Diocese of Winchester

Mothers’ Union are working on their commericalisation of childhood campaign (see below for more information) and will soon be producing a resource to help families understand and navigate the commercialisation of childhood. But they want the practical experiences of the impact advertising has on the children in your family, and how you handle them, so [...]

If you feel you need to take time-out from your normal schedule to sit with God and receive from him, here’s a really good chance for you to do just that. You would be most welcome to come and share in the next Mothers’ Union Quiet Day to be held at Wolvesey in Winchester on [...]

When do you pray? Some people pray occasionally, some in emergencies, some daily, some frequently each day. Everyone is different, but some patterns of prayer bind groups of people together. Mothers’ Union supporters have a pattern of prayer which makes them stop whatever work or meetings they may be undertaking together at mid-day, and they [...]

Today’s formal announcement that the UK General Election will be held on 6th May 2010 makes it necessary for everyone to reflect on what issues we feel are important.  If politicians are to represent us effectively they need to know what we think, and therefore we need to keep ourselves informed as to what they are saying [...]

The Christian Calendar is now moving into Lent as we mark Ash Wednesday on 16th February 2010. Christian tradition encourages us to examine ourselves honestly, acknowledge our shortcomings, and seek reconciliation with God and with each other where we have compromised our relationships. Mothers’ Union has produced some material for Lent: Lent-Easter-Meditations2010 As part of this [...]

Valentine’s Day this year falls on Sunday, the last day of National Marriage Week 2010. It gives churches the opportunity to celebrate God’s gift of love and marriage, and the commitment that both involve. Mothers’ Union believes strongly that marriage provides couples, and children of the couple, with the best foundation for a happy, stable [...]

The theme over-arching all Mothers’ Union work in 2010, across the 78 countries in which it operates, is Relationship Not Rules. We are moving into a new triennial in the development of our activities, and many members will be taking new leadership roles in their local Mothers’ Union groups and quite possibly in their church [...]

Every family is formed by a network of relationships where some members have particularly close relationships, and the same is true of the Mothers’ Union family; each diocese which has Mothers’ Union members is linked closely with a small group of other Mothers’ Union diocese around the globe, so that they get to know each [...]

Prayer is a priority for Mothers’ Union members, and following this link will enable you to engage with Advent and Christmas Themes as well as the work of Mothers’ Union this month. MU_Midday_Prayers_Dec_2009 But we all know that a bit of Christmas Shopping is also required this month so how about this tip to raise money [...]

This weekend the church moves into a new year, as Christians start to anticipate both the coming of Jesus (which we celebrate at Christmas) and the second coming of our Lord, when God’s Kingdom will be complete and his church will be in glory with him. During the next few weeks, you may like to [...]

On the first Wednesday of each month, Mothers’ Union supporters in the Winchester Region meet for a short service of worship and prayer in the Epiphany Chapel of Winchester Cathedral. This month the newly re-formed Yateley Branch from Odiham Deanery led a short service of worship based on part of the days lectionary reading from [...]

Mothers’ Union is resourced by prayer, and yet we do find it difficult to pray, even though it should be as simple as a conversation with any other friend or close member of the family, because that is our relationship with God. One helpful general guideline which many Christian’s use to pray is PRAY – [...]

When we re-launched this website early in 2009 we used some software designed for people who ‘blog’ but that is easily adapted for content management. We’ve had a lot of positive feedback in various places, mostly verbal, but including comments on the webmistress’ own blog here and here where she has discussed various associated ideas. [...]

Mothers’ Union members are active in an incredibly diverse number of ways in their communities around the world. There are many development projects being resourced. Recent posts and our information pages detail some of them, including the Family Life Programme in Uganda, and the Literacy and Development Programme. Other projects run by Mothers’ Union worldwide [...]

A DAY TO CELEBRATE – LOOKING FORWARD TO MARRIAGE! It’s about the right time of year to start planning for events next February! If your church is looking for a relaxed and enjoyable opportunity to build relationships with couples preparing for their wedding, why not have a go at organising a day like this. In [...]