Our sincerest congratulations to Valerie Cathcart from Christ Church branch as the winner of the recent Mums in May Mascot and Logo Competition with her very beautiful and intricate designed logo shown below. The logo is being used extensively to help promote All Ireland President, June Butler’s ’21 in 21’ – Walk. Well done Valerie! New All-Ireland competition…
In lovely sunshine, AIP June was blessed on her way by The Reverend Canon Kevin Graham, Rector of St Bartholomew’s parish as she set off to complete the first of her walks in Connor Diocese. June was accompanied to Ormeau Bridge by Alberta Miskimmin, Co-ordinator of the Finance & Administration Unit. The Very Reverend Stephen…
Many congratulations to Mrs. Paddy Wallace, a member of All Saint’s Parish Church Mothers’ Union Branch, who today received the gift of Maundy Money from Her Majesty the Queen. By tradition, Royal Maundy takes place every year on Maundy Thursday. For more information on the Maundy Service click here. Speaking about receiving the Maundy Money,…
This year Mums In May challenges members to walk ‘21 in 21’ – this can be 21 yards, 21 laps, 21 furlongs, 21 kilometres, 21 miles or 21 something else……… let your imagination run wild…… Or you can think about walking 21 of your chosen length virtually and ask friends and family to support you!…
One of the many Mothers’ Union projects in Connor Diocese is AFIA (Away From It All), which provides short breaks for families who are experiencing difficulties. With travel restrictions in place for most of 2020 and as they look set to continue for most of 2021, we could not provide any AFIA experiences. The Connor…
Spring Letter 2021 Dear Fellow Members,What a joy it is to see the warmer days arrive and to witness the spring flowers coming into bloom! It is truly a wonderful time of the year. “for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of…
The ladies from Ballymoney, Finvoy and Rasharkin Branch have been very busy and generous in supplying items for washbags following an appeal from the Sanna Mallon, Church of Ireland Chaplain at the Royal Victoria and Musgrave Hospitals. The ladies have made up 75 bags for distribution which is fantastic work from such a small branch….
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown’s the ladies of Craigs, Dunaghy & Killagan Branch have still been working extremely hard to support Mothers’ Union projects in Connor Diocese. Our highly creative members have been getting those knitting needles clicking and produced over 270 items, including hats, blankets, cardigans and angel cribs and gowns. …
As I write this meditation it is only a few days to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. As a child, I dreaded this season. ‘Oh no, not Lent again,’ I would complain as it had a selection of hymns that to my young mind was a wearisome collection of dreary tunes. It did…
Why not support the work of Mothers’ Union by making a purchase from their Enterprise Shop. You can stock up on all your Easter and Mother’s Day gifts and cards. Throughout the year Mothers’ Union Enterprises stocks a wide range of greetings cards, gifts and Mothers’ Union merchandise. For further information on how to order…