St Augustine's has an active Mothers' Union branch which meets monthly, generally on the first Wednesday in the month.

ST AUGUSTINE'S MOTHERS' UNION

St Augustines Mothers Union Branch News for March

Women’s World Day of Prayer is on 1^st March at Burnt Ash Methodist Church starting at 10am.

Please note that during Lent there is no M.U Branch meeting in March but we encourage you to attend the church Lent meetings.

Lady Day - Ordinarily Lady Day is the 25th March, but as this falls in Holy Week this year it has been moved to 8th April.

Online Social Networks - Keep in touch with Mothers' Union online through Facebook and follow Mothers' Union on Twitter for up to date information.

Make A Mothers Day 2013

We have a cake sale after the Mothering Sunday service on Sunday 10^th March. The proceeds will be going to the “Make A Mothers Day” campaign helping mothers in the UK and abroad. Please can I ask for lots of you to help by bringing along cakes for us to sell (homemade or shop bought) and please price them for us. There will also be a MU Enterprises stall selling items including Easter cards and small gifts, and you can also collect the new catalogue where orders can be taken. Hope you will be able to come along and support this fundraiser.

Make A Mothers Day prayer:

Father God

We thank you for mothers around the world

And for the care they give their children.

We offer our support and prayers

For their lives to be blessed and for families to flourish.

Amen

One of the many programs that the “Make A Mothers Day” campaign supports is parenting groups and training for a group facilitator costs just £19.This is a little bit about the program taken from the M.U website:

Being a parent can be described as the most important job you will ever do.  It can also be quite a daunting and isolating task, especially with all the things that life in the 21st Century can bring. Promoting the importance of parenting and its impact on family life is a universal goal for Mothers’ Union members worldwide.

Research undertaken at the end of the 90s suggested that one of the key factors in determining how helpful parenting groups are for parents is the skill of the group facilitator. Mothers' Union found that whilst there were many resources available for group facilitators, there seemed to be little training to equip them. Armed with this research, the Parenting Programme was introduced.

 
Mothers’ Union Parenting Programme aims to equip individuals to develop their parenting skills, build relationships and contribute to the stability of family life in society. This mirrors the core values at the heart of the Mothers’ Union.

 
Mothers’ Union parenting groups provide an opportunity for grandparents, parents and carers alike to meet in a supportive environment. Through group formation and the establishment of trusting relationships, individuals explore common parenting issues through participatory learning.

For more information on our Parenting Programmes in the UK and worldwide please go to : www.themothersunion.org/parenting

 Lindsey Eve

Link to The Mothers' Union: www.themothersunion.org