Mothers’ Union
The Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation which has been supporting mothers and families worldwide for over 140 years. Started by its founder Mary Sumner in 1876, the charity now has over 4 million members in 84 countries.
St Mary, Newmarket hosts a local branch of the Mothers’ Union which meets regularly in the church with a Corporate Communion service on the third Wednesday of every month and branch meetings on the first Thursday or Friday of most months alternating between morning and afternoon times to which all are welcome.
CALENDAR FOR 2023
All meetings are in St Mary’s church. Thursday meetings begin with a short service.
| BRANCH MEETINGS | CORPORATE COMMUNION |
| No meeting in January | Wednesday 18 January at 10.00am |
| FRIDAY 3 February at 10.00 am Speaker: Peter Norman Slides of old Newmarket | Wednesday 15 February at 10.00am |
| THURSDAY 2 March at 2.00pm | Wednesday 15 March at 10.00am |
| FRIDAY 14 April at 10.00 am Speaker: Lynnette Tonge Newmarket Community Choir visit to Edinburgh | Wednesday 19 April at 10.00am |
| THURSDAY 4 May at 2.00pm Speaker: The Revd David Butcher | Wednesday 17 May at 10.00am |
| FRIDAY 2 June at 2.00 pm Afternoon Tea at Heath Court Hotel | Wednesday 21 June at 10.00am |
| THURSDAY 6 July at 2.00pm Speaker: from the Air Ambulance team | Wednesday 19 July at 10.00am |
| FRIDAY 4 August at 10.00 am Speaker: Ruth Kent My Holidays in Iceland | Wednesday 16 August at 10.00am |
| THURSDAY 7 September at 2.00pm Speaker: Helen Ackroyd from the National Trust speaking about Anglesey Abbey | Wednesday 20 September at 10.00am |
| FRIDAY 6 October at 10.00 am Making Christmas cards for prisoners FRIDAY 27 October Branch Annual General Meeting | Wednesday 18 October at 10.00am |
| No meeting in November | Wednesday 15 November at 10.00am |
| THURSDAY 7 December at 12.00 Noon MU Advent Service FRIDAY 15 December at 11.00 am (TBC) Mince Pies and Carols at the home of Mary Reeve | Wednesday 20 December at 10.00am |
Branch Leaders: Elizabeth Longford & Deirdre Grosvenor
Branch Secretary: Ruth Kent
To find out more about our local branch, please email us
To find out more about the work of the Mothers’ Union worldwide, please click on the logo below.
