortsul IA ncy work 10 Survivors o f Trauima Esiid Lenadoot Cou sJ5Llling Seivice. Oaffteo 011%.. BBifW511r4 t+5 ritage ond Upkeep ol knstedAssets The Charity owns 50m¢ Lis& buildiiTrgs. The5¢ hIldingS protcctcd structurtt &nd arc on the Dgpartment of Coinmunities listed buildings Jathbase in reco&mitiiJn af their imwJrtanc¢. Therefore, Lhry ar¢ l¢g&lly pro¢¢£t¢d from harm. A¥Ly futwe changcs tg thes structurts art ¢ohoI1¢d tYtarta$ed through Ike development control process. Li5Lins mark5 atsd ctIcbr&tes a building's speci al archite¢tuNI und bistoric intete5t. It also briny it under thL' tOE15ider8lion of Ihe planning system 30 thal some thou8ht will Eakcn 8boul its future. The Ch&riEy is leg&lly rUIred to make surc thc5C siruciures do not becorne endan8¢red Ihrough negle£¢ decay. dEtm&BC OT hanTr. fvlerLy Celltfe, Be55biook In 2022. Ihc CharÈty oullaid £205,139 irt the tspkLtPiAg ot. liste asscts. Ccrtain rL'pair works thaL are n4)nI11Y rLK51ine on a bui Idin& may r¢qvire planning P2rEni8SiOn on i pr01ccd 5mclure. AddillLH[ expendiiure is in¢unTd in sourcin8 ¢xp¢rtis¢ ?nd marEal$ fcTrr the renovalion of a listcd buildin8 or in C44W'iiig Oul dernolilio on A heritage site. Auociaie4J wsts 4re irasur&Dce. MainnnCe, sccurily, genctydl upkcL¥, dcprecialiL)n, tn8agerneni of a J.l¢riiage A1¥1 tt other Professional Fces. 17
05itlve Impwt Investing Our invcst¢n¢ winfol io is p?n of our Mi8ion. Alnng5ide active Mini8tries, thc Charily seeks to brrnR about cl)4nge Ihroush ity invesimeni ponfolios. AvoidJnce of invesmo¥Lts in f055il fuel tompailics or am)arnents comparaies thai support the produciion oF8ood5 that can be highly darr]8 to the environmeni or hum4n wellbeing is an aspeci of the Chan'ty'5 eftort5. Thc Charity 15 comrnillcil lo rn51EfiTI8 its irti'ebtrnertt porifolio is llOI invulTr'Ed in harnful aciii'itie cfforLq to brkng about addiiioD, rMl%itivc change in Ihe world. the Charity inwrsts aciiviiirf thai have beneficial impau& for 1¢h individual w¢llb¢ing and for thc enVirolYjeftt. Positive itnpacls are assessed under a nutnber of litadinss to help measure hrjw fflir invesitn<n15 ttrt posiliyely atT¢ttiTh¥ Ihe world 4riJund LL5. Uelow ar¢ 30m¢ of Uie Posilive iEtEpacis achieved by the investment pcrtfolio: co LVV REMELE ENEFtoY TQIINEa OF JDtF VE EgLQWL po WN In Wr. The Portfvlio gnd tlre $trIOble DtvilopffTeJ7t GL1$ ISDGSJ All inYcstmcnt5 within thc Pgrtfolio contributc low tTrLC achicvcrncnt of thL Suslllitkablc D¢vcloptTLent CT4)als (8l)CJS). The ST)G5 were devcloped and adoplcd by all rncrnbcr 51alcs ol the United h'aiion5 to help achieve "a rnore su5kni Trable fuiure for LLI". They rcpifsrni a cajl to action to eiid poverty. prot¢cl th¢ planel aiiJ ptomote prosperity &Nd people's w¢llboing b). 203Q. ThLy inicgtlt and bghlAn£e th¢ thiee dI[n1ns of sus¢ainabl¢ dtVL'lopmcMI: e£onoThic, soci81 and cnvtroNmcntal. AchTcvin8 the 8r)(h on a Blobal basis rcquiTeS collabordlton befen BovcrntnEnts, th piivate sector. civil s(Kiety aTrd ¢iiizens alike. The Ponfolio plays a role in the r*alisaiion ofthe goèls. 18
susrAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ?ALS 10 11 LrytK GCIALS The Sustainable Developrn¢nt Goals are also ¢10s¢ly align¢d with the charitable objective5 of religious oiggnis4iions. Since the public8iioK of Ltsudolo Si. Pope frnncis has made a strong CotnrnitLn1 Lo suslainublc d¢vLloprncnl. His appe8110 ' .ev¢ry p¢rson li Vin8 on thi5 planci foi an inclu5ivc 40BuC 3tK)ul how we irc shaping the fiiiure of our plAnet" provide5 a firm cthical foundalioN for actions that nccd to be tkkert LÈr8erttl.y ai all levels. Pope Frdncis, spcech ahcad of thc Unitrd WaLiofis GcTkcral A$5crnbly'5 fLirnlll tdoption of the17 Sl)Gs gav¢ fvrther supwrt w the abItiouS and translorrna*ion31 vision ol thEgo&Is. ]pre11ve Fthical and Posilive Impact policy cnsurts the Portfolio rcmaTrts consiM¢rkt with ow ahos. Th¢ Portfolio currently excludes companies involvcd in thE produc¥ion of weapons. tobacc al¢okol, pornography, and ac¢ivitleS su£h 3s 8anibLing and cmbryonTC Stem cell rtscareh. EnviroTrmentsl. Social gThd Oovernance (F.,'SO} ¢riteri ctTrrnplcmcnts scrccnine &5 il improvcs thc Ove[811 ESG risk exposure of Ihe Portfol io. In partsclllytr. Clima ri sk 1$ addresed through thc cXclS1on ol f(KS5il luel companic5 and a foGu5 to redu¢¢ ihe carlm)n fwiprint of the Portfolia throu8h investmcnt 5ch a[5 as rene¥v8ble ertergy ¥oresiry. ElCfftts olhow the Portfojio 4ddrtSSL5 the Ss are outline<l belovi. L9
vSronmntol Impoct L&4erttll Curbon FvDrprJrtt MoasuTernctLt af carbon cmiS5iOtkg is cclaI ltr hclp tss tsrtdets14nd the roye our ieSTneL PDrtfolio play5 in th£ clirtLatc Erisis, whilc iakin¥ measures to address it. As the SDG logo% kn th¢ 1¢ft 5hoiv', limiting carbon ¢rni&550Ths ini¢ra¢ts Wish several SVGS. helping addr¢55 Clary]< Action in patlicular. C li(rt&ie jusliee is dÈOthet Asyt¢t addtessed in P4[0110, 45 rliThatc ¢lwigL prrdcirn in8nlly imp4¢ts those who'v¢ d¢)n¢ the loasi to cnntribuLc ID PLilluLioTr and havc Ic55 fL%ourtes Iv deaE with ii. Th¢r¢for¢, wntrol of carbon emi55ioEJs in our portfolio a15ts ha posilive irnplieaiions for rediicing rvertY <.%DO I ). reducing inequ21ity (SDGI O) and prcscrviTrs lilc on aand (SDG I O} and iij IhL IKe8n (SDG14) Thc Portfol io includE5 a DuThber ofcarbon 5ink-typc invc5tmrllts, which sequesiLY (Jr dttEW rb¢)Tr di[le (C02} froin t1 attnoiphere. ForLrytry in Particul is a vory CetT]ve catbon sink. as trees absorb carbon dioxide part of Iheir 8rowivB prwes5. Th¢ Portfolio in aggreg will &ter (wiihdraiv) -1,769 toThnes of C02c frorn Lh¢ tmospher¢per&ttnum whil¢ &m unscreened port folio of ¢he sarn¢ si7.e would roduce 1.814 ionnes. We belicve Ihai these extrtrnely strong carboll emission 5taiistics makes th¢ Portfojio parE of tbe sojulioll to cli matc ChaSE, r2thcr than pall of thc prtsblem. This seeiion addresses Ihe level ofexp(K%ure ctsmpanic5 tsWilin8 thrnal eLwI: oil gas rixpYCS oihei unconvcniTonal 50urccs ol reserves such as oil satjds. shalc oil. aTrd 5halc Matky of reserves ma>. not be u%eabl¢ if we are w keep Ihe rgete{l temperdlurt rise (as 8 resull of global wartning) below 2 d¢gTees Celsi11s. This risk is rcfErrrd Io 15 Strandcd 255tt ri5k5 Ind it. 15 addressed through avoidaT&LY of cornpanies holding fossil fvel T¢3ffv¢5. Htnc¢, in adJiiion 10 th¢ irnpact, noi holding Ih¢se ass¢ts re¢5 th¢ finan¥ial Tibk withirt Lh¥ portlvlio. Fer<lmiNw¢5*dl 20
Renew&bAÈ 5119Y Th¢ benefit of Benernlin8 rcnewable powercan bc rncasurcd by I>W Tnuch f055il Fucl wwct (gnd resultinB C02 emI10s} 1¢ repla¢es, l D 2022. the Pi>rtfolio avoided the rclcase of 2lrnOSI 4,013 tonnes of C02e. This is equiv¥&l¢lli $0: RLTrtovirtg 631 Cars frorn the rD8ds every year 6,716 b2rr¢ls tsfotl saved 2.432 acrts of pine fore518bsorbi ng C02 for one year 321 rourtd trips around the world by on¢ rypiuE p35s¢n8er ¢&r {travelLin8 al th¢ cquaior). In 2022, thc Pijrtfolio piIAtseed 91 Mwh irt 2022. ofrenewable en¢rsy - enough to Jw¢r 1,2l19 home5.
Financial Review Results for the yur A Summary ofthc ye4f s accounls bE tuulld on pagc 3 5 uf this tLPOrt. JJJtTrme - 1fteil L'unTrol Incomc for Ihc JTar totsllcd £5:034,710- VoluNlary incDmE of £3,4 70,971 . Lht aJ()riIY trf this: £2,7 82.108, was the rtn5i0n. sElary and stipend tncoEnE u3rncd by thL of thr Sisi¢ts of Mercy Northern Pri>v1ce and don ated tn ihe Charily. The balancL, £68E,863, w&5 fccLiYeil from the US Region o rtlie Sisiers of Mercy a$ a Cr)n1but]IJl toi¥ards the c05t5 of mLmbLt5 Vp"h4) ve Yeiumed ifj Ir¢larJd from t1 US. Ins'cSITncni IncoTnc of £221:546' was Thc itLcomc rarned ljn Ihe Charity's investineni portfolio. bank inicrest and rcni rcccivcd. Chariuble activiiie5 of £19.257: oth¢r iOme r¢tti%'ed. Gain on the salr of a5sds of £1,322,956.. Ihe vasi majority of thi5, £1.322.314 w45 the 8ain Dn Ihc dispDsaJ Trf p[0[ty. GaiD s&e ol assets 26.3% Qther 4).4 Dnaledbv 5i5t¢f5 55.3% U5 RtÉi Broakdoivrt tsf lrtLom¢ 22
hVJYdilJtre - Ihe Is. Total CKpcndilure ftsi the y¢ar lirA5 £4,469,698. Charitable Activities- of Ihe totsl. £4.418.712, or 99%. &pcnt Charitabl¥ Aeiivilies". CcwtgAtiortaI livirt& Ihe adnC*ent of Roligion. £2,216,228: thi5 includL'S thc upkrrp and up-skiLlin8 artd rdrninirag of lh¢ Melb¢r5 pf Ib¢ Province so that they will bo sblc ID conlinue in thLir seNiL'e ) the public. Tlie meinbLYS recoive salary, pensioii, sIipEnd and rclircmcnt lump income dortAte Ihem 10 Ihe Charity and therefore have no indcpondcnt rncans 015upptstt. Thty have (Eevoted all of their aduli year% and their earniiJ85 to rcalize thc objcctivcs of thc Charily. Many Sive ¢heir s¢rvi¢L free in Iheir Vario minisvies and coniinue to do so well twond rtlirerneni age. Hence Ihe work of Ihe Charity in¢lud¢s the prnivÈ5inn of livin8 accommLKlati17tt. He4althttqre Ènd Ihe compassionate care of lh¢ Sick and those in ncEd. £1.402:228: Cathcrinc MUAU ley genwAted in her Sisiers a deep concem and compassion lot thc sick ]d dyin8 and iodayy OVCT 180 years lat. w¢llbeiMg activiiie5. healthcare. &ryre of thc dying and Ihc tucavcd Stilt cn888t m&rJy of the meintrtrs in th¢ Provinw. Member5 of the Provincc are inyolvcd in thi5 Wotk in hospital& hospices. nursin8 h(mes. mtnunity ¢are atÈd within thc conU11Y In 8ddi IiLin, Ihe Ch%kriry mu&t ¢ar¢ for the ¢lderly members of th¢ Pr0viTr who arc now IhETll5cIvc5 in need of£8te. RcliLf of wjverty. prOmLXiQll Df edue4tion. Jtice aTbd ather chaTitablc activitic £595.117: Ihi5 iTrcludcs eXrnditU[e ort 8 mumb¢r of headin&% iD¢luding Promoii4]n Trr 811 i$pects of Educatitin, Juslicc, pt8tc & rtCLTrn¢ilialion. Overseas development aDd supporu Pa%tora] and Social and dcYclopm¥nt, Support ol. othtt ¢haiiii¢¥groups and Involvement ITr crilical global and IDtal i35Utk Upk¢¢p of listed asse £205,139.. the ChaTity ovdn& a nurrtbcr of ptoiected struute&. The StrUureS typically buildings that pl& on thc [lTImeI for Cornmunilies lisied btsildirt8s datAbase. By including them Ljn th5s dllEaba, the impottancL ol Stru¢turtt is r¢¢osnts¢d' th¢y ar¢ legally protECted from harm and l tUre changcs to Ihc slmclure 8rc eonlrLille<l gLnd nnage<l IhroÈJgh the Iwal counci I and th¢ D¢p?nm¢nt for CowmunyEie5. The Charity T5 Ic8ally requited 10 mBke Sur¢ tIl these siructures do ncK bLYome Lmdangered through tkEBlccl, dcca), damage or a]IT. Invcstment costs - in the year, irjvemrnent C05L% Lled £50,986. 21
LiSLÈd èssÈ CFthEr I chaiFtable i *li¥i14e% 13 CQ5E5 1% 31% 5t Ilrex of Exyen¢lllllre Nei irtCLTrrne lur ycar, thC[orc. was £565,012. This syas bEfiJrc the IoAs on TnYcsttnLnt assets, "hILh whEn kETr In accouttE rcsults in a nei incrc35e in funds in Ihc Tr'Lar ol £434.105. Ai 3151 Dember ?022, the Chariiy had investm¢llts of £11 .4m. The purp05¢ of these funds 15 w provide investhJeTht inwme ptomoie the chariiable objtLiives of the eh&rity tkd 10 provide ¢Ap11 growth in the rcscrvcs OVCI thr rnLdium ITr. Thc objcLlive f¢Jr the invesimenty 15 Io Bcncrnle a rctun] of 4Oh PEr while utilising thc charity'5 slated ethical inTr'c5LThcnt policy. L&P {Cantor Fitr.geralJ IreldinJ} are app&inted acÉ &s Discli0ary JnveSiEneni ManagEr. The investment fvnds hal'e an ethi¢al i nY¢simeni screen; Ih¢y ¢x¢tude ¢LTrmPalli&5 thai fall foul of cenaitt eihic&I ctile¢i41, whete POS&iblÈ, favLrtEr Slrtk5 that providt pOSiliV b¢n¢fiis 10 s4xicty. As notrd ¢arli¢r, thc Charily also holds a numbEr of Positivc Irnp2cI Invosimvnts Ihat dircrt mDnry towards ]fIlling certain positive ethical criteri The Tnuees, with their investsnent advi$Llrs, review thc krtvcslmcnts on a regulskr bxsis. 24
At the end of lhe financial year, the ¢othl funds ofthe charity arnollnwd to £21_lrn. Of thi& £0.2m is resiri¢ied for specific purposes stt l.-irtancial StatenienL% no J 6_ Of the balance, £6.5m is represented by properties artd other tangible fÈxed 8ssets esseniial for the Tunnin8 01 thc Charity. The Trustets have dcsisnaied I(¢[ £13.1 m to provide for Mi%5ion Minigtry WQTks and Congtegation Living needs. DclIS arc #ivtn notc 14 of thes¢ Finan¢iaa statements. The Tre5 will continue to rcyiew and Tea&scss thcse desigrJaiion$ IJD an oD-going bL8i Un.desIgn8i or general fvnds £1.3m. Thi5 equate5 10 gpproxim4tely 4 Month5 ofunrcstritsicd chatitsble ¢xpertdilUre. Tht Trustees w.[d like this 10 bc higher as. giv¢n the naturc of thc Charity'5 work and It ctFrnrniltncnib, Ihcy conJidei Lhe level of Iree reserves should be equ&l to approxirnaidy 6 to 12 months. cxpcndiLutr. 25
Review of Objectives for 2022
ObjEctiY¢4 Set
To coniinvc 115 C4JttuTrÉltucul to thr cArG of Èh
Sisters thr Pi¥v[n.
To la¢ilithic and support thc Si51ets i
undÈTldki
IEK chri1
To undcrtthc an in-depth engagcTTrEnt with CVEty
memter ollhr Pro%irKr.
Progtess Rtvitw
Aciiviiic5 Achii'vcmtrnts
Oui Re
ch 5isl¢r vi5il¢d urKt rtsrmal
¢otsverli0n ¢omplet
Lcad¢r5 wrnpl¢tcd R¥fTttih¢r
Pr(J¥T#ftktrt¢ (Kyffih#rrfie InstitLlte)
cortICl ManagemenE for
cts
HR Tea WcbinAT
Inilial restrllcturaA8 completed
Tv prvTr'id¢ prograJnnws of suppott tD
develop IrHd¢T5.
recont1gvre m
Future Plans and Obj¢ctiYes for 2023 The TtUsÈccs will contilluc give directiLln 10 th< 8oveni4rt£¢ responsibiliiies for the Charity. They will moniior nccds sndIng plans, efticieniiy manage exisiing a55ets to Bencrate iTrcome necessary to acTrLiCVC thc Charity's aiifis. They Will $pPOrt Ihe W(yrk5 of the Charity and the Sisters who work in thc various Aclivilies. The Trustees will eortiinue CollabOrate with other Chariii¢5 whn hai'e objcctives in kccpin8 with the obJc6Es Dlthe Charily. The Sistcrs arc thc mainstay vllhe Charit), and are its ¢hief agents. hal'ing cavenanted their ljve5 in dedIcaL scrvic¢ i)f thc idLals of the Stsicrs ofma ercy. 'I"he 'I'rusitts slre commilled to the onBoillE carE of all th£ sistcrs. Howcver, cvncettL for frail older Si51¢rs is an s)nsoin halJeng¢ in a tirne of unprecedeTrted chanBC in 1r dcrnogrdphi¢S. When necessary, nursing horne car¢ will k acmsed for S isier5 requiring full limL r&rk'. The Charity will.. Continue its commitrncnt to the iMBoill8 care of all Sisiers. F111rale aDd_%upport the Sisr$ in undcrtakiTrg Charity's a¢liVitieS. Work collAbonitively lih oiher groups and agencies in responding to 4lobal local needs. Create Clus[ Communslit5, cutth with a 'Hub', to faciliiate leadersliip and en8a8erncnE ofall mcmbctg EnsuTe supwjrt-progrnmme for leaders. Undertake an in-dq)th Iwwicw of As5ÈSlcd LiVill# Con%'ertts ift support of vJbrLt lift.giving Mmlie, to maxirnTrse our provis10rt ole8re resi>urces. sPpOrt the eeniral L¢4dership T¢am building cohcsive channcls of cornrnuttitaliom, sh8ted apptoa¢he5 and common pYaaic<s with meTnbErs of Provinc and tlegiOEls ol the Mercy Con8rega¢ion Establish Ac¢ion Plan prioriiics to addr5 Carc for CrLaliDn throughoui th¢ wider membership. Nljintain thc S3fcguarding Structutcg at Naliomal 2nd Provincial levels. 27
gtructtue, Governance & Management -1 h¢ 8ovemin¥ i nstrurncnL OF Ihc Nijrthttn PILIVin¢¢ IS the ConstiLUliOnS of the Sisters of Mercy. Jt W115 adDptcd by thc Gcn¢ral ChaptLr of thc Cun8rtgalion (August 1994) and apprlJ%'¢d b). thc CongT¢galion fE7t In5l1tUt of Con5ccraicd Li Ic in RoTnc (April 199 5). Thc Prov incc is one of four Provinc¢s ith Ir£lad atjd 13 an unincorporad &55L7ci4Iion. Thc BovcmThcntal structure of the ConBregatinn of thc Sisters of Mercy involvcs a nuTnber L)f inter.c[pnneed units.. Iwaj, provi nciaL and congregational. The naiure of the authority in ea¢h unir is dcscribrd in Ihc C4)nsliluliiinS. IThL Pr4)VinLC is * urtit IJ f Ihe Cortgre8Ation IvIng thL pcr50nnel and other re5ourccs to support its life, mi&sion aThd rncThbcr5hip. pFViiiiJvtÈl of 1P111 Leorf¢Mhlp Trtyml The Charity is gov¢ThieJ by Ihe Provin¢ial Leader and f¢arn whTr or¢ el¢¢d ei'ery stx years by Si51¢r% in tht Provirt£e, The Provinci Al Lead¢rship T¢am are Ihe 1'Nsi¢cs (pf lh¢ Charity. It5 tyjeinbers th4)seA for theit expertise artd skills as M*ll as experierJ¢e and knLlwledgc ofthc Consrvgaiion. its natu and l&Son. The TruSLetS are rncrnbcrs ofthc Congrcgalion of thc Sistets of Mcrcy. They rcccivc no per3oD31 retnuner&tion for their s¢rvices as Trustees. The T$e5 (Jf the Chariiy meei regularly. -rhe 'L'h&pier' allows &ll Sist¢tS to enga8e in a prolong¢d p¢rivd ol IcllL¢iioTLlprdyer, IwaluatiLTrn and planThins Mrilh a lts¢us the dtVLIopthL'nt of PDIicic8 cttcctivE USE of re50urcts in an &&SEssrnent of CUTrenL iurc nccds. TrLc5 aUeTtd formal Irainins their (Euties and seek guidance and advice as necessary from Itsal, inves(t and piopErty advi<rrs on thc i55ucs which ati5c in calg out Ih¢ii dulles. PtlJles5ional adviso[5 assist with various aspEcts of slemwdshtp and thE gcnctal managcrncnt of the 4&sei% gf the C harity. Sy5lLins olaccountabil tty operate thrLIU8hout the Chllrity. It reporLS apnuaJly to the Charity Regulaior and fonn4lly within Ihe organi5aiion every thre£ years_ 11Je Yrovinci al I'reasurcr adinink51er5 the &ffairs of Ihe Ch8rily Urtder the dirtctiLm of the PrOVinei81 L¢8d¢r And her Team. Most ot'lhc irt¢omc ofthL Charity is gcnL[lld from Sisiets. silaiies. SLiPCll(Is an FslO& sale of propcrly and invesltntnts. ThL saljw, 5tiprnd and pcThsion incom¢ 15
voIuntsTily doThakd 10 a eotnmort fiJn<L adminisiered throvgh a ProviD¢ial s?d1p office. The Charily H'ork5 in partncr5hip 2ndlor collaboration wilh minisiry cfjlEeagues, siaiviory and voluntary bDdie5, rcligious consrc8aliOnS find pyrish aftd ditsC¢S8rt groups in ser¥'ins the local and wider comrnunity. SoTnt Sistcls arc cpIl)Y¢d irt these otganisations. and oth¢Y Sisters 4r¢ voÈun*¢rs. As a member of AMRI. the Charily is part DI" th¢ colleelivc voice ol Religious Congr¢gaiion5 in awaTcn¢&% raising rGSPtpnding To EurruLI and Ernugin8 50¢i&l jusl lee isstses. Risk The TruSlce& elJnSCienliOusly attend io 8ovem8nce, managemept and operational risk$ thrL)ugh thL, following:
IDipl¢nientation of strategic plan5 for Chaptcr priorili¢s. Trainins and support ffK Irustec 3tLd staff. FitMn¢iAI And LWQtimal p¢rformJnG¢. Insurance ¢ov¢r. Suitabiaiiy anj IDatnteDance of building D41ts backup pr(Fcedures and security mea$ure5. Mirtisiry activiti¢s t)f Sisters. Safeguarding. Heal¢h 4n4 SAf¢ty. IrtttFrtaE PoliCi¢S artd Ptedi1s. Employmenl Policies ad Pi
Ilcl The Trustees ertsurc Ihai policies and good prdeiice guidelines are developed. circulad and iinp1einC{rd, thal Ihc5e arc fully Gornpliant with all legislaiive rtquirem¢nts and are regularly cvaluated and updatcd. Th¢ Charily has furthcr prjticics an(E guidrlints (Fn SlcwaEdshipy Hcalth artd S&f¢ty. Fire ETr'acualion for all re$ideTh¢i¢5. Safcgu&rding Adults ai Risk of Ham, Data ProtLlion, Dai Privacy N'oiic¢s and Stèiem¢nts ¢ic,. OD¢ 8isr works as Human Res(Jurces Co-ordirtasor. In adilition 10 managing HuTh Ilesources r(7[ thc Charily, thc HR Ctrordinuior a15L) managed pAndemic-r¢lad Tcsponsibilities in proviJin8 regular upda$ and guid3nce regulation Throvghovi the year, Ihe huni3n r¢sourws mdit¢r5 ar¢ alDJ¢d to saft recwitineni proioeols and proceclures. sialT induciion. supervision and 3pprttisals Hre nsioni.ly rnoniliJrL4] 2nd r¢view¢d. -I'hL Charily [11), eompliLS With vei%ifi8 obli8aiions_ "I he 14R CviirdiTEator also tnSUIL% ull puliLits in IhL' Slatt. Hart)0k are fajniliar 10 anagErs and employees and that ihe policies are jrnplernented. Con5tilutwnsof ihE sisters ol Mey- No. 119119851 -For fhg soke our rer(Y rtjlsslon, the ct>Kgr9ab'Dn tach provsnw Jjos tljt rlgljt to O¢qrE po5¥¢55, tv pdmini5kr grrd 4lr¢notE prippvmr ¢¢mggrol qoo rEW¢nVE5 [c{dIng to tlJE rNYms of Un1501 l¢Jw untl t1 C(511[rIN0n5, wJtlJ respe(1 lor CMI low." cons11115 pf Ike of Iklerq- Trlo. 118 Il985> Ive volut the rtst)aJrtts of thÈ ethth 05 41fts DI Gotl Orld thtm o splrtt DI 5tti¥ord5rlAp ... rhe Spirit of reliqigu5 poverty. we %ek ts hove 0 5Jrvpple lJle5tyJe triJlon(e (Gjnremfvr 4wtlp A4PPOrt tMd£Omptsssr4jWptscVond r?ttdy[W1e." From Lhe mid-1990'5 tlje Congregaiion of the Sif ler5 of me>. ha5 had a 8af£Buatding Policy in plact whith ha5 been reviewed reBulJrly. The Polic), aiws to encnuraBe adcqualc awareoc$$ and b¢51 practir¢ Bll Si8ier5 in th¢ CiinBf¢8a¢ioN ADd those 7¥arki8 lor the, w engwe lh alL children adults at risk of Iwmi are &afeguardeJ fro abuse of any kind. The Lharity 15 C4)ffltllillLd 10 a culliire IJ Isateguarding and IL¥ ensuring ¢ompl ian wilh ts'l praolicc in ihi5 artA. lThe TIu5tee5 at¢ ptu&ctive in compIy"ing wilh ¢iVjl ec<lesia5lical requircrncn15 lor safcBuatding and aThnuallv Icvicw thc implcmeiiLqtiOn ljf the Safeguarding Policy and Pr(Kedures. 3Q
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The Trusitts hkwe adopte
Sisters are increasingly ivI)IVed iniemally in pn)viding and managirtg c&re for older Sists who are drcmcd at risk and tLNuifc 5UPPL7rt and a55isLtt. Cljlldreli Thc Congrcsation o f the Sist¢rs nf Merry adopd lh¢ Poli¢v and 8uidanc¢ of th¢ NatioTral Raard fot Safegiiartlillg CAildi¢rt irj the Calh1[c Chu¢ch IA Ireland 1Tr4R %CCCI), 2016, Th¢ LM$f¢¥tional InicrntLional Child Salegugiding Poliiy ansj Standartts ha5 btcn Eppruvcd by thc NaiionaL Buard. All SislETS Sthly comply With th1.5 Policy_ In Augu5l 2022. the Mercy Child 8afeguardirJg Policy Swiement Was Upded and dissefftiTkated w platrs ofministry Wish chitdren artd IL) the larger communities. Thc Ili$hTrp5 Confer¢n¢e and lh¢ A5SOC1Lition of Mi55ionari¢s and Religiou5 In5litviions of Ireland joinily L4)rn tni&&iohed exlth&ivt Rt%'iLw ot- Child SèEfL8uaril inÈ prdeliet wiihin Ihe CaiholiL Church in IrclaTKJ, li was Conduct by an indepcndent exlcrnal orsanisaEiLin (RSM). The Sisicrs of Mcrry. Northen Province particiwed iTk this Rcvicw. SfflcRyiirrfltig .4dtsllS Rl.¥k of Hrtr The Tnislees are commllted to promolirtg the satety. wellbciftg AyEd proIL¢lion of 8dul ai risk in minisitiC5 and in communiliE5. Thcy lake all allcgations arLd disc105ures or 8bust 5criou51y. Thc Chariry 3dheres to the legislaiiv¢ requirements and the policy guid8rtc¢ i n place in Northern Ireland. I he Charity's Poliey Artd Protedure5 SofesuL7rdiAg Adiills L7r Risk of Harrn. is based on lh¢ Niyrthetn [laTrd Policy "Aduli St7/£gIr1s. Prev£110 Proieeiion PoriNerJhip. N_l. ' xnd has bccn di5SErnitLated to Sisters and starr living, minisi¢rin8 and workins in Nonbcrn Ireland. l ellliix- Accw Nr Thc Office ManageTr is fttPL)nsible for ¢trolalIng Ihe yelli$ process &rtO 1318tJs the vctting in aceordi1nce Wilh Access Nl requi meNts. The O I'lice mart88 is a &LcrediteJ "frainer wilh Ihe Naiioftal BoAtd irtd assist5 '1th Ehr dclivcry of safcguardinB trairting. In January 2022 a Verification ofideniificatiOTE Fonn sv45 introduced 10 support th¢ v¢IEtng process. Sqf¢gAftrrfl•Y$ Chllrfrgn Trrflnlml S&feguardill8 persortnel 8iiertdcil ttainirtg event5 ho51cd by thc National Boatd 12
J,Es¢ening Meeting (13.01.2022) .1 rAin¢rs Updale {19_01.2092) Train the'frainers Cours¢ (Apri LIMay 2022) Anrtual SAI eouAiding Conference (11.05.2022) Risk Ass¢ssrnrni S¢1 t" Audit pr(Kess {2Q.09.20221. Rcvicw Dfthc SafcguardiTkg ChildTcn Polt•' siandard& 20I 0 (10.1 I.2Q22) mctropollL Eccle&iastical Arca MEctin8 { E3.12.2022) Safeguarditjg pErsrJnncl atttuydcd ttsining tvcnt5 K¢¢ping Children Safe (L-LeamiTh - Sa fe8uardiDg Co-ordinator (16.03.2022) MandaTed Pers(Trn E-Le4knin8 - 38fegu8fttirk8 Manager {I1.(14.2022) SA feguarding Children thainirtg provided by Trainers 10 S ist¢rs in lon3 Centre, Ca5Llebl&ncy. (15.06.2022) SaJeg4ardlng14dults TrglTr1ft9 Adull SafcguardinB oij-linc ttaining etsnjplrtcil by 2 stAff. (24.01.22) rjcmentia Care cOmpled by 12 stat7(on-linc accrcdilcd trainin¥). End of l.ife MMplet by 15 staff (on-linE traintng). MedicatioD Trai niDs completed by l membcr {on-linE acctcdiicd tr&inin$) Sttltgtsordlt)g Updotes/ SoJe4uordlrJo Communlrnrhn Record Thc Trus rcCOlse the iMptIn¢C of keeping S'isier5 and sff inf(TrfFn•J of b¢ practic¢ and developments in relation to safcBuarding. SJ fe8vardiTE8 infOThnatiOTUPdalCS werc wovidcd tIUU8h nCwsleii¢rs, ctsm¥*pondence mtttinB5 via Room conferencing. A rnccting as a15D hL'ld wilh Loeal Leaders Area Group Co-ordinators LQ provirte an updatr in retat iorh to salc8uarth.ng dcYeEs)PJTEcrJtg {J.(M.'22) Tntrr-PEOTr'incial SafLsuaTdin8 M2na8erS revised the Con8ttgational Safeguarding Vulnctablc Persons Policy, llpdalcd s&fcgu¥wditt8 infom21ion on ¢he Congregaiioreal ebsit¢ and considered the cornpilation of the Safcguarding Scif-&udil piU¢eSS.
ReFeLence And Admini%tra ve DLtii1s Narne of Charity CongregAtion of the Sislers of Mercy. Northern Province Ch2ri iy Nurnb¢r CCN1:102827 Provinci471 H(Truse 74 Main Street Clo8h¢r Co. Tyrorte Bf16 OAA Addre55 of Prineipal Otyiee Sr. Rose Mari¢ Conlan (Provifioiydl L4>Jer) St. MeNllY (A¥iytanl PrwiDci&l Trustee (Provirttial Lead¢r5hip Te> Sr. hfary De Largy (p¢1 Teth MerfLEet) Sr, Ain¢ ewnpbell (ProvinGiil Team M¢mbeF) Sr. fvlabel MwroD {ptOvi¢Leiil Ttkni Mcrfnbet) Sr. Aine McGotdrick Provincial Tieasurer Daly, Park & Co 6 TTevor Hill Newry Co Dowrt BT34 J DN Independent Audi*ors AIB (Trffj Meadowbarkk House 143-145 Str2nd Rolld Principal B8nktrs BT48 7TN Investment MEgerS SetaThts Asset Mansgemeiit Ltd UDi8¢$tson SA GL NlcGowan The Souare Batbri88an Co Dublin K32 XTq61 Sol icitors 34
ithdpwnt1t audktorf$ wrt to th• trust¢e% of (¢retIon olthe SF51ers r)f Mercy NorthErn
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We FWE avditEd Èrbarial statÈmèrttS DIC¢)g¢ÉgaliO of the Srsters of Merry Northeffl Pipvin£E for
the yearended 31 December 2022 4yhiGb cornyi5E Ihe SttEnnI Firtarttral AciTp¢ltFeS. ihÈ Èalafi¢e
Sheet and thE rekted notes L¢ th h'rtatsC4al statements. InclvdlnB a SuMry of 5ign4fiF3Trt aEIDunlin
pollcEes. The financial reporyin8 framEwDrk thal ha5 bEerb appliÉd irt their preratIon 15 IppIIcFJble liw
It Uplited Kln8doM ACCOUlltlnB Stindaid5, ifbcludiw Farwrbfiol Reporting Stanc5arO 102-Thts Finarttial
Repprtiw Standard aPPlitablÈ in thè iJK Republicof Ireland- IUnlte41 Kin8dom GerteIly Epted
At<0tIn8 Pi&ctlce}.
lfi 095nlon the fir43ficli I slOterTrpiitS:
g4we i true and f&krvlew oFthe stale of the rFtariV5 3ffaifs a>aE 11 DÈM1Jer 2022. and of Its
tDtal inttsmir rèSOLrr(Ès and È%Thd4tuie of rtsouiit& for ihe yehr IhEn en¢e¢.'
ha beén piDrIY prered ITh accordince wlth Unlied KI0 Gerteially ArtePtÈd
A(CDLrntins PrKtirp',
have bpen prepar in at(tsrdan WFth thÈ réoul¥éments of the Charllle5 {Ngrthem Irel3rKI)
5asRs fov ¢plnloffl
We corkducted oyi in (rdanc? wtth 1thlalI)ha1 Stahdords on Audktiw IUKI11S45 IiJKTr) Irwj
ppliealJlÈ law. 0r iesponsibllltles u nder I05e sta nd¥ry15 lFE harlhpr de5rfibEd irt thE Audlzorfs
re5pofL5ilJilifie5 for lh¢ 3 udit of thE finarttpal siaiements st
Olhei Intormatk TThe trust5 afe respornsiblÈ fo¢ thÈ othef infoimatitsn. ThÈ tsther iThfDrfflatitin ¢¢mprisesthÈ informatiDfF In[le in the iwstee5' reporL Dtler the flnanclal statements i nd oui audi10rf5 fetKbrt thefeon. Our the tinanrièl 5tatemÈrtts does not ¢yvei thE pthEr infoimalian and: exc?Pt t thÈ ÈXtot[wl5E explbtitly stated in our reporf, we do expres5 any of assy(E conclus)E1 thEreofi. In comertlon Wilh Our audtt OT thÈfiTh3htial statÈmÈrFtS, résptrnslbility is to ¢Èad ihe other InfDrmat)n aThd. In 5P, fQll5idErwhether Ihe olPErinft>rmBtipn bs m?teri?IIy 4Throny51EnfwFth tP finaTrtiil slltementsor Qui knowkdge obtolned ln tht avdli Qr Qthtrwlse èppeais to be mitertally mi5Staied. If idpnlifv such mitEtial in(t)rt5i5tenrip5 or aptjiiellt m6ieriil missts. are requsred to deiermlfie wheiher t}5 a material Mlssknterrtéfii In thè finafbtial itatEMiefbts or M4tefièl mlssialÈmÈrrtoFthE Othèr ifonr4atiOn. If, baSEd on rhp wtsrk Pre performed, v¢È (t)ntl that IPErE 15 rnaterlal mi551atement of thls Other Inth)rmatlon, we ait required to reptrrt Lhat act. W have nDthing to rEpDrt in thi5 regarfl. Mattrs Dn vJlch we •re re9ulred to report by exctpt Wp hwE nothin8to reFhDrt Irb r85pectof the followlng MèltÈrs sn rélsiion to 4hlth Ihe ChaLIe IAc(ounts RÈport51 Re6u13liDfkS {NDrthErn l¥Elandl 2015 Teouire lo repgrrro yov it, in ¢Jyr Ihe aDform4Uoft In financi81 li inttsn141tÈnt in any Matèrial tÈswtt With thÈ tnJStéÈ£ repprt: o JuffitienL acEountinE recoid5 h3ve not bEen kept: or the flnantial Starents a rè ffjDt irt with thp aEcuunling t>r wt Mtrt rÈtehÈtF all IhÈ ifÈfDrmèiiDn antF ÈApknatiOnS WE fequirefor¢lll iudtt. RÈwn5ibE1115p5 Df tNses explained WTe in the trLPSiee< responsibllltles %1&terTht wt I)1 on paÈé 2. thé t¥1È% a PDnsiblt thÈ preparation firbarbEial statEments whirh give 3 true and talrview, and for su(h IrrtÈral (Dntrtsl thp tIU5tee5 ¢etermirLe 15 fbece55&ry to enable tbe preratIOn rèl fill31&1 sLitemlS iTe free from mareiFal miSSkn)tÈmeni whÈLhpèr due tD fraud oreiror. In preparrng the fillèntial stBtsmEn15, thE trn5tee5 are re5Wn5ible (ora55e551n8 the chiritrf5 ability to ttsntFnuE a5 a EPIfj8 cffjncern, dlsclD51fj& a&appllcabfe. marters relitÈd to concèrn uslng thÈ sgin8 wncern èèsis ¢fatc¢unting uTh1¢55 th¢ tru51eE5 Elth¢r i ntplld to liqIdlE IhE Ehlrity orl? GPa5 ¢peiati¢n% or have M reillstK alternitive but to do so.
AudFt(¢5 fp5PDfk5ibilitTe5forthE audit of thE finanif315tateEnEnts
OurobjÈttiveS io obtaiTh atsu¥arttÈ alt whÈthÈr IhÈ fInatIal statÈments as a whol
are freo fro miteriil ffjP551I1Emefii, whElher to fray¢ erfQl, to aLE¢ifprf5 rEp
Ih3t include>Ouroprnitsftr. RéasDnab assu1aE@ is a hith lÈ¥Èl of assuiante, rjut IS ntbl a gu4f4nteÈ thit
an 8LHlit corbdvcled in iordIn[e wilh1545 IIJKI will ilwiy5 dEterl i m•tEltal mi5StatemerFt whEn Ft
Èxi5t5. MySStatÈméThts tan a rast f r¢JEn f rèud Or and ale torbsldÈre& matÈ¢ièl If. 1ndldLjI lty in
E6reB?te. they c?vld rea&onikly be e¥peae4 to influeFbEt thE defjisiprks gt u%rs lakeTron ihe
bas&$ of ihÈsÉ fi nanciél
A further 6escrfptlofj of ovr ie5pon51blllile5 f(br the audlt (bf thE ffinanrk•l 51itemEllt5 15 lfjcateJ on thE
Flnantial Reptsrting Ctsuntil's websP(tr aT= wwW.frt.org.uVaud ittsrsre¥iorTr51 bililies. Thls descripttorn lorm5
pin of our iudtrorf5 repurt.
Il5p of rer
Statsment of F5Mncl•l AciivltlES lutthè yeèf ÈndÈd 31sk DÈtÈthbÈi 2D2 fun&y Totsl Totsl INEamlr4 Irpm¥enirotin& I[TrreSkn Incorr I1[1& rrAXv¢ts fr47vn Ihwi14bly Voluntary In[n oth¥ I 22i$46 19J57 3.470.97J 132L936 JIO,937 3235D 19.157 3,470,971 3ZI,936 661114 5,031d,699 5.034.71Q 514J> (tr)IS pl nr4111n& Invelttnent rr48nwM¢nl ¢t>srs CINPr4bli xtl¥itl 5Q35 4,25IT12 50.985 1g1,CW 4AI8,712 41NS4 ,UZU7F 4,3(Ilh I[ 4A6g.6g tt8aln5llt055e514N G•irl Ort &il• ItYVE51TheTht PrDPErtie5 11¥9)7) 412,680 113D. 113D.g0 4d2,6WJ l*t ITh £4)2.Q)4 1167.iJtt9> 34,105 89141G Tthl fund5 bro¥ht It1pard 24142th12 371.604 2ts.n4,216 19,B12 Totsl Bartld for¥Ard 2Q,Mq.3¢ 1tr3.615 21.14&3IB 20,714.2 16 Thq rtatemETrt of finartElal 3£t&rfibE5 Incl5 al &aln5 k>sses ITr the iltrpFelDre a 5eporatè 4aEemEnl of tvul lossys lJ¥sn¢i pr¢p¥¢4. l of theitrtheortwrt51i1ot¢iO(<•tinulng Xtywciu. 38
8aknnce Sheet iozz Amed &.stssio 11,371978 60È5,153 10,21W4 lentS li 17,891 17:D¥131 11)Z.fj72 3,229,479 (&5h at èrbd In hatKI 1693.2 3,33Z.1S1 3,755,551 une 13 V4,321} (69,5661 f rrefit a55ets 3,157,E30 tlet 455 11.JIS,31E 2D.71fj.E16 203,G15 371.EOq 2tI.JfjLs12 Unre5trictrditKotN lund5 Totsl 21.148.31S 2D,714316 Thp frna ncial statÈthèntSwÈrÈ appfovÈtl by thÈ truStÈe on 27th JLr1y 2023 and slgned on boarW5 behèlf bv 5r. Rvse CpnlBn Truslet Sr. PwpeW4 McNyRv TtU5tÈe 3*-
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