Mothers' Union

St. John’s Mothers’ Union held its first meeting in 1897, twenty one years after Mary Sumner started the organisation at her home, the Rectory in Old Arlesford. Today there are members in 78 countries around the world.
St John's Mothers' Union continues to be an active branch. Meetings are held regularly and consist of a mixture of sacred and secular. A Corporate Communion takes place every three months and the Prayer Group meets every month for intercessory prayer. In July the branch takes its turn in the Mothers’ Union worldwide Wave of Prayer.
Our lunch group MUGS (Mothers’ Union Gourmet Society) meets regularly to visit some of the local restaurants and at the monthly evening meetings speakers cover a wide range of topics.
Members have made many knitted blankets which have been sent to Romania, supported the work of Angel Tree which supplies Christmas gifts to the children of prisoners and sent bibles to the Mothers’ Union work in prisons.
Within our congregation we give a small cross and card to baptism candidates, make the Christingles for the Christmas Eve children’s service and for many years have supplied Advent calendars for the children of the Sunday school.

Everyone is very welcome to our meetings.

As we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the building of St. John’s Church this year and the members of St. John’s Mothers’ Union will be joining in the many parish celebrations we have omitted the branch
 evening meetings.
The following meetings and services will still be held: 

                                                 November

Tuesday 11th      Prayer Group 10.15am. at 12, Holmesdale Road
Tuesday 18th      MUGS (details to be announced)

                                                    December

Saturday 6th      Corporate Communion 9.30am.
Tuesday 9th       Prayer Group 10.15am. at 12, Holmesdale Road
Tuesday 16th     MUGS (details to be announced)                              

                                               January 2009

Tuesday 13th     Prayer Group 10.15am. at 12, Holmesdale Road
Tuesday 20th     MUGS (details to be announced)

                                                 February 2009

Tuesday 10th     Prayer Group 10.15am. at 12, Holmesdale Road
Tuesday 17th     MUGS (details to be announced)

                                           AGM Details to be announced