St Luke's Church Eccleshill, Bradford, UK

Mothers' Union - Eccleshill Branch

St Luke's Eccleshill has one of the largest branches of the Mothers' Union in the diocese, with 53 members (subscribing in 2003). We meet monthly on the first Monday of each month, and also for various other activities.

The Aim of the Mothers' Union is the advancement of the Christian religion in the sphere of marriage and family life. In order to carry out this aim there are five objects:

to uphold Christ's teaching on the nature of marriage and to promote its wider understanding;
to encourage parents to bring up their children in the faith and life of the Church;
to maintain a world wide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service;
to promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of children;
to help those whose family life has met with adversity.

For further details, you may visit the Mothers' Union at the national website at www.themothersunion.org or telephone them at 020 7222 5533. On their website you will find details of the wave of prayer and daily prayers, the origins of Mothering Sunday, and a range of other information.

Programme for 2006

Our programme tries to help us meet the aims of the MU (above), as well as to provide an enjoyable time for those who come to our meetings. All meetings start at 7.30pm in the narthex (the glassed-in room at the back of the church building), begin with an act of worship (using the Mothers' Union Service Book), and include refreshments (usually after the speaker or discussion).

Date	Topic	Speaker	Aim
Jan 9th	Admission Service & AGM "..."	The Vicar	1
Feb 6th	Memories of India (with slides)	Mrs Jessie Dent
Mar 6th	Our Daily Bread	Mrs Alison Boggie	3
March 26th	Mothering Sunday
March 27th	The Annunciation - service at Bradford Cathedral
Apr 3rd	"A village in stitches" (with slides)	Mrs Diane Exell	3
Apr 8th	Senior Citizens' Afternoon Tea
May 8th	"Personal and house security"	Mrs Catherine Winn (West Yorkshire Police)
June 5th	"It did happen to a midwife"	Miss Phyllis Gittins
July 3rd	Evening Outing
No meeting in August
Sep 4th	Scout Jamborees in Russia	Mrs Dorothy Holdsworth
Oct 2nd	Adventures on the Inca trail (with slides)	Miss Emma linskill
Nov 6th	Church Bells and Bellringing	Rev'd John Hartley
Nov 11th	Autumn Fair
Dec 4th	Christmas Symposium