Happy Mothering Sunday! This banner for the Mothers Union is from All Saint’s Church in Cwm Ffrwdoer, Pontnewynydd
The Mothers Union was formed in 1876 with the aim of supporting ‘mothers from all backgrounds in bringing up their children’
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📸RCAHMW, 2014
#MotheringSunday #MothersUnion
St Mary's latest News Update is now available online at westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/st-marys-new... starting with an extract from "The 12 Joys of Christmas"
#bereavement #biggardenbirdwatc #ecochurch #mothersunion
The reflection and remembrance edition of St Mary's News covers Remembrance service, Advent, some new groups to join, COP30 and more; you can read it online at.
westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/st-marys-new...
#RemembranceDay #MothersUnion #AdventWindows2025 #cop30
Photograph of Mary and George Sumner taken circa 1898. Mary is seated, and George is standing next to her.
#OTD in 1892 a serious accident occurred that could have affected the future of the #MothersUnion.
Mary Sumner, the founder of the MU and her husband George, the Bishop of Guildford, were among almost 700 spectators watching the Buxton Horse show from the grandstand.
Photograph of Mary Sumner as an old woman. Mary is reading a book. There is a picture of her husband prominently placed behind her.
#OTD in 1921, Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers' Union died in Winchester.
Such was the prominence of the #MothersUnion and Mary's role in it, that her death was reported in local newspapers the length and breadth of the country.
At the time of her death there were 400,000 MU members worldwide.
Black and white photo of Mary Sumner in middle age.
Today, August 9th is Mary Sumner Day. We remember her remarkable vision for supporting women and families, started in Hampshire in 1876, that today is a worldwide movement with over 4 million members that still seeks to transform the lives of people and their communities.
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A drawing of Mary Sumner (nee Heywood) as a young woman. Mary is looking slightly to her left. She has long hair which is parted in the middle and pulled behind her head.
A contemporary photo of St James the Great Colwall, with the Elizabethan Ale House in the foreground.
#OTD in 1848 Mary Heywood married George Sumner at St James the Great in Colwall. Mary would go on to found the #MothersUnion in 1876.
St James was beautifully decorated and local children lined the path into church, and threw flowers into the path of the bride.
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What an exciting morning @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
#MothersUnion festival service had to start 20 mins late without +Rosemarie, due to serious transport crises...Luckily we had a spare bishop to hand so he presided at Mass, MU members helped extend things with great African worship songs...
A group of Mothers’ Union members each holding up a Bible in front of the Sanctuary of All Saints Kesgrave
So proud of our #MothersUnion members who are working on collecting contemporary versions of the Bible to give to those in Highpoint Prison.
If you’re nearby and you have a Bible you can pass on please get in touch.
Poster saying Marmalade Sale Saturday 5th April 8:30am until gone
People standing behind the marmalade stalls. The marmalade and lemon curd is on small tables with blue checked table cloths
Roll up, roll up to Walwyn Road in Colwall for the finest marmalade and lemon curd in the Three Counties. All sales support the Mothers Union Away From It All project.
@colwallchurch.bsky.social #MothersUnion
Lesley-Anne Dotchin wearing a hand knotted woollen hat next to a hamper full of woollen hats which are free gifts for seafarers visiting Felixstowe Seafarers Centre
Go Kesgrave #MothersUnion
Once again sending the vicar and his beloved off to #MissionToSeafarers Centre in #PortOfFelixstowe and filling the wooly hat hamper up to the brim.
Love you ladies 💝
