RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT – SISTERS OF
MERCY CONVENT SCHOOL, COLONIA MAZATLÁN, ROSARITO, BAJA
CALIFORNIA.- Sunday, August 24. 2014
A Legend of Service - Fr. Tony Bolger
Sr. Clare Manhart RSM, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of the
Americas, has served the people of Rosarito for twelve years. She arrived
in Baja in 2002 to team up with Sr. Ruth Hotz, RSM in the Mercy Mission of
Love, Hope and Trust. After the departure
of her fellow Sister, Sr. Clare stayed on to administer the Project. The
Sisters of her Province are based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Sr. Clare is scheduled for retirement toward the latter part of
September.
She will be sorely missed by the
entire Rosarito Beach community.
Over the years, Sr. Clare faithfully
participated in all aspects of the Mercy Mission: Sheltering the homeless;
teaching the uneducated; caring for the sick;
counseling the distressed; welcoming the stranger; and acting in harmony and interdependence with all of creation.
She managed the Student Education
Program which provided uniforms and shoes, funds for books and school supplies, insurance, exams and transportation
expenses.
She also oversaw the
Sisters of Mercy Adult Education Program designed to encourage personal growth,
develop skills that will greater independence and to
enhance living conditions. The adult classes include English, Computer, Sewing and Crafts, and Religion and
Scripture. In addition, Sr. Clare administered the distribution of clothes,
shoes, householdarticles, furniture, food and other
donated items.
There is also Sr. Clare's Annual Toy
Drive which involves fund raising events in anticipation of the annual
Christmas Posada. Nearly 2,000 boys and
girls receive a gift along with fruit and candy.
The generosity of the
expatriate community and local business support
are essential to the success of this festive event.
In 2011, Sr. Clare was
honored with the coveted Forjador del Ano (Hammerer of the Year) award for
outstanding community service. A
"hammerer", motivated by high ideals, is a person with admirable imagination,
and confidence in the future who initiates creative
work, birthing something that did not exist before. The Grupo
Madrugadores was thanking all the Sisters of Mercy and
the many others who participated in bringing relief and giving support to those
in need.
The citizens of Rosarito have been
greatly blessed by this quiet woman of deep faith and strong conviction.
It is our shared hope that Sister's retirement years
will be filled with the abundance of God and newer opportunities to serve her community.
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