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In the tradition of Catherine McAuley,

Yacht Club Series a comfortable cup of tea

Keeping up with the latest in medical care is “The message of the cup of tea is a profound one. In it, Catherine asks us to be sisters Valley Hospital Healing Garden
challenging for many of us outside of the medical field. to one another and to trust that, when we turn to one another in moments of joy and and the home of Foundation
A unique opportunity for learning is made possible by sorrow, in times of confusion and change, we will find God in that interaction . . . So Board member Laura Viets,
several members of our local yacht club who help to we must use this symbol carefully because, it is Catherine’s final call to a loving and to celebrate the New Patient
facilitate a stimulating speaker series featuring top- generous sisterhood among us.” Addition at St. John’s Pleasant Human connections in gathering and learning
notch keynote speakers – physicians and healthcare – Address by Sheila Carney, RSM, given on the 169th anniversary of the death Valley Hospital and learn about
leaders from St. John’s Hospitals. Throughout this past of Sister Catherine McAuley. the latest medical advances to
year, more than 250 guests enjoyed connecting with support women’s health from
these experts who presented on innovations in health When women come together with a shared passion, great progress is various keynote speakers.
care and technology. made! Such is the story of the Sisters of Mercy. These women, who had a The presentations were followed by brainstorming sessions focused on how
deep compassion for the poor, were also savvy business women who were these groups could help raise funds to support women’s needs. We welcome
resourceful in gathering the community to support schools, homes for the any woman interested in attending or co-hosting a “Comfortable Cup of Tea”.
Highlights from past presentations:
neglected, and hospitals. In the early 1900’s, the Sisters of Mercy were Call St. John’s Healthcare Foundation and learn how—together—we can best
recruited by Fr. John Laubacher to help build a hospital in Oxnard. The entire support women in our community.
• The latest in minimally invasive surgery for the repair community, from rich to poor, helped the dream
Human connections in gathering and learning
and reconstruction of damaged joints, bones, and of a hospital to be realized, and in 1912, St.
ligaments, by Dr. Rocco Calderone;
John’s Hospital opened its doors.
• New treatments and technology for cancer with
information about diet that cuts the risk of cancer, The Sisters’ tradition of sharing a cup of tea
by Dr. Henry Montes; with women in the community, was a way to
educate them and to garner their support for
• Restoring the face through cosmetic and
reconstructive surgery, by Dr. Daniel Kolder; their work. At St. John’s, we honor this tradition,
which was started at the request of Sister
• Clinical advancements in Urology Robotic Surgery, Catherine McCauley, foundress of the Sisters of
by Dr. Sherif Aboseif; Mercy. As she lay dying, Sister Catherine asked
that they get together for a “good cup of tea”
• Advances in surgical techniques and life saving in their community room to support each other
measures for people with heart disease, through their daily travails. Today, gathering
by Dr. Bruce Toporoff; and at the home of a generous hostess, women in
• New procedures using robotic technology, our community share a “Comfortable Cup of
highlighting St. John’s Hospital’s daVinci Robot, Tea” and learn about St. John’s Hospitals’ future
by Dr. Kelvin Wong plans and how they can help.

In the past year, women gathered in various
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