A happy Christmas to you all I am happy to be able to report that on the first Monday in September, at 7.15pm, we held our first Branch Meeting since the beginning of lockdown. The meeting was well attended, and everyone was feeling happy to be able to gather again. Following prayer and a business meeting, there was time for a competitive game. Everyone was declared a winner and we passed a box of chocolates…

For the last few months, all that Mothers’ Union members have been able to do is to keep in touch with one another. When you read this, it will be summertime and the Mothers’ Union may just be meeting again in the parish room. However, since we have not met since March 2020, I will write about other things besides our Littleport meetings. The charity was founded by Mary Sumner, in 1876. She was a…

Mothers Union Christian Care for Families Because we are not meeting or holding fundraising events during lockdown I will tell about what Mothers’ Union does worldwide. At the beginning of the pandemic there was an emergency shortage of cash to fund Mary Sumner House in London. This is the centre of Mothers Union worldwide activity. Members rose to the challenge and gave money, just as individuals. Enough was raised to enable the work to go…