Mothers' Union

Mothers’ Union

The Chippenham Branch of the Mothers’ Union meets on the first Thursday of the month at 2.30pm in St. Catherine’s Room (which is the end building of the Halls). We have a wide range of speakers. Our membership is about 30 and are members of either St. Andrew’s or St. Peter’s Church. Not all our members are able to attend afternoon meetings but are happy to belong to a worldwide organization with members in 79 countries.

There are five objects of the MU:

To uphold Christ’s teaching on the nature of marriage and to promote its wider understanding,
To encourage parents to bring up their children in the faith and life of the Church,
To maintain a worldwide fellowship of Christians, united in prayer, worship and service,
To promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and protection of children,
To help those whose family life has met with adversity.

Chippenham Branch Programme for 2010
4 February 2010		Annual General Meeting and talk on MU work in the Bristol Diocese by Eileen Hodges
25 February 2010		Wave of Prayer followed by a light lunch
27 February 2010	11:00am	Commissioning Service at Bristol Cathedral
4 March 2010		Lenten talk by Revd Brian Pettifer
8 April 2010		Age Concern - Updates and Advice
6 May 2010		Filming of Larkrise to Candleford — Mr Pope
3 June 2010		A talk by Osteopath Carol Plumridge
1 July 2010		Wiltshire Farm Foods
5 August 2010		Outing to be arranged with Friends of St Andrew’s
21 August 2010		Cream Tea at 19 Anglesey Mead
2 September 2010		A talk on St Francis of Assisi by Sarah Wyman
7 October 2010		Talk on Miniature Instruments with Mr Scammells
4 November 2010		Christmas Foliage with Ros Harford
2 December 2010		Pre-Chistmas Lunch

MOTHERS’ UNION PRAYER

Loving Lord

We thank you for your love so freely given to us all.

We pray for families around the world.

Bless the work of the Mothers’ Union as we seek to share your love,

through the encouragement, strengthening and support of marriage and family life.

Empowered by your Spirit,

may we be united in prayer and worship,

and in love and service reach out as your hand across the world,

in Jesus’ name, Amen.

For further information, please contact Doreen Morse, Branch Leader.

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