Diocese of Winchester

This weekend sees the opening of the North Hampshire Child Contact Centre in Hook. It will be opening on the first and third Saturday’s of March to its first clients. The North Hampshire Child Contact Centre has been initiated by, and the management committee is made up of, members from the North Hampshire Downs Mothers’ [...]

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 [...]

St. George’s, Baghdad has many wonderful points of witness to the world. The work of this church, led by Canon Andrew White is a fantastic example of living a life of sacrifice and hope in the midst of turmoil. Part of the work of St. George’s is done with and through Mothers’ Union members who [...]

There is a range of study material available for any person or group wishing to explore further this years Mothers’ Union theme: the Cost of Relationship. To make these as easily accessible as possible some of the main ones are attached to the links below (and should open in a new window), the rest are [...]

The theme which Mothers’ Union is concentrating on in 2009 is the ‘Cost of Relationship.’ The phrase raises many questions: What is meant by cost exactly? Relationship to whom? Is the church or Mothers’ Union asking for my money? How can relationship be costly? The Head of our Diocesan Faith and Policy Unit has been [...]