MU welcome member from Baghdad to Winchester Cathedral Prayers Wed 7th March

On the first Wednesday of every month, Mothers’ Union members in the Diocese of Winchester meet for prayer and worship in the Epiphany Chapel of Winchester Cathedral.

In March members from Eastleigh Deanery will lead our worship as we celebrate together our work supporting marriage and family life and support in prayer other members [...]

Information Day – Carrying Forward our Plan!

We would like as many Mothers’ Union supporters as possible to come to our next Information Day.

Tuesday 29th November 2011 10am – 2pm St Leonards and St Ives Village Hall 

At our July Information Evening we held taster sessions exploring how we might action our new FIVE YEAR PLAN and went away to [...]

Practical local support for families celebrates 135 years of Mothers’ Union!

Mothers' Union free homemade cake stall at RAF Odiham Families Day, 10th August 2011 – with Apache Helicopter doing aerobatics above!

At an RAF base, on holiday, in word, through worship and with free cake, Mothers’ Union members across the Diocese are supporting families in fun, practical ways this month, as the [...]

Come on and Celebrate!

This year we are celebrating 135 years since Motehrs’ Union was founded – here in the Diocese of Winchester.

Our main event will be a SERVICE FOR ALL THE FAMILY at 11.00am at Winchester Cathedral  on Saturday 17th September 2011

The service will feature MESSY PLAY activities for [...]

Focussing on marriage, families and membership

Mothers’ Union leaders in the Diocese of Winchester have spent much of the last year working on a 5 year plan that will provide all our supporters with a focus for their energies in the next few years.

At our July Diocesan Meeting in Romsey we started to focus on exactly how our local [...]

Petition and Early Day Motion tackle commercialisation of childhood

In the same week as David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament highlighting Mothers’ Union’s Bye Buy Childhood campaign, Mothers’ Union has launched it’s petition to the Prime Minister asking government to fulfil it’s promise to tackle the commercialisation and sexualisation of children.

David Morris’s EDM 969 [...]

Mothers’ Union at Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market 2011

Mothers’ Union is thrilled to have been invited to take part in the prestigious Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market this year.

We will be there on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th December throughout it’s opening times (10am till 8pm both days) in the ‘charity hut’ which is situated near The Deanery.

Why not come and [...]

Who’s buying our children’s childhood?

WHAT impact does product placement, pester power and peer to peer sales on our children and our family life?

WHO’s fault is it – should we blame government or industry?

WHY can’t we do somethingto change things for the better?

Please join an evening [...]

Let’s Talk about Mothers’ Union

If you want to explore what Mothers’ Union is doing in contemporary family life here in the UK, then attending our forthcoming information day would be a great place for you to go:

LET’S TALK! Monday 25th October 10am – 2.30pm St Leonards & St Ives Village Hall

(St Leonards is between Ringwood and [...]

Gifts given with thanks to service families

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 [...]

Remembrance, prayer and practical action to mark Mary Sumner Day

As the Anglican calendar remembered Mary Sumner, the founder of the Mothers’ Union, members and supporters across the Diocese of Winchester were actively living out her desire to support family life, in a whole variety of ways.

At 10.30am on Monday 9th August , a small group of members gathered at the grave of [...]

Hear tales from South Sudan

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 [...]

Take time out for a Quiet Day

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 [...]

Welcome to Winchester Cathedral for our Festival Service

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 [...]

Street Pastors host information lunch

Southampton Street Pastors and members of the public pose for a photo

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. [...]