Welcome to the March 2010 Mothers' Union Newsletter

We hope you enjoy reading on our latest news.

Make a mother's day - two weeks left!

Mothering Sunday is two weeks away - the 14th March - so please get your orders for ethical gifts cards in and encourage your family, friends and branches to get theirs to us as well.

Due to high demand and brilliant fundraising efforts by all of you, we've now run out of make a mother's day printed catalogues. So order online and if you have any spare catalogues and anyone near you needs any more, please share them!

Also if you would like to help spread the word, please download the e-shot material below and send out to your friends and family.

To order online and to obtain make a mother's day resources

MUE Mothering Sunday colouring resources and gifts

Make a Mother's Day e-shot resources
mamd e-shot JPEG
mamd e-shot Instructions

Women's World Day of Prayer - 5th March 2010

Join the global movement of Christian women who will all come together on the first Friday in March and pray. This year the main focus of prayer will be Cameroon.

Women's World Day of Prayer website
Mothers' Union in Cameroon information

International Women's Day 2010

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. As a way of marking this special occasion Women for Women international is joining together with women's organization worldwide to celebrate and campaign for peace and women's development. The campaign JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE is where women across the world will build bridges, thus meeting on bridges and celebrating together. In the UK women will be meeting at the Embankment in London and marching across the Millennium Bridge.

International Women's Day website
Join me on the Bridge event and information
Thomson Reuters slideshow celebrating women living in extraordinary times

Woman to Woman Northern Conference - Manchester

Join Premier Christian Radio's Woman to Woman presenter, Maria Toth, alongside well known speakers, authors and leaders for a day of power-packed preaching, teaching and prayer at King's House Conference Centre on Saturday 27th March 2010.

"The Northern Conference will be an opportunity for women to be refreshed in their walk with God whilst being challenged to hear what the Spirit is saying to them in this season".

To book your place at Woman to Woman - Northern Conference either call Premier Response on 08456 52 52 52 or book online here.

Women to Woman Northern Conference event information

Mothers' Union General Meeting 2010

This year's Mothers' Union General Meeting will be held at Guild Hall in Preston and is posing to be a truly exciting affair. With a great guest speaker lined up and events to mark the 10 year anniversaries of the Literacy and Parenting programmes.

The Festival service the evening before the General meeting is being held at Blackburn Cathedral and seats are available via ticket entry only. Please view below if you would like to book tickets.

General Meeting information

Festival service -23rd June 2010 - 7pm
Click here for a booking form
Information on Blackburn Cathedral

General Meeting - 24th June 2010 - 10.30am until 4pm
Guild Hall online booking Information
Guild Hall Travel directions
Guild Hall visitors information

We are 10!
Mothers' Union 10 year anniversary of our Literacy and Parenting programmes

This year is the 10 year anniversary of Mothers' Union's literacy and parenting programmes and to mark this special occasion we will be hosting various celebrations. If you or your diocese would like to join in the fun we have prepared some resources to help.

10 year celebration ideas leaflet
10 year celebration service - Literacy
10 year celebration service - Parenting

Faith & Policy Watch March 2010

Mothers' Union Policy Watch has changed its name and has now become Faith & Policy Watch, which is Mothers' Union's monthly social policy newsletter. Through this newsletter, social policy issues will be highlighted as they relate to your faith, and will be looking at a whole range of issues from UK Government legislation and developments in the Church.

To read

Lent and Easter meditations and prayers

Have you been fasting or feasting this Lent?

Please view below for Mothers' Union Lent and Easter medidations and prayers.

Lent and Easter meditation and prayers

Midday and Wave of Prayer

March 2010
April 2010
Continued prayer for Haiti (CofE)

One Year on...
Mothers' Union Relief Fund Calender 2010

After much anticipation Mothers' Union relief fund calendar 2010 is available to download. With information on where our grants and relief funds have been placed throughout 2009 and the positive impact it has had in communities such as Northern Myanmar, East Africa, Uganda, Fiji and many more.

Relief Fund Calendar 2010

Can you give a helping hand
We have exciting volunteering opportunities within our offices in Westminster.

Mothers' Union are looking for volunteers to work within our publications team or assist with online sales in our merchandising department. Or how about liaising with our development and project workers in our Action & Outreach Unit? The work will be varied and you will be helping us reach our members worldwide whilst gaining experience in a dynamic charity doing all it can to make a better world for families. Interested? Please email your CV and a short covering letter to jobs@themothersunion.org

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