The Southern Region incorporates the old MU Deaneries of Bayside, Monash and Peninsula.
Co-ordinator Marilyn Airey
Branches Beaumaris St Michael’s and All Angels MU 1st Tuesday 1.30pm
Cheltenham St Matthew’s MU 4th Wednesday 10.30am
Glenhuntly St Agnes MU 4th Monday 1.30pm
Dandenong St James’ MU 3rd Thursday 10.00am
Frankston East St Luke’s MU 1st Wednesday 10.45am
East Malvern St John’s Caritas 1st Monday 8.00pm
Frankston St Paul’s MU 4th Thursday 1.30pm
Malvern St George’s MU 1st Tuesday 12noon
Mentone St Augustine’s MU 4th Tuesday 10.00am
Moorabbin St David’s MU 1st Tuesday 1.30pm
Mornington St Peter’s / Mt Martha MU 1st Thursday 11.30am
Mount Eliza St James’ the Less Caritas 4th Monday 10.00am
MurrumbeenaSt Peter’s MU 1st Wednesday 1.30pm
Oakleigh Emmanuel MU 1st Monday 1.30pm
Ormond Christ church MU 4th Tuesday 7.45pm
Parkdale St Aidan’s MU 4th Wednesday 12noon
At the 2019 Diocesan AGM, Margaret Dunbar was presented with a certificate making her a Life Member of Mothers’ Union for her exceptional work in the Shop and distributing the Mia Mia publication from Australia.
Southern Region’s Quiet Day (2019) On the 25th November 2019 at the Community of the Holy Name Spiritually Centre the Quiet Day for Southern Region was held. Our morning welcome from the Sisters was expressed as we enjoyed our cup of tea and renewed our friendships as we were reminded this is our last time to talk for the day. The Theme for the day was, For A Season of Transition - The Getting of Wisdom - conducted by The Revd. Dr Geoff Cheong, locum at St Matthew’s Cheltenham. Started our time together with prayer, as we entered the world of silence.
Reflecting with the Lord,
I give you thanks for my body as a whole.
Give thanks for my mind.
I thank you for my soul.
I thank you for the universal family of all humanity – and the great Cosmos we live in, the very notion of being and we are made in your image.
Our teaching was related to by the creator Erik Erikson stages of life 1-8.
We all started at the bottom of the river as we moved slowly through the day, we were able to sit at the top of the bank and see both ways by receiving GOD’S love for ourselves.
St Christopher’s Bentleigh East Mothers’ Union celebrated on Mothering Sunday (22nd March 2020) the closing of their Branch. They had a strong service record in the Parish and the community for many years. 2020 - the year of COVID-19 & ZOOM “As part of the team I have tried to take part in the Zoom meetings. Our year has had its challenges and most of us have learnt how to get to know the technology better. Having phoned many of the Southern Regional Leaders, it was wonderful to learn how their parishes were getting involved by Zoom. Listening to the Archbishop of Melbourne’s talks and our Bishops in each Region, plus St Paul’s Cathedral and, not the least, England’s Mothers’ Union Midday prayers. We pray for one another and when the time comes we will welcome in the New Year.” Marilyn Airey – Southern Region Coordinator