May 17, 2012

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• St John's Guild
• The Flower Guild
• Children & Young People
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• Touching Souls Tea Room
• Garden Club @the Abbey
• Boys' Brigade
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Our Branch, which celebrated its 100^th Anniversary in 2006, is part of an international Christian organisation of over 4,000,000 members who seek to support families worldwide through prayer and care.

The Mothers Union vision is for a world where God’s love is shown through loving, respectful, and flourishing relationships.

The Mothers Union mission is to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by the transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of the family in its many forms.

 Some of our members helping at the ‘Africa Day’ fund raising event in Gloucester Cathedral in June 2011

Jesus said: I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10: 10)

Mothers Union members pray for, promote and uphold Christ’s teaching on the nature of marriage and to promote its wider understanding. 

Mothers Union members pray for and encourage parents to bring up their children in the faith and life of the church.

We support through prayer and action the work relating to Children and Young People’s Committee (also see our Baptism page).

Mothers Union members pray for and maintain a World–Wide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service.

Branch members sitting behind the Mothers Union Diocesan Prayer Candle, which was circulated to all branches in Gloucester Diocese in 2011

For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’,

who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge

of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4: 6)

Our Branch members receive copies of Families Worldwide and pray for and give thanks for the work through local, national and global projects, including MUMAS and celebrate that we are able to take part in this daily wave of prayer for fellow Mothers Union members around the world.

Mothers Union members pray for and promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of children

Our display board in Tewkesbury Abbey provides information about the work of the Mothers Union

Mothers Union members pray for and help those whose family life has met with adversity (see our funeral page).

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels,

nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of God

in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8: 38–39)

O guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end;

and then in heaven receive me, my Saviour and my Friend.

                  (from hymn ‘O Jesus, I have promised’ by John Bode in 1868)

Loving heavenly Father, Lord of all the world,

you know the thoughts of every heart and hear the prayers of all. 

You have chosen us to work for you and be one in prayer. 

Guide us in our prayerful task and strengthen us to do your will.

                  (extract from Mothers Union ‘Indoor Members Prayer’)

Some of our members are also members of the Tewkesbury Abbey Flower Guild <(link to their web site page)

Our Branch Meetings are held in the Parish Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 2.30pm, and on each Thursday following the Branch Meeting our members attend the Holy Communion – Book of Common Prayer Service in the Lady Chapel of Tewkesbury Abbey; where saying the Mothers Union Prayer is included in the service.

We have a varied programme and new members are always welcome.

If you wish to contact us please call the Abbey office on 01684 850959.