Mothers' Union - units
Action & Outreach Unit
Unit Co-ordinator - June Curry
Our unit has a 3 yearly cycle for projects:
- Year 1 - Diocesan
- Year 2 - Away From It All holidays
- Year 3 -Overseas
We are on Year 1 at the moment working hard for the Women's Aid Centres in the Diocese supplying toiletries and babies' requirements.
2006 was the Overseas year involving fund raising from all branches for the General Overseas Fund plus the knitting of vests for Africa and India; 3800 Vest Tops sent to Kisizzi Hospital. 76 banana boxes were sent out with 50 vests in each. The boxes needed to be sponsored by £15 a box and all this was raised. Three Ugandan evenings were held with appropriate food and a slide show – raising awareness and money for the Overseas Fund.
Members of the Mothers' Union across the Diocese have been busy knitting vests for babies in South-West Uganda. Pictured here are members of Brynford MU and Holywell Deanery President Mrs Anne Thomas (right). Mrs Blanche Jones (centre) knitted 44 of the 80 vests shown here.
2005 was for A.F.I.A. This promotes family holidays for single parent families, grandparents, parents and children in need of a break following illness or hardship.
Child Care Centres are manned when required in 3 or 4 towns in the Diocese.
The Diocese links are with:
- North Mbale - Mbale - Bukedi (Uganda)
- Newcastle & Riverina (Australia)
Faith & Policy Unit
Unit Co-ordinator - Margaret Jandrell
This Unit meets four times a year. The Wave of Prayer Service is produced each year. A 3 day retreat is organised with good attendance; not necessarily led by M.U., each year it is led by a different perons, sometimes by the clergy.
The Unit is consulted in the preparation of Diocesan Festival Service along with our Chaplain who attends our meetings.
It also looks after Prayer letters and Prayer Diaries and sends out letters and cards for the members of the Indoor Members Prayer Circle (I.M.P.C.)
2007 Project – Overseeing the selection of suitable books for Hospices throughout the Diocese - including children’s Hospices.
Marketing Unit
Unit Co-ordinator - Beryl Griffiths
The aim of this Unit is to promote the Mothers’ Union by providing information about events and keeping members updated on all publications and literature provided by Mothers’ Union and also oversee the Diocesan membership.
MU enterprises
Unit Co-ordinator - Carol Chamberlain
MU produces a variety of quality cards, books and gifts at reasonable prices. Orders placed with our MU enterprises representative earn valuable income for the diocese. Orders can also be purchased via the internet, but you are particularly asked to name ‘St. Asaph Diocese’ on your order.
New booklets now available:
- Here with You – Praying in Hospital £1.50
- For Better Not For Worse – a book on marriage £1.50
- Living with Bereavement - £1.35