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M U Australia |
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Part of the World Wide
Mothers' Union |
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Diocese of Willochra |
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Australian President
Deane Bray, Mackay, Qld. |
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| Diocesan
Leadership |
| President
Jane Tanner |
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| Secretary
Rosalind Bascombe (08) 8682 1414 |
| Treasurer
Murray Tiver |
| Diocesan
Chaplain The Reverend Prue O'Donavan |
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OFFICERS
DIRECTORY 2007 – 2008  |
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DIARY
DATES 2008 |
| Letter
from Jane Tanner
- Diocesan President |
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| AIMS
AND OBJECTS OF THE MOTHERS’ UNION |
| 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 worldwide 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. |
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| OUR
VISION |
| MU Australia
is part of the world-wide organisation, The Mothers' Union, which was
founded by Mary Sumner in 1876. Mary was inspired by a great vision
concerning Christian responsibilities of motherhood. She gathered
together young women from the parish for weekly classes, where many of
the people were unaware of the significance of baptism or the teaching
of the Christian Faith. |
| It was not
long before branches of Mothers' Union spread throughout England and
then overseas. Today there are three million members in70 countries
ministering in parishes, managing literacy programmes, organising
HIV/AIDS programmes, playgroups, and meeting community needs. MU
Australia members are involved in many exciting and innovative
activities which seek to fulfill our vision. |
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| MU and
you |
| Membership
is available to anyone who is baptised and who upholds the aims and
objects. You may also participate in the activities without having to
become an admitted member of the worldwide Mothers' Union. All welcomed
members/participants pay an annual contribution which may include a
subscription to Mia Mia, the magazine of MU Australia. |
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| WOULD
YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? |
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Please visit our websites: |
| http://www.themothersunion.org/ |
| http://www.mu.org.au/ |
