SOUTHERN REGION

PictureMarilyn Airey (Southern Region Co-ordinator)
The Southern Region incorporates the old MU Deaneries of Bayside, Monash and Peninsula.

Co-ordinator
Marilyn Airey









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Branches (updated May 2021)

Beaumaris St Michael’s and All Angels MU 
1st Tuesday 1.30pm

Cheltenham St Matthew’s MU 
4th Wednesday 10.00am

Dandenong St James’ MU

Frankston East St Luke’s MU
1st Wednesday 10.00am

Frankston St Paul’s MU
4th Thursday 2.00pm

Glenhuntly St Agnes MU

Malvern East St John's & St Agnes Glenhuntly Caritas

Moorabbin St David’s MU

Mornington St Peter’s MU
1st Thursday 11.00am

Mount Eliza St James’ the Less Caritas
Last Monday 10.00am

Murrumbeena St Peter’s MU
1st Wednesday 1.00pm

Noble Park St Aidan's

Ormond Christ church MU
4th Tuesday 7.30pm

Parkdale St Aidan’s MU
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.
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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
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St Michael’s Beaumaris gathered at Braeside Park to hold their AGM this year,  enjoying the natural surroundings and ample room for Covid spacing... blessed with a sunny day and birds singing. ​