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Annual Report July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
We present our annual report as we live our mission today. We hold ourselves accountable for the common good and consider our stakeholders inclusive of the entire Earth community.
Since our mission is based on our commitment to create just environmental, social and economic systems, founded on the spirituality of the liberating mission of Jesus, we share with you here the fruits of our work during this past fiscal year.
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By the Numbers
Environmental initiatives
 Held an Earth Day celebration featuring the four principles of the Earth Charter- Earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council
- Hosted two showings of the environmental film, An Inconvenient Truth, by Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore
- The Justice, Peace and Sustainability Office (JPSO) and IHM Sister Pat Nagle received $12,000 grants from the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops to create educational programs on global climate change and Catholic social teaching
 The congregation produced a DVD, This is Your Home, along with a companion study guide, on global climate change and Catholic social teaching geared to youth- IHM Campus Greening Committee published its third edition of its "Campus Greening Initiatives" booklet and presented a workshop on how businesses and organizations can go green and save money at the same time
- Hosted the second annual Green Building Conference, drawing 200 participants
- Helped to guide the development of DTE's Green Current program, which will enable customers to purchase all or part of their electricity from renewable sources
- IHM Motherhouse served as a stop on the "Ride for Climate Change" bicycle journey
- Reactivated the two-acre St. Mary Organic Farm to use crops in the Motherhouse and to educate on ethical issues of food
- Hosted a presentation on factory farming by a Sierra Club expert
Social initiatives
- Brought the "Ark of Hope," the symbolic home of the Earth Charter, to southeast Michigan to raise awareness of global interdependence
- Offered a workshop on "Healthy Congregations," focused on conflict resolution, for congregations and groups of all faith traditions
 Hosted the "Tapestries of Kopanang," an exhibit of 31 South African tapestries that tell the universe story, to support those whose lives have been affected by AIDS- Two IHMs traveled to Palestine and Israel as members of the Michigan Peace Team
- Co-sponsored the Great Lakes Bioneers Conference in Detroit for the third year. Two IHM Sisters organized the conference on environmental and social sustainability.
- Held a Detroit Dreamers Café, a gathering of more than 60 people at Marygrove College, to build partnerships and address needs faced by the city of Detroit
 Published nationally a "Statement Against Racism" written by the members of the Undoing Racism Committee composed of the congregation's sister IHM communities and the Oblate Sisters of Providence- Participated in a national demonstration calling for closure of the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly the SOA)
- Held the annual IHM Motherhouse Chapel Concert Series
- IHM Sister Connie Supan performed a one-woman play, "Meet Mother Theresa Maxis," the story of the congregation's co-founder and the racial issues she encountered, at the Detroit Ecumenical Theological Seminary
- Marygrove College inaugurated Dr. David Fike its eighth president
- Helped to establish and agreed to co-sponsor the new Detroit Cristo Rey High School, which will enable low-income students to enroll in the college-preparatory school located in southwest Detroit
- Thirteen Marygrove College students visited Puerto Rico as part of the school's service learning program. IHM Sisters who minister in Puerto Rico took part in hosting and provided opportunities for reflection
- Marian High School opened its newly constructed gym
- Marygrove College presented the Theresa Maxis Award for Social Justice to the Matrix Theatre Company of Southwest Detroit.
Economic initiatives
- Held a public screening of the film Black Gold, which focus on the coffee industry's labor practices and highlights the growing "fair trade" market
- The IHM Responsible Investment Committee continued dialogue with DTE regarding concerns about the use of nuclear energy
 Marian High School students raised $2,100 for St. Joseph Pre-Primary School in South Africa, which is headed by Peg O'Shea, IHM- IHMs visited Haiti with seven other delegates as part of the Partners In Progress "Led by the Spirit" Reverse Mission Pilgrimage to help eradicate poverty
- Sold 13 acres of IHM property to help meet financial needs
- Got approval from the Michigan Department of Community Health for 58 "Religious Needs Beds" from the "Nursing Home Special Pool Beds." These beds, licensed by the State of Michigan and certified for Medicare and Medicaid by the Center for Medicare Services, will enable the congregation to receive third-party reimbursement from these programs to help offset the cost of care for sisters residing in the Health Care Center
- During its second year of operation the new IHM Events Office coordinated 51 events for public and private businesses, organizations and families at the IHM Motherhouse, representing a 390 percent increase over its first year of service
Spiritual initiatives
 Sponsored two workshops by author Judy Cannato exploring the relationship between the science of cosmology and Christian spirituality- Honored with a thanksgiving prayer service held by the Detroit Archdiocese for the IHM's 41 years of service working for those who are poor in Recife, Brazil
- Installed a labyrinth on the grounds of the Motherhouse
- Celebrated final vows of Sister Maxine Kollasch
- Celebrated commitments of six new IHM Associates
- IHM Sister Sharon Holland, cited as one of the world's leading canon lawyers, was awarded the International Medal from St. John's University in Rome
- Opened Visitation North Spirituality Center in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
 Visitation Spirituality Centers offered a variety of avenues for spiritual enrichment: |
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