Mothers’ Union

We meet at the Parish Centre on the 1st Tuesday of the Month. Beginning with a light sandwich lunch at 12.30, this is followed at 1pm by a short, simple act of worship, followed by a Speaker. We finish at approx 2.30 in time to pick children up from school.

The Mothers’ Union is a Christian charity with over 3.5 million members in 75 countries. We support a wide range of global projects and programmes from farming initiatives, HIV/AIDS awareness and literacy in Africa to parenting groups, contact centres, work in prisons and family holidays in the U.K.

This year our Branch is supporting the two Deanery Projects. The ongoing project at the Neo Natal unit of the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the “Away From It All Holidays” This is a Mothers’ Union run project for families who are in desperate need of a holiday but for various reasons are unable to arrange one themselves.

The Branch in Baghdad has over 400 members of different faiths. They run a food kitchen, clinics and clothing centres. Our Deanery project this year is to provide Bar badges for every member of Baghdad Branch.

A Literacy and Development Programme is run in Burundi, Malawi & Sudan. This is an extremely successful project helping thousands of Men and Women to learn to read and do basic arithmetic, small things like being able to count the right change, or get on the correct bus can make a huge difference to every day life.

In this country M.U. run Parenting Courses, Contact Centres where children can spend time with their non-resident parent in a neutral venue. Marriage preparation courses, set up crèches and play areas in prisons and in this diocese some members are helping on the children’s ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. These are just a few of the many things going on all over the world.

We are a very friendly group who would be pleased to see you at any or all of our meetings, everyone is welcome.

For Further information please see Marian Parry or give her a ring on 0118 973 3667 or have a look at the M.U. web site at www.themothersunion.org