"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"
and I said "Here am I; send me!" Isiah 6.8
We were delighted to enrol Victoria and Ida as members of the Mothers' Union during the Service.
Penny received a Long Service Award for 40 years dedicated to the work of the Mothers' Union.
After the service we enjoyed fellowship and refreshments raising funds for the Summer of Hope, helping families in need.
The Mothers' Union movement began in 1876. Mary Sumner, the wife of a rector in Hampshire, set up a group to support mothers of all kinds in bringing up their children. After delivering a speech in 1885 to churchgoing women at the Portsmouth Church Congress, she inspired many of them to go back to their parishes and set up similiar groups.
The movement today is made up of hundreds of individual Mothers' Union charities spread across 84 countries. Mothers' Union is unique in that members work together to solve challenges in their local communities. By helping to restore and strengthen relationships in families and communities, the movement gives a sense of belonging and acceptance to the stigmatised and vulnerable.
