Mothers' Union Make a Mother’s Day

Mothering Sunday 2023 will already have been celebrated once you read this, but it will still be Easter season and Mothers' Union projects carry on throughout the year.

Our Gifts of Perseverance, which we have been invited to make can give desperately needed support to women, families and communities in Burundi (one of the poorest countries in the world) and many areas where MU works. Literacy and financial education programmes can lead to opportunities for women to come out of poverty, start businesses, send their children to school, gain respect from husbands, and take up leadership roles in their church. Through Mothers’ Union we get to hear of stories of individual, transformed lives.

Another area of MU work in the UK and around the world is in rebuilding lives in prisons. Children are cared for in creches during visiting times and parenting courses are held in HMP Send in our own diocese. Card making sessions are held so inmates can send to their children.

Parents don't stop being parents just because they are in prison, and our gifts can help support a family through the impacts of a prison sentence.

The ‘Away From It All’ (AFIA) scheme, which Guildford diocese also supports, helps families who are experiencing stressful times and would otherwise not have the opportunity of a holiday, giving children positive memories.

I am always happy to donate to MU causes knowing that gifts will go directly to where they are needed, given our grass roots membership. If you would like to donate to any of the Mothering Sunday causes, the website is: www.makeamothersday.org

Even better, look into joining the fellowship which is Mothers' Union. Despite the name, being a mother is not a requirement!

Dorothea Nattrass