Reaching out in love and service
The Mothers' Union is an international Christian membership charity that aims to
demonstrate the Christian faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide.
St. Mary’s Mothers' Union
Jen Horgan, M.U. Branch Leader
A summary of 2022
The Mothers’ Union is a women-led Christian movement with four million members across the world. At St Mary’s our activities are open to all: women, men, married, unmarried, parents, non-parents. Prayer is central to what we do. As an organisation the MU is involved in concerns such as modern day slavery, domestic abuse, gender based violence, homelessness and work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Highlights from 2022 included raising funds for children and parents from the Brentry and Henbury Childrens’ Centre to have a summer coach outing to Weston Super Mare. We also made 50 Christmas craft gift bags for the children at the Centre. We have a group who regularly pray for the Centre. We attended a Deanery Lunch and had a visit to Clevedon Craft Centre with a cream tea. In Christian Aid week we organised a Poverty Lunch in the Village Hall and in the autumn a Harvest Festival Lunch. Both events raised funds for charities. At our Craft Evening we knitted felt hearts for children beginning their school life. Speakers included Louise Lyddon, Bristol Deanery Leader. In the autumn we held a Wave of Prayer.
Plan for our activities in 2023
February -16th Theatre trip 22nd Ash Wednesday Service, 7.00 pm
March -16th Speaker Christine Burbridge, one of our Lay Preachers 7.30 pm
April - 17th Maundy Thursday Service, 7.00pm
April - 20th Speaker Lucie Hudson, our Child and Youth Worker 7.30 pm
May - 14th Christian Aid Poverty Lunch in the Village Hall after the church service
May - 18th General meeting with a craft theme 7.30 pm
June - 15th Deanery Festival at St. Peter’s Filton 2.00 pm
July - 20th Afternoon outing to Clevedon Sea Front and Pier
August -10th Deanery Lunch at Horfield Holy Trinity, 12.30 for 1.00 pm Bring puddings
September - 21st Speaker Jill Lockhart: My life in Israel 7.30 pm
October - 8th MU provide Harvest Lunch in the village Hall after the Church Service
October - 19th Wave of Prayer 7.30 pm
November - 14th Games Evening 7.30 pm
December – 14th Poetry Evening and American Supper 7.30 pm
January, 2024 – 18th Meeting to discuss programme for the year 7.30 pm
CHOSEN CHARITY OF THE YEAR: “FRIENDS FOR PARENTS” (CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL)
Fran Greenfield, Branch Secretary
For more information about the work of Mothers' Union both nationally and overseas please visit www.mothersunion.org or www.mubristol.co.uk.
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