We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which we walk, live and work. We recognise their living culture and their unique role in the life of the areas in which Mercy Partners ministries are located. We pay tribute to all of those who have nurtured this country over many thousands of years, deriving spiritual and physical needs from the seas, forests, soil, rivers, lakes and streams. We join with our First Nations people in honouring this land as sacred. We welcome the Uluru Statement from the Heart and support an Indigenous voice to parliament, enshrined in the Australian Constitution.
The building of partnerships cultivates a diversity of gifts and charisms embracing lay leadership and creatively responds to the changing needs of many ministries.
Theological Framework p3
The Constitution and objects of Mercy Partners emphasise the corporal responsibilities of a Ministerial PJP to ensure the mission, Catholic identity and charism of the ministries are preserved and nurtured while ensuring conformity to the teachings, discipline and law of the Catholic Church.
Mercy Partners is the civil owner and canonical sponsor of its ministries. The Mercy Partners Stewards and Council work together to provide this canonical sponsorship and civil oversight.
The role of Council is to manage the operation of Mercy Partners and to ensure that it fulfils its canonical responsibilities and honours the stewardship agreement with its ministries.
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