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MU December Newsletter

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Saturday, 2 December 2023, 08:21


December News...

Thoughts from your President, Maxine Paul I do hope those of you who came enjoyed the service and AGM at the Cathedral last month. How lovely it was to see so many of you there and to come together to worship, to share what has been happening during the year and to look to the future. It was also such a privilege to have Bishop Lynne with us and ... read more

 Posted: 2 Dec 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

MU November Newsletter.

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Thursday, 2 November 2023, 13:38


Lest we forget...

Thoughts from your President, Maxine Paul: What a busy and exciting month I’ve had – Apart from visiting some of the branches I dashed through during my “Summer of Hope” Challenge which is always a privilege, I was also privileged to represent CDMU, along with VP Rose, at the consecration of the new Bishop of Bradwell at W ... read more

 Posted: 2 Nov 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

October MU Newsletter

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Saturday, 30 September 2023, 09:14


October Newsletter

Thoughts from your President, Maxine Paul: Whilst you were all sweltering at the beginning of September, Jon and I were enjoying our post-“Summer of Hope” Challenge break – a cruise (needless to say) to the islands and archipelagos of Sweden. The weather was very kind to us (low twenties, no rain) and our visit to the Ice Bar in ... read more

 Posted: 30 Sep 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

IMPC newsletter from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 09:07


Praying for all MU leaders.

I am pleased to upload a small section of the latest IMPC newsletter from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands forwarded to me by Lucy Bubb… Dear Friends, at a MU gathering I asked that we pray for the MU Diocesan Presidential elections due soon. This led to a discussion on leaders and their selection. One moot point was that the Mothers’ U ... read more

 Posted: 19 Sep 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

2 Lads and a Laptop:

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 1 September 2023, 17:45


Joyous Music

Two musicians, armed with various strings, things and a Laptop, are on a mission to spread love, joy and peace through music! You are invited to join us to hear “A Million Dreams” to be held on Saturday 7th October 2023. Starting at 7pm at Emmanuel Church, Billericay, CM12 9LD The lads hope to spread lots of happiness and Joy through t ... read more

 Posted: 1 Sep 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

News from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 11:25


Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

We have just received the latest IMPC Newsletter from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, it seems that as the summer progresses, they are having to brace themselves for the hurricane season, as they have been warned of strong storms. Our sisters in the Mothers’ Union there are being advised to stocking up on food, water and medication. Through t ... read more

 Posted: 13 Jun 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

MU May Newsletter

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 16:17


May Newsletter

Thoughts from your President, Maxine Paul: Here we are in May – Easter is behind us, as with the Coronation and we have a Summer of Hope to look forward to, not forgetting our May Council meeting on 24th May. In between now and then, I’m off on one of my cruises and the break will be very welcome! Since Easter, Secretary Kathryn and I ... read more

 Posted: 10 May 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

A prayer for the Coronation of King Charles 111

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 07:53


King Charles 111 Coronation

On this special occasion, in particular for members in Britain & Ireland and the Commonwealth, as we celebrate the Coronation of King Charles 111 and pray for his reign. This moment is also a reminder of God’s call on us all, wherever we live in the world, both to pray for those in authority over us and to recognise that we are subjects o ... read more

 Posted: 3 May 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Letter from the IMPC

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 28 April 2023, 09:09


Refreshing Water

Good day MU Members, please see the most recent letter from the IMPC: Dear Friends, this issue of the IMPC Newsletter challenges you to become healthy both physically and spiritually. THE WOMAN AT THE WELL WITH REV MARY GRAHAM: Most of us know where we were when we realized that we needed Jesus in our lives. I can recall vividly where I was ... read more

 Posted: 28 Apr 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Easter Greetings and April Newsletter

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 31 March 2023, 09:30


Easter Blessings

Happy Easter to all Chelmsford Mothers’ Union Members: I am delighted to let you know that we have available the Monthly Newsletter from our MU President Maxine Paul and a special Easter Greeting from Sheran Harper, A.A. Mothers’ Union World Wide President. Both greetings are long so I have just given you a taste of their words below, ... read more

 Posted: 31 Mar 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Mothering Sunday Bookmarks

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 09:06


Beautiful bookmarks on Mothering Sunday

The members of the Mothers' Union at Waltham Abbey church gave out beautiful bookmarks to all who attended the Service on Sunday to mark Mother’s Day. The bookmarks held those wonderful verses from 1 Corinthians 13: v 4-6 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it i ... read more

 Posted: 21 Mar 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Christingle at St Mary's, Broomfield

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Sunday, 15 January 2023, 15:15


Not all children are so blessed.

Christingle at St Mary’s: Although we do not have a MU group, we do have some avid MU members, so I feel pleased to tell you that: On a cold but beautifully sunny morning it was a joy to see so many people in church to celebrate Christingle. As we remembered how the Wise Men came forth from the East bringing gifts for the Holy Child, so it ... read more

 Posted: 15 Jan 2023 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Christmas: Trees

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Monday, 19 December 2022, 20:17


The three Christmas Trees

Once upon a time, there were three tall majestic trees growing on a hill. The first tree said that when he was cut down, he wanted to be made into a beautiful, ornate treasure chest that would hold many precious jewels like, diamonds, rubies, gold. The second tree said that when he was cut down, he wanted to be made into a stately cruise liner, in ... read more

 Posted: 19 Dec 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

God Knows:

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Monday, 12 December 2022, 09:00


A Christmas Prayer

Heavenly Father, we pray to you and humbly ask that you watch over our families, those people we love and cherish. Keep them safe and warm this winter. – We don’t know all of their comings and goings but we know, that God Knows… We pray for our friends and neighbours, those people who live close to us who we sometimes have to re ... read more

 Posted: 12 Dec 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

God Never Forgets: 

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 15:04


God never forgets you...

I was reading an article in the Spring edition of ‘Connected’ and it brought to mind a story of my own. It’s not one bit like the story I was reading but it had the same ring of poignancy, love and care. The story I was reading, was about a lady in a care-home suffering with dementia. It seems that she would constantly pace the fl ... read more

 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Queen Elizabeth II

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 9 September 2022, 14:39


May she rest in peace and rise in glory

Reflecting on the sad death on Thursday of our Dear Queen Elizabeth II Sheran Harper wrote: It is with deep sadness that I receive the news of the passing of our beloved Patron, Her Majesty The Queen. On behalf of the Mothers’ Union members around the world, I join with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in offering our love and sincere ... read more

 Posted: 9 Sep 2022 | There are 1 comments | make a comment / view comments

Hope:   

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Saturday, 20 August 2022, 10:11


Unlike Linda, many children now go on to live long and happy lives

About sixty-plus years ago I worked with a lady called Kath, her and her husband had just one daughter called Linda. Kath was in her early thirties and I was in my teens. Because we worked next to each other, she would often talk to me and tell me things about her young daughter. On many occasions Kath would say how tired her Linda was when she ret ... read more

 Posted: 20 Aug 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Mary Sumner Day Service

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 5 August 2022, 08:16


Mary Mumner Service

Mary Sumner Day Service: The diocese will be holding a service of celebration at 2pm on Tuesday 9th August to mark this year’s Mary Sumner Day. Members may join us live at Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside or by Zoom. The service will begin with a welcome and as you gather to celebrate and hope to be inspired by the example of the founder of ... read more

 Posted: 5 Aug 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Bishop Edward.

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 29 July 2022, 08:14


Lucy with Bishop Edward and his wife Mary

It is with grateful thanks to the Lambeth Conference volunteers as they managed to send messages to poor Lucy Bubb who had been dashing around Heathrow airport terminals trying to locate Bishop Edward and his wife Mary who had travelled to England from Rejaf, in South Soudan in order to attend the Lambeth Conference. It appears that their flight ha ... read more

 Posted: 29 Jul 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

News from Jamaica and Cayman Islands

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Monday, 18 July 2022, 08:52


Water is Life

News from the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands: Lucy Bubb was kind enough to forward this newsletter to me from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It talks of encouraging MU members to join together in prayer: We all know that prayer is of the utmost importance and even if there is nothing else, we can do – we can pray – and th ... read more

 Posted: 18 Jul 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Monday, 4 April 2022, 12:03


A full version of the photo is below

News from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands: Please see this delightful photo of the Cross with its rosettes. The photo was sent from Sandi B to Lucy Bubb, who kindly sent it on to me. Along with the photo, Sandi said that she hoped we all had a lovely and enjoyable Ladies Day and Mothering Sunday. Sandi told us that they had a combination service to ... read more

 Posted: 4 Apr 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Thoughts on March from CDMU President

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 1 April 2022, 10:12


Thoughts on March

Thoughts on March: As we went through March, the slower pace of Lent was most welcome. I am particularly fortunate to have been able to enjoy a short cruise holiday in the glorious spring weather to Amsterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp. We had heard of the wonderful Ruebens paintings in the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp. They are indeed impressive, but ... read more

 Posted: 1 Apr 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Mothering Sunday 

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Monday, 28 March 2022, 10:40


The joy of Mothering Sunday

I hope many of you were able to attend your church to celebrate Mothering Sunday on the 27th March. I am sure we were all able to appreciate not having to wear masks so that we could sing some joyous hymns and speak God’s words in the way we have always been able to enjoy. I was delighted to hear from Kemi Ademola MU Leader at Emmanuel Church ... read more

 Posted: 28 Mar 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

A message from our Diocesan President Maxine Paul:

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 07:45


Holy Collect

A message from our Diocesan President Maxine Paul: After the busyness of preparing for the Commissioning service hotly followed by my first Trustees meeting, February was a time for fact-finding and what a lot of facts there are to find out about who does what, where, when, why and how in CDMU! I was also privileged to represent CDMU at the Conse ... read more

 Posted: 1 Mar 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments

Be happy:

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Saturday, 12 February 2022, 13:40


Be happy.

In the Autumn 2021 edition of Connected. There is an article by Bishop Emma Ineson entitled ‘Finding Joy in Whatever Life Holds’. A truly beautiful article, all about the Joy that we can find in the bible and the Christian Faith and how we can pass that joy into other people. The bishop’s article has inspired me to write somethin ... read more

 Posted: 12 Feb 2022 | There are 1 comments | make a comment / view comments

Our new President Maxine

posted by: Joan Vine | on: Friday, 21 January 2022, 17:05


Our new President Maxine on her special day,

As we begin the new Triennium, I, personally, face one of the biggest challenges of my life. In her sermon on Sunday, Mo Margaret Chapman said we had to listen when Jesus called and respond which meant making transformations in our lives. Well, when I responded to our past-president Judith’s request to pray about finding her successor, I l ... read more

 Posted: 21 Jan 2022 | There are 0 comments | make a comment / view comments