Mothers' Union is a worldwide Christian organisation with more than 4 million members in 83 countries - all having special concern for marriage and family life (www.themothersunion.org) (www.mothersunion.ie) . Ladies' Guild is a parish group. Here in Carrigrohane Union we work together.
Our aim is to build each other up in fellowship and faith, to support one another and have fun together, to learn about others and be of service in the church and in the wider community.
Our new programme for 2012/2013 will soon be available.
Last year's programme:
Sept 13th - Mothers' Union Festival Service in Castlemartyr church at 8pm.
Sept 19th - Opening Service in the Parish Centre at 8pm, including a look at the work of 'Release International', the focus of Ladies' Guild fundraising project for the year.
Oct 10th - Meeting in the Parish Centre at 8pm to hear Jennifer Kingston - the Cork Diocese Mothers' Union Development Worker, 'Discovering and Celebrating your Gift', including a loook at Jennifer's role in the Diocese.
Nov 18th - 20th Mothers' Union Conference takes place at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery - Speaker Mrs Mary Good.
Nov 21st - Meeting in the Parish Centre at 11am - for gift wrapping of Christmas presents for Rosenalee Nursing Home. (MU Enterprise Stall)
Dec 10th - Carol singing at Rosenalee at 3pm - All welcome!
Jan 21st 2012 - Annual Lunch at the Parish Centre at 1pm - A fundraising event in aid of Release International
Feb 13th - 'Real Food - Fast' - a cookery demo as part of CONNECT 2012 - in the Westgate Foudnation.
Mar 2nd - World Day of Prayer Service in the Church of the Resurrection at 8pm
Mar 26th - 'Lady Day' Communion Service in St Peter's, Carrigrohane at 8pm
April 30th - 'My Song of Praise' - an evening of sharing and singing in the Parish Centre at 8pm
May 19th - Annual Outing and AGM - details to be confirmed
The Mothers' Union has trained 3 Parenting Course Facilitators from this parish who facilitate groups here, and in other parts of the diocese (Marg, Ruth & Patsy). See details of Parenting Courses elsewhere on this site.
Members of LG/MU also support the facilitators of The Marriage Course, MU work & projects in the Diocese, MU Overseas & Relief Fund, and the Parish Prayer Chain, as well as taking care of practicalities like some parish catering and the church flower and cleaning rotas.
We are joining in the wider Mothers' Union diocesan project of knitting blankets and baby hats for premature babies in CUH. This will be an on-going project as the blankets and hats often go home with the baby. Anyone who likes to knit is very welcome to join with us in this project. More details from the parish office or anyone on the committee.
