Dear Fellow Members I hope you all had a lovely summer and enjoyed the good weather. Bob and I have just returned from France where the temperature reached 37 degrees! We were fortunate that the cottage where we stayed in was nice and cool. It was lovely to relax and also be able to visit…
Irene and Joyce attended the Women’s Aid ABCLN’s ‘It’s Never Too Late’ exhibition with Spark Opera exploring the voices and experiences of older women affected by domestic abuse through art, on Thursday 30th June. This was a very powerful exhibition of graphics, sculptures, photographs and film work capturing the pain and suffering of women affected…
The Mothers’ Union Annual Gathering 2022 is being held at the Waterfront Hall, part of the International Convention Centre (ICC) in the wonderful city of Belfast on the following dates: 23rd and 24th September 2022. In 2022, the Mothers’ Union annual theme is Transformation – Now! and this will be the focus of our time together. The…
Dear Fellow Members I’m sure you have all enjoyed watching the various events which surrounded the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. We had a wonderful weekend of celebrations. We were all able to see the trooping of the colour, with the Queen’s appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the service of thanksgiving…
On Monday 16 May our Young Members’ Committee held a very successful movie night in St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena. The movie of choice was the first Downton Abbey Movie. Our Young Members’ Committee certainly got into the spirit of the evening by dressing as maids. Everyone attending enjoyed refreshments of popcorn, sparkling/still water and…
We should all have received our Spring copy of Connected and for those who are on email the e-newsletter. Lots of information about how we are enabling members worldwide to support their communities in their many challenges through our donations to the Worldwide Fund. Could I encourage you to read the following articles in Connected…
Dear Fellow Members, Easter is my favourite time of the year. I really look forward to Easter Sunday when the greeting is ‘The Lord is risen’ and the response ‘He is risen indeed. Alleluia!’ I always want to shout that response at the top of my voice! So it is with great joy that I…
As the year has entered the season of Spring new items have appeared in the latest catalogue and MUe website. There are Mothers’ Day and Easter cards as well as birthday gifts and an excellent selection of Platinum Jubilee mementoes. Orders can be made online via http://www.mueshop.org please select Connor Diocese when placing the order (a delivery…
Members of St Jude’s, Muckamore Mothers’ Union have had plenty to celebrate recently!
Spring Letter 2022 Dear Fellow Members As I write this, we are recovering from the effects of Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice, and Storm Franklin. I do hope none of you suffered any ill effects. When I saw in the news the devastation that parts of England had sustained, I realised how lucky we are in…