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Travelling Festivals are enjoyable projects, enabling local groups to reach out to families with young children. They can bring the stories behind major Christian festivals into the homes of families connected to your church, in the midst of what are becoming increasingly commercial times of year. Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Winchester think [...] Research out today shows that 80% of UK parents believe media and marketing with sexualized content is too easily accessed by children, and makes them sexually aware too young. Research carried out amongst 1,000 parents by ComRes, for Mothers’ Union, showed that 71% of parents believe that the media encourages children to act older [...] On Wednesday 11th August at RAF Odiham’s Family Day, Mothers’ Union members from across the Diocese of Winchester distributed free drinks and homemade cake to the family members of serving personnel at the base. The gift of free tea, coffee, squash and cake, grew out of a desire by local Mothers’ Union members to show [...] Wolvesey in Winchester 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] A map of Uganda showing the location of Kitgum and Muhabura 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’ [...] 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 – [...] |
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