Diocese of Winchester

Join Mothers’ Union members in the Diocese of Winchester to hear news from Southern Sudan. One Mothers’ Union member from the Diocese of Winchester has spent several years living and working among the people of Southern Sudan, and she has offered to share her experiences with everyone who is interested in the region and it’s [...]

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 [...]

You are invited to join Mothers’ Union supporters from across our region at our annual Festival Service at Winchester Cathedral Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 11.00am Presiding at our Festival Eucharist is Right Revd Michael Scott-Joynt Bishop of Winchester The preacher will be Debbie Thrower local television presenter and Reader in the Diocese of Winchester The [...]

Southampton Street Pastors have been patrolling the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights since May this year. There 48 volunteers are each out once per month from 10pm to 4am helping people to stay safe and have a good time. Over the last four months they have helped nearly 100 people in different ways. [...]

Our next Information Day is on Friday 23rd October 10am – 2pm at St. John’s Underhill Centre, St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4AF We will be welcoming John Wilkinson OBE Secretary of Hampshire based charity Education Uganda John is one of a group of experienced educationalists who are improving primary education in Uganda [...]

Two useful updates have come out from Mothers’ Union central office today. The first is the latest update about Social Policy issues as the Mothers’ Union connects with current reports and issues affecting family life, including parental leave. Rachel Aston, Head of Social Policy at Mothers’ Union, and speaker at this weeks Mary Sumner Day [...]

Our next regional meeting will be at St. Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford Wednesday 22nd July 6.00pm – 9.00pm (drinks from 5.30pm) Our Mothers’ Union and personal faith foundations will be explored in three workshop sessions looking at reaching out and sharing our principles and faith. These will be led by our Faith and Policy [...]

Members of the Mothers’ Union in the Winchester region will be pleased to know that a new edition of ‘Archway’ is due out at the end of July. It will be distributed at our forthcoming Information Evening, to be held at St. Boniface Church, Chandlers Ford at 6.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July. Features in the [...]

A pile of more than 60 pairs of flip-flops were collected at our Mothers’ Union Festival Service last Wednesday. Some were immediately taken by members for the newly launched Southampton Street Pastors group, and the rest will be distributed in the next few weeks to Portsmouth Street Pastors (from whom we heard at our recent [...]

More than 200 Mothers’ Union members from across the region gathered at Winchester Cathedral on Wednesday 29th April. Together with fellow member Right Revd Michael Scott-Joynt (Bishop of Winchester) they celebrated the theme of ‘Living Love’ in worship, prayer, music and an inspiring drama called ‘The Good Punk Rocker’. The Eucharistic Service also heard an [...]

National Family Week is being supported by Mothers’ Union and members’ near Ringwood are hosting a FAMILY PICNIC at Toad’s Corner, North Poulner Road, Ringwood 12 noon – 2pm on Thursday 28th May Bring a picnic blanket, some food, drink and friends to share the fresh air and have fun in the play area. Why [...]

Mary Sumner founded Mothers’ Union in Old Alresford in 1876. Each year she is remembered in the Anglican Calendar on 9th August, which this year falls on a Sunday. To mark the day, the Diocese of Winchester have kindly made available to Mothers’ Union some of the facilities at Old Alresford Place, the rectory in [...]

We are now looking for local Mothers’ Union members in Southampton, Eastleigh and Fair Oak to provide a simple link with the Street Pastors in their area. The idea is that in the short term they will take a share of the flip-flops collected at our Festival Service at Winchester Cathedral at 11am on 29th [...]

Following a suggestion at our recent Diocesan Meeting, you are invited to buy and bring new pairs of Flip-flops to our Festival Service at 11am on Wednesday 29th April at Winchester Cathedral. This appeal is in response to a presentation last week about Street Pastors who provide these items free to those who would otherwise [...]

After today’s fantastic meeting in Romsey learning about Street Pastors, Community Prison Chaplains and more, I’ve got several things to post in the next few days – so to kick things off: Women in and around the New Forest may be interested in attending a talk entitled WHAT MAKES AND SHAPES US by regional TV [...]