With the updated guidance from IDPH, Covid-19 vaccinations are no longer mandatory. Staying up to date with required vaccines and boosters is, however, highly recommended as a component of infection prevention. With this in mind, effective June 1, 2023, Misericordia will no longer mandate employees and volunteers to be up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters. Please do consider maintaining your status.
Well-fitted masks are required of all employees and visitors in McAuley. All other areas on campus will be mask optional unless the risk is high, based on:
Please ask the Director or AVP if you have any questions.
Mary Pat O'Brien, Executive Vice President
During June, Misericordia is recognizing the following departments, and there will be an Appreciation Luncheon on June 20th for these employees, with gifts and raffles:
We need three volunteers to help set-up, greet the staff and clean-up at the June 20th luncheon. For more details and to sign-up, please go to this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4eacae2da7fbc52-june#/
In addition, we are asking that families write notes of thanks and appreciation to the staff in these departments and email them to us at
Thank you,
Lisa Masucci & John Butler
MFA’s Staff Appreciation Coordinators
This week we are highlighting the Benefit Silent Auction. As always, Misericordia families have been gracious and generous with both their time and their treasure giving us a great start on our offerings.
At this time, we are looking for some help. We have listed several items on the GiveSmart site (click below) and we are hoping that you will take a look and help us with some underwriting* so that we can offer these on our Silent Auction. And, as always, if you have any ideas, experiences, items or contacts, please get in touch. Thank you!
Margaret Dillon
Click here to see the Silent Auction items in need of underwriting. * Underwriting entails donating funds to obtain the item(s) which will be auctioned at the event. Proceeds from the Silent Auction go to Misericordia. You are not purchasing the item for yourself.
Thanks to our good friends at Hines, we are thrilled to share with you a sneak peek of a small selection of resident artwork that will be on display in the lobby of two of their premier buildings:
To become an Artist in All Sponsor and/or purchase tickets: CLICK HERE
For more information, please contact: Lois Gates, 773-273-4160 or
On Sunday, June 4, world-renowned pianists Ilya Friedberg and Noam Dekalo will be performing in the Benefactor Hall of the Jean Marie Ryan Center from 2:30 - 4:00pm. They will be joined by Misericordia resident/virtuoso Charlie Carpenter.
Doors will open at 2:00pm and refreshments (beer/wine/soft drinks) will be served. Donation to attend is $50.00 per person. For more information and to RSVP, contact Robert Bourke at
We wanted to inform you that Dr. Jennifer Farrell will be leaving the clinic. She and her family will be moving out of state. Dr. Farrell was one of the “founding” dentists involved with starting the clinic. We are very grateful to her for sharing her knowledge and supporting the Donovan Clinic.
Our plan is to find a new dentist and we hope to begin interviewing several dentists. We will keep you posted, but also know that this may slow the clinic down somewhat.
Mary Pat O'Brien, Executive Vice President
Starting in June, part of Ridge Ave, north of Peterson, will be closed. This is likely to cause traffic disruptions which may impact travel to Misericordia.
The closure is part of the construction of the new Metra station at Peterson and is expected to last 2 months. Please plan your travel accordingly.
Congratulations again to our amazing Sister Rosemary who received the 2023 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame at the Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2023.
For those who were unable to watch the commencement, we have edited it down to the 10 minute presentation of the medal to Sister Rosemary which can be watched by clicking here.
To read more about Sister Rosemary and the award click here.
Dear Fellow SIBs,
We are thrilled to announce that The Artist in All™ event will be back LIVE and IN PERSON on Wednesday, July 19 in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.
In honor of our 26th The Artist in All, we ask all of our SIBS members to support our event by attending, sponsoring and helping to bring in new sponsorships. Last year The Artist in All raised more than $1,000,000 for Misericordia Home. Our goal this year is to surpass this dollar amount. We can only do this with the collective effort of you and the Siblings Organization.
We need you to:
Included here are a sponsorship tool kit, a PDF sponsorship brochure with a fillable form and a link to our event website.
If you have any questions about sponsorships or The Artist in All event, please reach out directly to Lois Gates’ office at 773-273-4160 or
Caitlin Deptula
AIA Chair
Megan Biggam
President Sibling Organization
During the month of May, Misericordia is recognizing the following departments with Appreciation events, including the delivery of bakery goods and meals, raffles and employee gifts:
Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Nursing Secretaries who manage the day-to-day health of the residents and keep our loved ones healthy and safe.
Doctors who support the medical and psychological needs of the residents. Thank you to Dr. Sikorski and the other Doctors.
Dental Clinic which provides dental services to residents on campus.
McAuley Residence Teacher/Dieticians/Respiratory Aide who support the needs of the McAuley residents.
We are asking that families write notes of thanks and appreciation to the staff in these departments and email them to us at
McAuley families: please send us emails for the McAuley Nurses and Secretary; the Doctors; the Teacher, Dieticians and Respiratory Aide; and the Dental Clinic. We would appreciate you indicating that your notes are for the McAuley Nursing Staff.
All other Misericordia families: please send us emails to the Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Secretary and Doctors; the Dieticians; and the Dental Clinic.
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