St Faith's Church, Hitchin: Mother's Union

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The Mother's Union is an organisation of over 3.6 million women and men living in 78 counties who believe in the importance of families. As well as encouraging and supporting families and marriage, members work to reach out as God's family to those who are isolated, in trouble, or in need of help. Through fellowship, programmes, policy and prayer, members around the world change lives.

Our meetings are on the 1st Tuesday of the months at St Faith's Church, starting with a service at 7.30pm, followed by a meeting from 8pm to 10pm.

We have a yearly programme, which includes speakers on a variety of subjects (some related to the Mother's Union) and informal member's meetings.

We have a link with a branch of the Mother's Union in St John's the Evangelist, Coffs Harbour, Australia.

As a branch, we organise for the senior citizens of our Parish an annual service followed by tea and entertainment.

With Hitchin Deanery, we supply cakes for the Letchworth Hospice. We make-up toilet bags for adults and Cheer-up–Bags for children, which go to local hospitals to give to patients.

We raise funds to support St Albans Diocese Mothers’ Union projects and worldwide campaigns. We have a branch Christmas dinner, which raises money for our Mother's Union charities. We support ”Make a Mothers’ Day", which aims to make a difference to the lives of mothers around the world.

Mary Goose presenting Margaret Watson with her certificate for being a member of the Mothers’ Union for 50yrs

To find out more, you are welcome to come and join us.

Pictures, above:

Mystery Trip 2006
Items that go in “Cheer –up –Bags”
Christmas Dinner 2007
Mary Goose presenting Margaret Watson with her certificate for being a member of the Mothers Union for 50 years

Programme of events, 2008

We meet every 1st Tuesday in the month at 8pm, usually preceded by Corporate Communion at 7.30pm.

3^rd June
Mystery Coach Trip

Wednesday 14th June
“Do Relationships Matter?”
Speaker : Eileen Smith, Diocesan President
Joint meeting with Holy Saviour MU at Holy Saviour, 7.30pm

1^st July
Strawberries for a Summer Evening
Leader Mary Goose, with words and music

5^th August
Coffee morning
55 Purwell Lane

2nd September
"South Africa with Traidcraft"
Leader: Wilma Garnett; Speaker: Elizabeth King
Joint meeting with Holy Saviour MU at St Faith's

7^th October
“My First Job”
Leader Elizabeth Hill, Members’ Evening

4^th November
“A Creative Evening”

8^th December
Christmas Dinner
The Committee

Other Branch, Deanery and Diocesan dates, 2008

Saturday 28^th June
St. Faith's Summer Fair

Thursday 3^rd July
Deanery Festival Service
St. Thomas’, Letchworth, 8pm

Wednesday 10^th July
Wave of Prayer across the Diocese
St. Faith’s, 11am to 11.30am

Thursday 21^st August
Summer Deanery Coffee Morning
2 Masefleld, 10.30am to 12pm

Saturday 15” November
St Faith's Christmas Fair

Committee Members

Branch Contact Person: Mary Goose

Branch Secretary: June Andrews

Branch Treasurer: Brenda Gardner

Committee Members: Mavis Duffin, Wilma Garnett, Elizabeth Hill