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All Saints' Branch of the Mothers Union
Welcome to our webpage. The All Saints' branch of the Mothers' Union is closely involved with family activities within the Church and meets once a month to enjoy a variety of talks and visits, all relevant to living with our faith in the everyday life of our homes and families. Our meetings are usually held in the Church Meeting Room beginning at 8.00 p.m. and are open to everyone, both men and women, whether married or not - all are welcome. We are the only remaining branch in Hertford and Ware and welcome members who worship in other parishes or who move into the area. We have a link MU branch, Holy Trinity, South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
The Mothers' Union is a worldwide charity providing Christian care for families. Click here for an introduction. Further details and literature are available from Ann.
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Branch Leader: Mrs Rosemary Bolton 01992 589535 Branch Secretary: Mrs Rosemary Bolton 01992 589535 Branch Treasurer: Mrs Ann Stephens-Jones 01992 447726 2011 Programme
7th Feb - 14th Feb National Marriage Week Monday 7th February 8.00 pm "Theatre games". John Earle 28th Feb - 13th Mar Fairtrade Fortnight Friday 4th March 2.00 p.m. Women's World Day of Prayer. Sevice at 2:0 p.m. in the Baptist Church 9th March- 22nd April Count your Blessingings: Lent 2011. A chart with a thought for each day is avilable from the back of church. Friday 25th March 7.30 p.m. Lady Day - service at Waterford Church Tuesday 29th March 8.00 pm Not all clergy men are boring - look at me! Rev David Dewey Sunday 3rd April 10.00 a.m. All Saints' Church. Mothering Sunday Service. Tuesday 12th April 8.00 pm Lent Meditation Mrs Janet Bird Sunday 23rd April 10.00 a.m. Family Communion for Easter Day. Saturday 7th May Christian Aid walk. All Saints' are responsible for the first stage. Helpers needed, please contact Rosemary Bolton (589535). Tuesday 10th May 7.00 p.m. Diocesan Forum - Bedford Thursday 12th May 12.00 noon. Lunch at Van Hage's Tuesday 17th May 10.00 a.m.. Deanery Coffee Morning at 39 Fordwich Rise. Proceeds to MU Disaster Relief Fund Wednesday 8th June 8.00 p.m. Following Compline at 7.15 MU Training Officer Kim Wilkinson will talk about the 2011 theme Faithful Relationships Thursday 23rd June Afternoon visit to Butterfly World. Please contact Rosemary for details Saturday 2nd July We will have a stall at the Church Community Day Monday 4th July 8.00 p.m. Living a God-shaped life Jo will share some reflections on her recent sabbatical Thursday 7th July Wave of Prayer 6-10th July. St Alban's Diocese continues the MU worldwide cycle of prayer. Our Deanery time is 3.00 pm at Bramfield Church. Tuesday 12thJuly 7.00 p.m. Diocesan Annual Meeting - Knebworth Monday 12th September 8.00 p.m. Tea Party and Wreath preparation Tuesday 18th October 8.00 p.m. Candle making with Dorothy Toyn at 10-12 Warren Terrace. Saturday 19th November 945 a.m. Diocesan Forum - Hoddesdon Sunday 27th November Church. Advent Sunday. Our MU travelling cribs will be blessed and sent on their journeys from home to home until Christmas Eve. Please contact Jean Gilby (583125) if you would like a crib to come to your home. Monday 28th November 7.30 p.m. Annexe. We wil be making our door wreaths & table decorations ready for the Christmas Bazaar. Bring greenery, twine and secateurs Saturday 3rd December 9.30 a.m. Christmas bazaar - please come and help and/or support the All Saints' Christmas Bazaar Tuesday 10th January 2011 8.00 p.m. Church Meeting Room. Pot-luck Supper, Planning Evening and AGM. Please come with good ideas for 2012! The Mothers Union
The Mothers Union is a world-wide organisation within the Anglican Church. There are 3 million members in 70 countries around the world, 122,000 of them in the UK alone. Its purpose is to be especially concerned with all that strengthens and preserves marriage and Christian family life.
Through Action and Outreach, the M.U. reaches the wider community. Prison visiting, running parenting groups, providing 'Away from it all' holidays for needy families, and running family Contact Centres to enable estranged parents to visit their children following relationship breakdowns, are just some of the ways the M.U. is achieving its aims.
Members pray regularly for their overseas contemporaries. An overseas fund supports projects in needy parts of the world. The M.U. recently received three-quarters of a million pounds from Comic Relief, to help extend and develop its literacy and development programme in Burundi, Maiawi, and the Sudan. Women are being taught to read and write, allowing them to have increased confidence and control over every aspect of their lives, to the benefit of their families and the wider community.
Closer to home, we at All Saints have had many interesting and memorable speakers and visits over the last fifteen years. The Mothers Union banner stands resplendent next to the children's altar; on two occasions we have been able to give it an outing as it joined a sea of banners parading through St. Albans Abbey, at M.U. Diocesan Festivals.
The numerous speakers, both 'home grown' and from further afield have provided us with a diversity of talks over the years, from seasonal meditations, to far flung corners of the globe, our meetings have catered for all ages tastes and needs. Our annual programme is on the blue notice board at the back of church (or on our web page). Copies are available to take home. Please join us regularly or on an occasional basis if a specific topic is of interest to you. Either way, you will be very welcome!
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