16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
25th November - December 10th 2021
25th November - December 10th 2021
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Day Three - November 27th Prayer: We give you thanks Lord, that through Jesus’ death and resurrection we are all one in Him and that no one can claim to be to be of a higher status. Give those women who feel oppressed strength for each day knowing that you care for them. Amen
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TODAY is Global Day 2021
Members and friends of Mothers' Union are coming together across Britain and Ireland and around the world to hold a three minute silence at 1.03pm. This is our Global Day of Action in response to the call for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Click on Link below for... Introduction and closing to three minute silence for Global Day of Action |
Sunday 28th November 2021
Season of Advent O Tree of Jesse and flower of Jesse’s Stem, lifted high as a sign to all the peoples, before whom even the powerful are struck dumb, come and save us, and delay no more. Jim Cotter ‘Cries of Advent’ No 4. From Prayer in the Morning, Cairns Publications 1989. A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, the spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11: 1-2 This week we pray for Anglicans in Sri Lanka – 4% of the population – and particularly those in the diocese of Colombo where there are 121 churches and 10 schools. Roshina Mendis is MU president and Zone A Trustee. We thank God for her focussed and practical ministry. Monday and Tuesday
9.30am - 2.30pm Friday 12 noon - 3.00pm The MU Office and Shop St Paul's Frankston Parish Hall 1 High Street, Frankston. Phone: 9783 5062 Email: mumelb@tpg.com.au PLEASE NOTE: our postal address is PO Box 11265, Frankston 3199 |
MU DIOCESAN PRESIDENTElaine Longford
HOLDING the LIGHT
An Ecumenical Service remembering victims and survivors of family violence. Sunday November 28th @ 2.30pm You are warmly invited to this time of remembering victims and survivors of family domestic violence. St Peter's Eastern Hill 15 Gisborne St., East Melbourne CLICK TO TRYBOOKING The service will also be live-streamed and recorded on the St Peter's FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/stpeterseasternhill St Peter's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw |
MU Melbourne Short-Term Project
#ItsInTheBag Share the Dignity #ItsInTheBag is Share the Dignity's annual event where we encourage everyday Australians to put together bags filled with essential items, to donate to someone in need for Christmas. The bags are dropped off at Bunnings by generous Aussies, such as yourself, and are distributed to 3,000 Australian charities that have registered with Share the Dignity. These charities then hand out your donated bags to people in need for Christmas. For 2021, collections points for bag donations will be open at every Bunnings store across Australia from 19 to 28 November https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/  St Mary's Sunbury MU packs17 handbags filled with female toiletries for them to be distributed by 'Share the Dignity' to homeless women fleeing domestic violence.
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Crafty Members at Moorabbin upholding MU Ideals.
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Joyce and Esther are both members of St David’s Mother Union Moorabbin Melbourne for the past 35 years and their age are now 98. In our covid -19 lockdown they have continued to support the ideals of MU, by Knitting tiny beanies that are worn by newborn especially premature babies which are taken to the hospitals. Esther continued in making jams, chutney, and relishes. And having sold them to family and friends and parishioner at this time she has donated $460.00
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Rowena has been applying her crafts sewing for our trading table and the fete in the future who is also in her 80s e.g. handtowels, casserole holders’, aprons bags for shopping.
Bev beautiful multi-coloured rugs in squares have been sent to nursing homes and hospitals for many years and she is in her 80s. |