Birstall and Wanlip Mothers’ Union
The Mothers’ Union is a Christian mission organisation working through grassroots membership to support families and communities around the world.
There are 4 million members in 84 countries worldwide
Mission
- To promote and support married life
- To encourage parents in their role to develop the faith of their children
- To maintain a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service
- To promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life & the protection of children
- To help those whose family life has met with adversity
Everything our Mothers’ Union does is rooted in prayer.
Birstall and Wanlip Mothers’ Union meets at St James church, Church Hill, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4DJ, in the Community Area.
Our meetings take place on:-
3rd Monday of each month 10.00am – 11.30am
We have speakers/discussions/social events at these meetings.
We also pray for the concerns of the parish of Birstall and Wanlip.
There is a charge of £2 to include refreshments.
so
whether you are a parent or not
whether you are married or not
whether you are a grandparent or not
whether you are divorced or not
whether you are male or female
If you are concerned with supporting family life with all its joys and difficulties, please contact us or just come to one of our meetings.
(Membership of Mothers' Union is also open to those unable to attend meetings.)
Contact: Christine Walters telephone: 0116-2992230
The Mary Sumner Prayer
Written in 1876 by Mothers' Union founder Mary Sumner
All this day, O Lord,
Let me touch as many lives as possible for thee;
and every life I touch, do thou by thy spirit quicken,
whether through the word I speak,
the prayer I breathe,
or the life I live.
Amen
Mothers' Union Prayer
Loving Lord
We thank you for your love so freely given to us all.
We pray for families around the world.
Bless the work of the Mothers' Union
as we seek to share your love
through the encouragement, strengthening
and support of marriage and family life.
Empowered by your spirit,
may we be united in prayer and worship,
and in love and service
reach out as your hands across the world.
In Jesus' name,
Amen
Mid-day Prayers
Jesus, Lord of life,
by the power of your word
and through your actions of love,
call us to be your disciples.
Give us the strength to be different,
to stand up for justice and peace
and be signs of your reconciling love for all.
God of grace, enable your servants to carry out your mission on earth
through the work of the Mothers' Union worldwide.
We pray for all our members.
May God be with them in every part of their lives,
encouraging and leading them,
sheltering and strengthening them
so they may work to your praise and glory.
Amen
Faithful and loving God,
who called Mary Sumner to work for the renewal of family life:
inspire us to follow her example
and respond to your call to new adventures,
new possibilities and new visions
for the work of the Mothers' Union around the world.
May we always see the world through the eyes of Christ,
speak to those we meet with the words of Christ,
and take with us on our journey the peace of Christ.
Amen
1) Away From It All Holidays
We provide a holiday for local families in desperate need of a break (whether through bereavement, trauma, family crisis, low income), who have not had a holiday for at least 3 - 4 years. Please contact the rector or the church office for more information.
2) We knit teddy bears
Here are some colourful teddy bears that our Mothers' Union members & friends have knitted.
They are given to Leicester Police to give to traumatised children. They are also sent to children of refugees & asylum seekers through The Welcome Project at St Martins House and to Social Services for distribution to children. Our teddy bears are also being given to people with dementia. The teddies are sent off with our love & prayers for those who will receive them.
3) Crafts for hospitals
We make shawls for stillborn babies. The shawls are used to line 'Memory Boxes', which are given to the parents of stillborn babies or babies who die shortly after birth.
We make ventilator bonnets for tiny babies. The bonnets are made using a variety of stripes, colours and patterns to cheer things up a bit.
4) At Christmas, 100g chocolate bars are given to Mental Health Units.
5) We make Fiddle Quilts for people with dementia.
6) We make up Emergency Wash Bags for Leicester Royal Infirmary Accident and Emergency department, Mental Health units and Melton Mowbray hospital.
7) Wave of Prayer
We pray for our link dioceses:-
Kenya: Mombassa, Solomon Islands: Temotu,
Nigeria: Ekita - West, Nigeria: Gwagwalada,
Zambia: Eastern Zambia, Canterbury: Leicester.
8) Projects take place each year for worldwide concerns:-
See www.mothersunion.org for more details.