CHRIST CHURCH PADGATE

 

 

THE MOTHER'S UNION

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Mrs Sheila Walsh, guest speaker at the meeting on Thursday 9 February, in church at 7.45 pm, will be talking about her recent visit to Canada.

 

The Afternoon Group will be celebrating a Eucharist service in church on Thursday 23 February at 2.45 pm.

 

All are welcome to join us.

Hazel Yarwood

Olive Johnson


 

Our Mothers' Union is 75 years old

“taking away the rough and tumble for stressed families”.

 

YES, on 8 September we held a special birthday for our Mothers' Union Groups here in Padgate; and NO we are not a group of old “fuddy duddies” serving tea and biscuits all the time; although you will see quite a number of us in the Coffee Shop, and wherever a tea urn is available!

 

 

Our photographs show MU members enjoying a “Lancashire Night” fifty years ago ...… ...

 

Our interests and support goes worldwide, and do you know we are linked to 82 countries with four million members? Any country in crisis has our immediate support.

 

The men are not to be outdone, and recently Richard Robinson was an impressive figure carrying the Padgate banner in Liverpool Cathedral, together with 71 other banners from groups in our Diocese.

Our own Mothers' Union Group was founded in 1936 when Mrs. Vallance Cook (the then Rector's wife) started a small group of women interested in all facets of family life. She also instituted our monthly Communion Service, which has carried on to this day on the first Wednesday of each month.

 

I cannot possibly list the whole spectrum of our meetings and the charities we gladly serve; from local Community Days , Pantomimes and Choirs to social time and Theatre visits, and on the serious side, our Children’s Societies, USPG, AFIA* holidays, NSPCC Bike rides and our Friday “Playtimers” for children. Also we have visits to our indoor members and this September our support is for the McMillan Nurses.

Photograph courtesy of Richard Robinson

 

                                           … … and again celebrating the 75th Anniversary on 8 September

 

 

 

 So YES, we are an enthusiastic and willing group with a membership of 70, ranging in ages from 30 to 80+, and we always welcome any new members to our Groups.

 

We are very proud that Margaret Houghton is the President of our Liverpool Diocese and does sterling work.

 

 

The afternoon group, led by Olive Johnson, meets on the last Thursday of each month with peaceful meditation and a speaker; while our “noisy”, larger Evening Group, led by Hazel Yarwood, meets on the second Thursday of each month.

 

Mary Sumner, our Founder in 1876, had a vision and her dream has come to fruition.

Jean Jones

*AFIA stands for “Away From It All”. It is a holiday scheme organised and funded by the Mothers’ Union as a practical and important way to help support family life.

 

Cake Baking is making a comeback” (not that it has ever gone away from MU members), so Mrs Sandra Brinksman from the Cakecraft shop should be a very popular speaker at our meeting on Thursday 10 November at 7.45 pm in church, demonstrating her cake-making skills.

 

The afternoon Group will be holding their annual General Meeting on Thursday 24 November at 2.45 pm in the church meeting room.

 

A very warm welcome is extended to all who would like to join us. 

 

The Mothers’ Union is as relevant today as it was to Mary Sumner in 1876. 3.6 million Members in 77 countries around the world are seeking to improve lives through the transforming love of Jesus Christ.

Mary Sumner’s heart was to see a “Mothers’ Union” wherein all classes could unite in faith and prayer” and this has become the foundation of all that the Mothers’ Union has achieved and will continue to achieve for more generations.

WE all have a role that serves to improve family life in the communities where we live, through practical action and prayer.

WE ARE a global voice that has the power to influence world leaders and witness changes that can improve family welfare and alleviate poverty.

WE AIM to keep our Christian faith central to all that we do. It has the power to change, unite and provide fellowship!

WE AIM to help those around us in great need through a variety of outreach projects.

OUR PRAYER is that we may serve those around us, as Christ wants us to.

DID YOU KNOW that anybody can join Mothers’ Union (male or female, single or married) so long as they have been baptised as a Christian and support our aims and objects.

As we meet in our various communities we remember: The goal of the Mothers’ Union is to be specifically committed to strengthening and preserving family life and marriage, by our Christian Faith and through practical action.

How we fulfil this, is through our OBJECTIVES:

· To uphold Christ’s teaching on the nature of marriage and     promote its wider understanding.

· To encourage parents to bring up their children in the faith and life of the Church.

· To maintain a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service.

· To promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of

          children

· To help those whose family life has met with adversity.

If you have any questions about Mothers’ Union or would like to know more please give me a ring on 820898

Margaret Houghton

Diocesan President,  Liverpool Mothers’ Union

 

What is The Mother's Union

It is a worldwide Anglican organisation whose purpose it is to be concerned with all aspects of Christian family life. The Mothers’ Union has around 800,000 members worldwide, 80% of whom live outside the UK and Ireland. For more than 90 years, in partnership with local members, the Mothers’ Union has encouraged educational and self help projects to grow and flourish across the world. This work is supported by the Mothers’ Union Overseas Fund.
The Mothers’ Union was founded in 1876 by Mary Sumner, an Englishwoman. When her first child was born she was overwhelmed by what she saw as the awesome responsibility of parents, not only in caring for their children’s physical well-being, but also for their spiritual nurture and growth.
Projects are continually undertaken. Currently in Burundi, Malawi and Sudan a Literacy and Development project is unfolding enabling women to learn to read, write and count - the 3 Rs. Imagine going to market and not being able to read the signs and know how much something will cost.
The Away From It All scheme organises over 750 holidays a year for those families experiencing difficulties and needing a break, They are given a chance of a holiday in a caravan. MU members clean the caravans for them, provide linen and groceries and meet them on arrival.


Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the Mothers’ Union is to be specially concerned with all that strengthens and preserves marriage and Christian family life. The aim of the society is the advancement of the Christian religion in the sphere of marriage and family life. In order to carry out this aim, its objects are:
To uphold Christ’s teaching on the nature of marriage and promote its wider understanding. To encourage parents to bring up their children in the faith and life of the Church. To maintain a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service. To promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of children. To help those whose family life has met with adversity.


Mission Statement

The Mother’s Union is a Christian organisation which promotes the well-being of families worldwide. We achieve this by:
developing prayer and spiritual growth in families studying and reflecting on family life and marriage and its place in society resourcing our members to take practical action to improve conditions for families, both nationally and in the communities in which they live.

The Mothers’ Union Prayer

Loving Lord, we thank you for your love so freely given to us all. We pray for families around the world. Bless the work of the Mothers' Union as we seek to share your love through the encouragement, strengthening and support of marriage and family life.  Empowered by your Spirit, may we be united in prayer and worship, and in love and service reach out as your hands across the world. In Jesus' name. Amen.
 



If you would like more details of the Mothers’ Union or of our branch here at Christ Church please contact Olive Johnson, Hazel Yarwood or Margaret Houghton.

You can also visit

Mothers' Union Web Site (www.themothersunion.org)

Liverpool Mothers' Union Web Site( www.liverpoolmothersunion.org.uk)

 

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