Mothers' Union Cirencester Branch Programme 2021 - Members and Friends welcome to all Services, Meetings and Events All afternoon meetings at ...

2021

     Mothers’ Union

  Cirencester Branch

        Programme

Members and Friends welcome to all
  Services, Meetings and Events

 All afternoon meetings at 2.30 pm
held in The Parish Hall, Watermoor

Branch Leader
                Shellaine Foggin
               Tel: 074 212 85100
               or 01285 651956

      Email: shellaineann@gmail.com

                    Secretary
                  Maggie Pollard
               Tel: 01285 239109

Email: theoldfolksathome@gmail.com

              2021 Theme:
     Rebuilding hope and confidence

Note: In these uncertain times events may be changed.
      Please add new events when they are published.

January

          Wednesday 6th – 2.30pm
       Reverend Canon Graham Morris
         “Online Epiphany Service”

                 February

           Monday 1st – 2.30pm
Candlemas Service – Holy Trinity, Watermoor or
                   Online
      Reverend Canon Graham Morris &
           Reverend Alison Love

           Wednesday 3rd – 2.30pm
                    AGM
     “Pauline Farman – A Posy of Poems”
                Bring and Buy

    Wednesday 17th – ASH WEDNESDAY

       Monday 22nd – 10.00am–1.00pm
                  Members Day
  St Phillip and St James Church, Hucclecote

March

       Wednesday 3rd – 2.30pm
Speaker: Reverend Canon Graham Morris
          “My Trip to Ghana”

              Friday 5th
      Women’s World Day of Prayer

        Saturday 13th – 10.00am
         Parish Hall, Watermoor
   Making Posies for Mothering Sunday

  Sunday 14th – MOTHERING SUNDAY

   Thursday 25th – LADY DAY Service
      Reverend Rosemary Franklin

Sunday 28th – 9.00am for after service sale
     PALM SUNDAY – Cake Stall
        Parish Hall, Watermoor

April

      Sunday 4th – EASTER SUNDAY

          Wednesday 7th – 2.30pm
            Speaker: Jackie Lucas
“LPA (Lasting Power of Attorney) Made Simple”
               Bring and Buy

           Saturday 17th – 2.00pm
              Festival Service
            Gloucester Cathedral

            Friday 23rd – 7.30pm
           THINK TANK EVENING

May

            Wednesday 5th – 2.30pm
      Speaker: Canon Margaret Edwards
“Visit to the Diocesan of Western Tanganyika”

         Wednesday 12th – 7.00pm
         Diocesan Council Meeting

       Friday 21st – 10.00am–12noon
            Coffee in the Square
               LAUNCH DAY

RETREAT DAY – 10.00am–3.30pm – Date TBA

June

     Wednesday 2nd – 2.30pm
      Speaker: Chris Evans
      “The Butterfly Garden”
         Bring and Buy

 Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd
    DEANERY QUIET DAY

       Saturday – Date TBA
       CREAM TEA EVENT
Elizabeth Gledhill’s Home – Barnsley

  Friday 18th – 10.00am–12noon
       Coffee in the Square

July

     Wednesday 7th – 2.30pm
        Closing Service
      Online or Venue TBC

Saturday 10th – 10.30am – 3.30pm
   AFIA BIG DAY OUT EVENT
           Hucclecote
      Deanery Stall – Toys

  Friday 16th – 10.00am–12noon
       Coffee in the Square

             August

     Wednesday 4th – 2.30pm
Tea & Chat – Parish Hall, Watermoor
   “Quiz – Kathie & Peter Cottey”

          Monday 9th
  Mary Sumner Day – Venue TBA

  Friday 20th – 10.00am–12noon
       Coffee in the Square

September

         Wednesday 1st – 2.30pm
         Speaker: Sheryl Roberts
         “Tax, Care and Toy Boys”
              Bring and Buy

          Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th
            WAVE OF PRAYER

             Monday 13th – 7.00pm
                 Members Day
 St Phillip and St James Church, Hucclecote

      Friday 17th – 10.00am–12noon
           Coffee in the Square

          Friday 24th – 12 noon
            Cathedral Prayers
     Cirencester with Fairford Deanery

        Friday 24th & Saturday 25th
Mother’s Union Annual Service & Gathering
          Belfast Cathedral & ICC

October

        Wednesday 6th – 2.30pm
    Speaker: Members who attended
“Annual Gathering Feedback Presentation”

   Wednesday 13th – 12noon–1.30pm
   SOUP & SOCIAL Fundraiser Lunch
    St Lawrence Church, Chesterton

     Friday 20th – 10.00am–12noon
       Diocesan Council Meeting

     Friday 22nd – 10.00am–12noon
          Coffee in the Square

         Friday 29th – 7.30pm
        THINK TANK EVENING

November

        Tuesday 2nd – Thursday 4th
          RETREAT – Cropthorne

         Wednesday 3rd – 2.30pm
         Speaker: Emily Hepworth
 “Christmas Themed Flower Demonstration”
            Raffle of her Flowers
              Bring and Buy

       Friday 19th – 10.00am–12noon
            Coffee in the Square

           Friday 26th – 12noon
                  Cathedral
Midday Prayers for 16 days of Activism against
             Gender Violence

25 Nov–10 Dec: 16 days of Activism against
            Gender Violence

December

       Wednesday 1st – 2.30pm
   “Christmas Theme Entertainment”
          TEA & MINCE PIES

    Friday 3rd – 10.00am–12noon
         PARISH CHURCH

“CHRISTMAS CAKES & CRAFT STALL”

   Wednesday 15th Dec – 7.30pm
       CHRISTMAS MEAL
      Parish Hall, Watermoor

The Mary Sumner Prayer

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.

Services to note:

Mother’s Union Corporate Communion

       12 noon in the Parish Church
              Lady Chapel
 on the last Wednesday of each month.

All welcome to attend – we look forward to
         more members joining us
for this very special part of our fellowship.
Please contact Rosemary Roberts if you would like more information
             or would like to do a reading or prayers.

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       Possibly resuming in 2021 after lockdown….
                         Little Angels

 Service for Children under 5 and their carers

            2pm in the Parish Church
                EVERY THURSDAY
           Followed by Tea and Biscuits

 Please encourage family members and young friends

Our aims and objectives are:

 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 and the
  protection of children
 To help those whose family life has met
  with adversity
 To promote and support married life

The 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.