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Cathedral
Archbishop at Brecon
diocesan festival
welcomers
Archbishop Barry Morgan was
Violet, a Mothers’
the guest preacher at a
Union member from
diocesan festival at Brecon
Harare Diocese in
Cathedral. The festival was
Zimbabwe, joined Jill
also attended by the Diocesan
Revell, and other
Bishop John Davies who is
members of Whitney
pictured with the Archbishop,
branch in Oxford to help
Mothers’ Union Provincial President
welcome summer visitors to
Mary Salmon, Diocesan President of
Oxford’s cathedral.
Swansea and Brecon Ruby Hayden,
Chaplain Rev Tim Williams and Vice
Young members’ day success
Presidents Helen Williams and Rev Kay
Warrington.
Reg Bailey and Fleur Dorrell from Mary
Sumner House were keynote speakers at a
young members’ day arranged by
Chichester Diocese. The event attracted
60 members and their friends. Sarah
Akehurst joined Mothers’ Union five years
ago when a new branch formed as a
result of a parenting group. Describing
the day she said: ‘We learned about the
vital work that Mothers’ Union undertakes
in the UK such as providing volunteers in
To love and to cherish
prisons, family contact centres and Away
Members in Southwell and Nottingham
From It All Holidays, supporting marriage
Diocese mounted a display in Southwell
and family life… Our eyes were opened to
Minster in June to complement a wedding
problems that exist in communities
dress display in the Chapter House. They
overseas… I feel that there are exciting
took the theme 'To love and to cherish' and
times ahead for Mothers’ Union and I feel
displayed wedding photographs from every
proud to be a part of the organisation as it
decade since the 1870s when Mary Sumner
grows and flourishes into our generation.’
founded Mothers’ Union, plus items from
the MU Enterprises catalogue.
Natasha Sheppard, who also attended,
was new to Mothers’ Union and has joined
as a result of the day. She said she was
Tell your story
‘astounded’ by what Reg Bailey had to say
Share news of your Mothers’ Union events
about the worldwide work. She made
through Families Worldwide. Keep stories
new friends at the event and discovered
short. Add contact details. Pictures sent
that members ‘certainly seem to have a lot
by email should be high resolution (more
of fun’.
than 350KB).
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