Mercy by the Sea

06/21/2026

06/18/2026

Join Our Team

Guest Services Associate for Hosted Groups

Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center in Madison, Connecticut, seeks a full-time Guest Services Associate for Hosted Groups. The Guest Services Associate is responsible for creating a welcoming environment and responding to the needs of guests in a manner that supports the mission, values and vision of Mercy by the Sea.

Responsibilities include managing reservations and coordinating all communications and arrangements for hosted groups. Required skills include effective written and verbal communication, computer and technology proficiency, and strong organizational abilities. Guest services staff collaborate and work as a team.

A college degree is preferred, along with experience in business or hospitality. This is a full-time, onsite, exempt position averaging 40 hours per week and requiring some evening and weekend hours. For more information visithttps://www.mercybythesea.org/Customer-Content/www/CMS/files/Guest-Services-Associate-2026.pdf

Send a cover letter and resume to Sister Anne Curtis, RSM, executive director, at mailto:[email protected]

06/18/2026

Marie Dennis, a longtime leader in the global Catholic peace movement, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Catherine McAuley Spirit Award. Dennis will be recognized at the Celebration of Mercy & Service benefit on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Mercy by the Sea in Madison.

The award celebrates an individual who embodies the enduring values of Catherine McAuley — mercy, hospitality, compassion, justice and service — and a deep commitment to the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy: immigration, racism, women, care for Earth and nonviolence. Dennis' six decades of faith-rooted peacemaking, and a life grounded in a rhythm of action and contemplation, reflect those concerns.

Learn more about Marie and the Catherine McAuley Spirit Award here. https://www.mercybythesea.org/give/a-celebration-of-mercy-and-service/the-catherine-mcauley-spirit-award/

06/17/2026

Onsite Program
June 30 - July 2, 2026
"Journey-Faith in an Entangled World" with Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM

Do you seek to express your experience of God in ways that reflect your evolving understanding of self, others and the world? Do you feel that the world is at an impasse yet desire to do something about our future? “Journey-Faith in an Entangled World” is a good place to start.

Using the metaphor of an art exhibit, where your words are paint and paper is your canvas, Nancy Sylvester, IHM, invites you to become an active participant with her as she grapples with integrating her faith experience with contemporary insights from theology, philosophy, science and psychology. Critical to this synthesis is contemplation and its capacity for transformation both of self and one’s engagement with the world.

Register for Journey Faith in an Entangled World if you are in search of meaning in this chaotic world and are open to being transformed in Divine Love and becoming a conscious participant in evolving our future in justice and love.

LAST CALL!

https://www.mercybythesea.org/programs-and-retreats/upcoming-programs/journey-faith-in-an-entangled-world/

06/16/2026

What will remain of the life you have lived?
How do you care wisely for the people and values you love?
Join us for Beyond a Lifetime: Stewardship, Legacy, and the Future We Shape, an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and practical guidance on legacy giving and estate planning.
Together, we will explore how thoughtful planning can become an expression of gratitude, love, stewardship, and hope. Through personal stories, expert guidance, and meaningful reflection, participants will learn about wills, estate plans, charitable giving, and financial stewardship while considering the deeper questions of legacy and purpose.
Whether you are just beginning to think about these matters or revisiting plans already made, this gathering offers a welcoming space to reflect on what matters most and how your values may continue to shape future generations.
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT
Please RSVP by July 20 to mailto:[email protected].
We hope you will join us for an afternoon of wisdom, conversation, and community.

06/09/2026

LAST CALL!

Onsite Weekend Program
June 12 - June 14, 2026
Praying with Creation: Finding Healing, Connection and Purpose with Christina Leaño

Facilitated by Christina Leaño, the associate director of the Laudato Si' Movement (https://laudatosimovement.org/), Praying with Creation: Finding Healing, Connection and Purpose helps participants
step away from the pace of daily life and enter a weekend of renewal, reflection and reconnection. Together, we will move, listen, and pray with the natural world; awakening our senses and opening new pathways for healing and hope.

Through guided meditation, gentle outdoor experiences inspired by forest therapy, and contemplative dialogue, you will actively engage with creation as both teacher and companion. You’ll be invited to slow down, notice more deeply and rediscover the Sacred woven through the elements of earth, air, water, and light.

LAST CALL!

https://www.mercybythesea.org/programs-and-retreats/upcoming-programs/praying-with-creation/

06/07/2026

A glimpse into today’s final installation in the three-part To Love Thy Neighbor, Know Thy Neighbor series co-sponsored by Mercy by the Sea and the CT Council for Interreligious Understanding (CCIU).

From left to right Greg Dupois, Unitarian Universalism; Bo Subbarao, Hinduism, and Jennifer Seise, Buddhism. Tasneem Hussain, the moderator, is far right.