40-520: West Gladstone may refer to: West Gladstone, Queensland in Australia West Gladstone, Michigan in the United States of America [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-476: A special education program. Rosella Park School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 20 Park Street ( 23°51′08″S 151°14′51″E / 23.8521°S 151.2475°E / -23.8521; 151.2475 ( Rosella Park School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). Gladstone State High School
120-466: A group of ten Sisters of Mercy to Cincinnati from Kinsale, Ireland. In 1892, the eleven Sisters of Mercy came to Cincinnati at the invitation of Archbishop John Baptist Purcell . They soon opened a Night School for Young Women. Mercy Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio was founded in 1892. Mother of Mercy High School was founded in 1915. They also direct Bethany House Services for homeless women and children. By
160-810: A house in Glasgow in 1849 and a band from Carlow , Irland arrived in New Zealand , in 1850. In 1860, St Catharine's Convent was founded in Edinburgh and in 1868, the English community established houses in Shrewsbury and on the island of Guernsey . With the London Times reporting appalling conditions at the front, the War Office appealed for volunteer nurses. On 14 October 1854, Bishop Thomas Grant , of Southwark approached
200-493: A number of parks in the area: Gladstone Fire & Rescue Station is at 3 Charles Street ( 23°51′30″S 151°14′58″E / 23.8583°S 151.2494°E / -23.8583; 151.2494 ( Gladstone Fire & Rescue Station ) ). Gladstone Hospital is a public hospital at 10 Park Street ( 23°51′00″S 151°14′56″E / 23.8501°S 151.2490°E / -23.8501; 151.2490 ( Gladstone Hospital ) ). Gladstone Cemetery
240-555: A particular rule. Archbishop Murray asked the Sisters of Mercy to declare their intentions as to the future of their institute, whether it was to be classed as a religious congregation or to become secularized. The associates unanimously decided to become religious. It was deemed better to have this congregation unconnected with any already existing community. On the Octave of the Ascension 1829
280-415: A special concern for women and children. Members take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience , the evangelical counsels commonly vowed in religious life, and, in addition, vows of service. They continue to participate in the life of the surrounding community. In keeping with their mission of serving the poor and needy, many sisters engage in teaching, medical care, and community programs. The organization
320-604: A special education program. It includes the EQIP Technical College, a secondary (11-12) technical education unit on Boles Street ( 23°51′06″S 151°15′12″E / 23.8516°S 151.2533°E / -23.8516; 151.2533 ( EQIP Technical College ) ). Chanel College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 11 Paterson Street ( 23°52′02″S 151°14′33″E / 23.8672°S 151.2425°E / -23.8672; 151.2425 ( Chanel College ) ). In 2018,
360-587: A special publication on the "Inner Life of the Hull Nunnery Exposed" to cover the trial. Saurin won her case and was awarded fifty pounds in damages. In May 2009, the institute was among four religious congregations for women that have come under scrutiny and criticism for their part in running Magdalene laundries in decades past, where women were brought by the state or their families for being unmarried and pregnant, or for other reasons. The report found that girls supervised by congregations or orders, chiefly
400-522: Is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , West Gladstone had a population of 4,844 people. The suburb is bounded to the west and north-west in part by the Auckland Inlet , to the north in part by Murray Street and Side Street, to the east in part by Glenlyon Street, and to the south in part by Philip Street. The suburb is at sea level in
440-403: Is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 30 Dawson Road ( 23°51′06″S 151°15′03″E / 23.8516°S 151.2508°E / -23.8516; 151.2508 ( Gladstone State High School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,512 students with 120 teachers (112 full-time equivalent) and 68 non-teaching staff (48 full-time equivalent). It includes
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#1732906084472480-587: Is active in lobbying and politics. The Sisters of Mercy are constituted as religious and charitable organizations in a number of countries. Mercy International Association is a registered charity in Ireland. In 1869 Sister of Mercy Susan Saurin brought suit against her superiors accusing them of bullying, assault and imprisonment, and claiming £5,000 in damages. The "Great Convent Case" opened at Westminster Hall with heightened press interest given Victorian antipathy to all things Catholic. The Daily Telegraph made
520-587: Is on the south-west corner of the Dawson Highway and Cemetery Road ( 23°52′04″S 151°14′23″E / 23.8677°S 151.2396°E / -23.8677; 151.2396 ( Gladstone Cemetery ) ). Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute for women in the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley . As of 2019,
560-496: The 2021 census , West Gladstone had a population of 4,844 people. Gladstone West State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Boles Street ( 23°51′35″S 151°15′09″E / 23.8597°S 151.2525°E / -23.8597; 151.2525 ( Gladstone West State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 641 students with 45 teachers (43 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes
600-734: The Star of the Sea Church and School in Gladstone CBD . In 1967, the school relocated to its present site in West Gladstone, where the Sisters of Mercy established Stella Maris College for the girls. In 1968, the Marist Brothers established Chanel College as the school for the boys. Later, the two schools amalgamated as Gladstone Catholic High School. In 1985, the school adopted the name Chanel College for
640-667: The "Sisters of Mercy of the Americas" was established. In December 2018, the sisters marked 175 years in the United States. In July 2017 "Mercy Education System of the Americas" (MESA) was formally established to unite and serve the Mercy education ministries in Argentina, Belize, Guam, Honduras, Jamaica, the Philippines and the United States. The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma are a separate congregation of women religious. They developed from
680-604: The 1920s there were 39 separate Sisters of Mercy congregations across the United States and Latin America. In 1929 the "Sisters of Mercy of the Union" was founded, merging many of the congregations into one single entity with nine provinces. Seventeen communities remained independent. A federation of all the Mercy congregations was formed and in the 1970s, a common constitution was developed. Further work toward consolidation continued, and in July 1991,
720-456: The Dublin community in Kingstown (1835) and Booterstown (1838). The Sisters offered free schools for the poor, academies for the daughters of the rising middle class, and “houses of mercy”, providing shelter for poor youth and women in Dublin and other cities who were in danger of being exploited. They were called upon by bishops in several major epidemics of cholera to nurse people in homes and in
760-463: The Sisters at Bermondsey . Together with other nuns, six Bermondsey Sisters of Mercy, including Mary Bernard Dickson , travelled to Crimea to work under Florence Nightingale . At the request of the bishop of Mahikeng , Dr Anthony Gaughran, sisters came to South Africa to found convents there. Mother Superior Teresa Cowley led a group from the convent in Strabane , with the group acting as nurses to
800-580: The Sisters of Mercy, and were established as an institute of pontifical right in 1973. The Sisters founded dozens of hospitals in the United States, and sponsors, or co-sponsors, six health systems. The organization also operates health care ministries in Belize, Guam, Guyana, Peru and the Philippines. In 1883, they founded The Retreat, A Home for Friendless Girls for unwed expecting mothers in Toledo, Ohio . The hospital changed names and locations several times over
840-433: The Sisters of Mercy, suffered much less sexual abuse but instead endured frequent assaults and humiliation. The Mercy Sisters have noted they were not compensated for caring for the women and that the laundries were not profit-making ventures. "We acknowledge fully the limitations of the service we provided for these women when compared with today's standards and sincerely wish that it could have been different. We trust that
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#1732906084472880-725: The affairs of the Baggot Street house. On 12 December 1831, Catherine McAuley, Mary Ann Doyle, and Mary Elizabeth Harley professed their religious vows as the first Sisters of Mercy, thereby founding the congregation. In 1839 Mary Francis Bridgeman professed her vows and joined the congregation In the 10 years between the founding and her death on 11 November 1841, McAuley had established additional independent foundations in Ireland and England: Tullamore (1836), Charleville (1836), Carlow (1837), Cork (1837), Limerick (1838), Bermondsey, London (1839), Galway (1840), Birr (1840), and St Mary's Convent, Birmingham (1841), as well as branch houses of
920-448: The archbishop blessed the chapel of the institution and dedicated it to Our Lady of Mercy. This combination of the contemplative and the active life necessary for the duties of the congregation called forth so much opposition that it seemed as though the community, now numbering twelve, must disband; but it was settled that several of the sisters should make their novitiates in some approved religious house and after their profession return to
960-829: The co-educational school. Rosella Park School opened on 17 May 1971. The Mater Hospital Gladstone was opened on 14 April 1999 by the Mater Group , a Catholic healthcare organisation founded by the Sisters of Mercy . In April 2020, the Mater Group sold the Mater Hospital Gladstone to Queensland Health to become the West Wing of Gladstone Hospital. The Mater Group closed the hospital due to declining numbers of private patients making it financially unviable. The hospital had ceased maternity services in October 2018 and by January 2020
1000-782: The implications of the changed context are understood by the wider society." In 2011, as part of their Sculpture Trail initiative, the Ennis Tidy Towns Committee erected a statue at the site of the old St. Xavier's Primary School, now the Clare Museum . Created by Barry Wrafter, it was commissioned to celebrate the work of the Sisters of Mercy since their coming to the town in 1854. In 1849 Bishop Pompallier visited St Leo's Convent in Carlow , Ireland, seeking sisters to emigrate; eight left from St Leo's, led by Mother Mary Cecilia . They travelled to New Zealand, learning Māori along
1040-407: The institute has about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations . They also started many education and health care facilities around the world. The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy began when Catherine McAuley used an inheritance to build a large house on Baggot Street, Dublin, as a school for poor girls and a shelter for homeless servant girls and women. She
1080-458: The institute to train the others to religious life. The Presentation Sisters , whose rule was based on the Rule of St. Augustine , seemed best adapted for the training of the first novices of the new congregation and Miss McAuley, Miss Elizabeth Harley, and Miss Anna Maria Doyle began their novitiate at George's Hill, Dublin, on 8 September 1830. While they were in training, Miss Frances Warde managed
1120-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Gladstone&oldid=933246882 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages West Gladstone, Queensland Download coordinates as: West Gladstone
1160-463: The little group might be known, and she chose that of "Sisters of Mercy", having the design of making the works of mercy the distinctive feature of the institute. She was, moreover, desirous that the members should combine with the silence and prayer of the Carmelite, the active labors of a Sister of Charity. The position of the institute was anomalous, its members were not bound by vows nor were they under
1200-481: The military during the siege of Mahikeng. In 1992 leaders of the various congregations formed the "Mercy International Association" to foster collaboration and cooperation. The Mercy International Centre is located in Dublin. Members of the Association are: Sisters of Mercy is an international community of Roman Catholic women religious vowed to serve people who suffer from poverty, sickness and lack of education with
1240-456: The public hospitals. Their services were in much demand. McAuley opened the first Convent of Mercy in England at Bermondsey on 19 November 1839 for the education of children and the visitation of the poor, sick, and needy. Mother Mary Clare Moore was appointed Superior. The convent was designed in the 'Gothic Style' by Augustus Pugin , his first purpose-designed religious community building. It
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1280-538: The school had an enrolment of 481 students with 45 teachers (43 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). Round Hill Lookout is on Round Hill at the end of Boles Street. It offers 360-degree views across Gladstone. Stockland Gladstone is a shopping centre at 75 Dawson Highway and across the road at 195 Philip Street ( 23°52′10″S 151°14′27″E / 23.8695°S 151.2408°E / -23.8695; 151.2408 ( Stockland Gladstone shopping centre ) ). There are
1320-639: The south-west ( Clinton , New Auckland , Kin Kora ) as the Dawson Highway . The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the west ( Callemondah ) and exits to the north-east (Gladstone Central/CBD); there are no railway stations within West Gladstone. Gladstone State High School opened on 2 February 1953. Gladstone West State School opened on 24 January 1966. A Catholic secondary school opened in 1966 with 23 boys and girls in Year 8 in temporary premises at
1360-1053: The way, establishing the Sisters of Mercy in Auckland as the first female religious community in New Zealand in 1850. Michael O'Connor was born in Cobh , Ireland. In June 1841, O'Connor was appointed Vicar General of Western Pennsylvania, and two years later, Bishop of the newly constituted Diocese of Pittsburgh . He traveled to Rome for his consecration and on his return, stopped in Ireland to recruit clergy for his new diocese, obtaining eight seminarians from St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and seven Sisters of Mercy from Carlow, Ireland. The sisters arrived in Pittsburgh in December 1843, with Frances Warde as superior. Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania opened 1898. In 1858, Mother Mary Teresa Maher led
1400-476: The west by the Auckland Inlet and rises towards the east of the suburb. Round Hill in the south-east of the suburb ( 23°52′07″S 151°15′19″E / 23.8685°S 151.2553°E / -23.8685; 151.2553 ( Round Hill and lookout ) ) is the highest point, rising to 135 metres (443 ft). Dawson Road enters the suburb from the north-east ( Gladstone Central/CBD ) and exits to
1440-691: The years before closing as Riverside Mercy Hospital in 2002. In 1892, they founded Mercy Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio . "With lots of heavy industry in Hamilton at the time, there was a lot of need for emergency care for accident victims." In 1893, they founded Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa In 1916, the Sisters of Mercy established Sisters of Mercy's St. Joseph's Sanitarium, in Asheville, North Carolina , to treat tuberculosis patients, which later became St. Joseph's Hospital. In 1998, St. Joseph's Hospital
1480-456: Was assisted in the works of the house by local women. There was no idea then of founding a religious institution; McAuley's plan was to establish a society of secular ladies who would spend a few hours daily in instructing the poor. Gradually the ladies adopted a black dress and cape of the same material reaching to the belt, a white collar and a lace cap and veil. In 1828, Archbishop Daniel Murray advised Miss McAuley to choose some name by which
1520-597: Was destroyed during World War II . In May 1842, at the request of Bishop Fleming , a small colony of Sisters of Mercy crossed the Atlantic to found the congregation at St. John's, Newfoundland . In 1846, the sisters arrived in Perth , Australia. In the United States, the first community of Sisters of Mercy was established in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania in 1843 followed by Providence, Rhode Island in 1851. Sisters from Limerick opened
1560-425: Was only offering day surgery. It was a Catholic private hospital at 50 Rossella Street ( 23°51′01″S 151°14′51″E / 23.8504°S 151.2475°E / -23.8504; 151.2475 ( Mater Hospital Gladstone (former private hospital) ) ). In the 2011 census , West Gladstone had a population of 5,201 people. In the 2016 census , West Gladstone had a population of 4,728 people. In
1600-560: Was sold to Memorial Mission Hospital . The Sisters continue to operate urgent care centers in the Asheville area, under the name Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care. Mercy Health is an nonprofit Catholic healthcare organization in the Midwestern United States, and is headquartered in the suburban western St. Louis County suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri . Healthcare systems sponsored by, co-sponsored by, or with historical ties to
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