MARCH 2010 - MOTHERS' UNION
New members enrolled; Branch activities and International Wave of Prayer.
The Dean presided at the eucharist which explored the MU’s current theme on “Relationship not Rules”.
Next month Mrs. Rosemary Kempsell, the Worldwide President of the MU will be a guest at the Deanery when she visits Ireland to attend the commissioning service in Armagh of Mrs. Ruth Mercer as All Ireland President.
This month’s programme:
Thursday 4th - Outing - “Meet me in St Louis”, Waterfront Studio, 7.30 pm.
Friday 5th - Women's’ World Day of Prayer on the theme, “Let Everything That Has Breath Praise God’’
Sunday 7th - Commissioning of All Ireland President, Ruth Mercer, Armagh Cathedral, 3.15 pm.
Saturday 13th Branch meeting,10.15 am. Speaker: Canon Douglas Goddard - Relationship not Rules : Stories from the Port.
Sunday 21st Diocesan Festival Service and Trustee Commissioning, Belfast Cathedral, 3.30 pm.
WAVE OF PRAYER
1st - 5th March - Abakaliki (Nigeria), All Saints Cathedral (Kenya), Carlisle (York), Mbeere (Kenya) Members in Argentina (Southern Cone), Swaziland (Southern Africa) and Zululand (Southern Africa).
6th - 10th March - Chelmsford (Canterbury), George (Southern Africa), Hpa-an (Myanmar), Members in Thailand (South East Asia), Meru (Kenya) and Toungoo (Myanmar).
11th - 15th March - Cape Town (Southern Africa), Chester (York), Ho (West Africa), Kondoa (Tanzania), Mbaise (Nigeria) and Namibia (Southern Africa).
16th - 20th March - Chichester (Canterbury), Kimberley and Kuruman (Southern Africa), Nyahururu (Kenya), Okrika (Nigeria), Owo (Nigeria), Renk (Sudan) and The Niger Delta (Nigeria).
21st - 25th March - Antananarivo (Indian Ocean), Central Zambia (Central Africa), Coventry (Canterbury), Dutse (Nigeria and Toamasina (Indian Ocean.
26th - 31st March - Other women’s groups around the world.
