WRIGGLE VALLEY BRANCH OF

 

THE MOTHERS' UNION

 

www.mothersunion.org

 
We welcome anyone interested in supporting family life.
 
For further information please look on the MU website (see link above) 
 
 
 

The Wriggle Valley Mothers Union

 

A message  from our branch of the MU.

 

January 30th 2021

 

Like all charities this year, it has been really hard for The Mothers Union to raise money for all the wonderful work they do here in the UK and Overseas.

 

As a Branch here in the Wriggle Valley we have been unable to do any of the fund raising we had planned for 2020 except we managed to have a cake stall outside St Andrew's Church, Yetminster after a service (when they were allowed!) and raised enough money to be able to send £120 to an Appeal called The Big Give.

 

Also, since Christmas, we have sent £50 to the Salisbury Refuge which is something we like to support, as obviously they have been through hard times too.

 

We look forward to being able to fund raise again this coming year and it would be so good if folk could come and support us, once we know what is going to be allowed.

 

 

Many thanks

Margaret and Anne

 
 
 
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2020 PROGRAMME

 

“BUILDING HOPE AND CONFIDENCE”

 

Our meetings are open to all. Please bring your friends and support women and girls in this country and overseas with our chosen charities.

 

TUESDAY January 22nd  AGM

7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG

 

THURSDAY  February 6th WAVE OF PRAYER

9.30-10.30am St Johns Almshouse Sherborne. Contact Margaret Shipman for  details.

 

FRIDAY March 6th 

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

10.30am Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJfollowed by coffee and cake

 

THURSDAY  March 19th SPRING COUNCIL MEETING at Durweston. Contact Margaret Shipman for details. CANCELLED

 

 

9.30am BISHOPS CAUNDLE

10.15am  LEIGH

9.30am THORNFORD

11am YETMINSTER

 

May 25th is Lady Day. Please click here for a copy of a special service which you can say at home.

 

FRIDAY April 3rd  LENT LUNCH

12.30—2pm  Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG CANCELLED

 

 

ALL CANCELLED

TUESDAY  May 5thOPEN MEETING with speaker the Reverend Kate Konrad 

7pm  Yetminster Jubilee Hall Trim Room DT9 6LG

 

WEDNESDAY June 3rd COFFEE MORNING

10am-11.30am Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

 

TUESDAY July 7th CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER AND SHARE

2.30pm Bembury Farm, Bembury Lane, Thorford DT9 6HL (Dodie Garnier)

 

TUESDAY  August 12th PICNIC AND GET-TOGETHER

Time tbc St Andrew’s Leigh DT9 6HL 

 

TUESDAY September 10th PRAYING WITH ST BRIGID

7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG

 

SATURDAY October 24th COFFEE MORNING

10.30am—12 noon Coffee, Bring & Buy  at the Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ

 

WEDNESDAY November 18th date to be confirmed

7pm HOLY COMMUNION & BRING and SHARE SUPPER

 Ryall’s Ground, Queen Street, Yetminster DT9 6LL (Frances Moule)

 

THURSDAY December 10th Carols and Mince pies 10.45am The Old Vicarage, Leigh DT9 6HL

 

TUESDAY January 19th 2021  AGM

7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG 

 
 

 

 

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2019 PROGRAMME

 

“LISTEN, OBSERVE, ACT — IN STEP WITH GOD”

 

Our meetings are open to all. Please bring your friends and support women and girls in this country and overseas with our chosen charities.

 

TUESDAY January 22nd  AGM

7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG Speaker: The Reverend Richard Kirlew

 

WEDNESDAY February 6th WAVE OF PRAYER

12noon — 12.30 St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster DT9 6LG

 

FRIDAY March 1st

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

10.30am St Mary the Virgin, Bradford Abbas DT9 6RF followed by coffee and cake

 

WEDNESDAY March 27th SPRING COUNCIL MEETING at St Francis Church Salisbury SP1 3PN

 

SUNDAY March 31stMothering Sunday SERVICES

9.30am BISHOPS CAUNDLE

11am  LEIGH

9.30am THORNFORD

11am YETMINSTER

 

FRIDAY April 5th  LENT LUNCH

12.30—2pm  Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

 

TUESDAY  May 7thOPEN MEETING with speaker Canon Ian Woodward 

7pm  Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

Canon Ian Woodward is coming to speak about his involvement in "Salisbury - Sudan's Partnership Link" and he will give details of the involvement of the Mothers' Union in Sudan and South Sudan.  He will also mention how Mary Sumner House, Winchester works with the Link too which means that any financial aid goes directly to the problems in the Sudan with no 'middle man' involved.

 

WEDNESDAY June 5th COFFEE MORNING

10am-11.30am Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

 

TUESDAY July 2nd TALK

7pm Speaker: The Reverend George Moody

Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

 

FRIDAY August 9th MEETING MARY SUMNER DAY CELEBRATION

10.30am St Andrew’s Leigh DT9 6HL followed by a picnic

 

TUESDAY September 10th TALK

2.30pm—4pm Speaker: Rosemary Clary

at The Old House, Queen Street, Yetminster   DT9 6LL (Clare Lindsay) Tea

 

TUESDAY October 8th MEETING

2.30pm MU Theme and Prayers at Barnstones, Chetnole Road, Leigh DT9 6HJ (Anne Reason) Tea

 

SATURDAY October 26th COFFEE MORNING

10.30am—12 noon Coffee, Bring & Buy  at the Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ

 

WEDNESDAY November 20th

7pm HOLY COMMUNION & BRING and SHARE SUPPER

 Ryall’s Ground, Queen Street, Yetminster DT9 6LL (Frances Moule)

 

THURSDAY December 12th Carols and Mince pies 10.45am The Old Vicarage, Leigh DT9 6HL

 

 

WRIGGLE VALLEY BRANCH

2018 PROGRAMME

“IN MARY SUMNER’S FOOTSTEPS”

 

Our meetings are open to all. Please bring your friends and support women and girls in this country and overseas with our chosen charities.

TUESDAY January 23rd  AGM

7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG

 

TUESDAY February 6th WAVE OF PRAYER

3.30-4pm Abbey View, Sherborne

 

FRIDAY February 23rd  LENT LUNCH

12.30–2pm Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG  in aid of MU charities       All welcome

 

FRIDAY March 2nd

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

10.30am St Andrew’s Church, Leigh DT9 6HL  followed by coffee and cake

 

SUNDAY March 11thMOTHERING SUNDAY

9.30am Services in Leigh St Andrew and Yetminster St Andrew and at other times/churches in the Benefice

 

TUESDAY March 13th SPRING COUNCIL MEETING

10.30am (tbc) St Francis Church Salisbury SP1 3PN

 

THURSDAY March 15th LENT LUNCH

12.30-2pm Leigh Village Hall DT9 6HL  In aid of “Young Minds”       All welcome

 

SATURDAY March 24th MARRIAGE PREPARATION

2pm MU to help with tea. Please contact Anne Reason

 

THURSDAY April 17th IN MARY SUMNER’S FOOTSTEPS (1)

2.30pm Meeting at Barnstones, Leigh DT9 6LL  (Anne Reason)      

Discussing our theme for the year

 

WEDNESDAY May 2nd YETMINSTER VILLAGE COFFEE MORNING

10am-12 noon Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG

MU Members to help from 9.15am


TUESDAY June 12th IN MARY SUMNER'S FOOTSTEPS (2)  

7pm Meeting at Eastover House, Brister End, Yetminster DT9 6NL 

(Margaret Shipman with Gemma Perrin)

Continuing the discussion of our theme for the year

 

JULY: NO MEETING

 

 

THURSDAY August 9th

MARY SUMNER DAY CELEBRATION

10.30am Service and Picnic in St Andrew’s Leigh DT9 6HL

 

WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER FUNDRAISING EVENT

3-5pm Afternoon Tea Party (in garden if fine)

Ryall’s Ground, Queen Street, Yetminster DT9 6LL (Frances Moule)

Raffle, Bring & Buy, £3 entry, children free

 

SEPTEMBER 17/18th MU NATIONAL CONFERENC, SWANSEA

“Celebrating Achievements”

 

SATURDAY 13th OCTOBER DIOCESAN AUTUMN

COUNCIL MEETING

10.3 tbc? Durweston Village Hall DT11 0QA

 

*PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE*

THURSDAY  October 25th HOLY COMMUNION & BRING and SHARE SUPPER

7pm at LEIGH ST ANDREW church Leigh 

 

SATURDAY November 17th Coffee Morning

10.30am-12 noon  Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LI  Bring & Buy, Raffle etc

 

THURSDAY December 13th Carols & Mince pies

10.45am The Old Vicarage, Leigh DT9 6HL

 

Text in blue shows specific MU events

 
  
 
 
 
 

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FAITH IN ACTION

2017 Programme

Tuesday February 7th 2017 7pm AGM at the Trim Room, Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Seven members of the Wriggle Valley Branch  of the MU met for the AGM. Apologies from 4 people had been received and a potential new member joined us as well. Margaret Shipman welcomed us and gave her report for 2016. Anne Reason  gave her treasurer's report: in spite of being such a small branch we had managed to raise £700 during 2016 to give to various MU charities.

Margaret Shipman was elected leader; Anne Reason Treasurer and the following agreed to be committee members: Valerie Rowsell, Jo Barlow-Poole and Barbara Driver. Frances Moule offered to continue to keep the database for the recipients of the Baptismal cards and to look after the MU page on the Three Valleys Team website and to print the programme. Some discussion took place about the programme which would include a couple of fund-raising events; 3 events in members' homes and a public event with a good speaker which would be advertised in good time. There would also be a children's event in August and a visit to the local Care Home in December.

Wriggle Valley MU

HEADINGS IN BLUE SHOW SPECIFIC MU EVENTS

MONDAY February  6th WAVE OF PRAYER 9.30 to 10am Sepulchre Chapel, Sherborne Abbey

TUESDAY February 7th  AGM Quiz  7pm Trim Room Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG

FRIDAY March 3rd WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

10.30am St Mary’s Church, Glanvilles Wootton DT9 5QE followed by coffee and cake

THURSDAY March 23rd  LENT LUNCH 12 noon–2pm Leigh Village Hall DT9 6HL

SATURDAY March 25thLADY DAY SERVICE 2.30pm St Peter’ Church, High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1UG

SUNDAY March 26thMOTHERING SUNDAYSee SERVICES PAGE for details of services throughout the Three Valleys Benefice

THURSDAY March 30th THE SPRING COUNCIL MEETING The Memorial Hall, West Moors BH22 0HZ

FRIDAY March 31stLENT LUNCH (MU) 12 noon–2pm Jubilee Hall Yetminster DT9 6LG

SATURDAY April 29thMARRIAGE TRAINING DAY 2-5pm Jubilee Hall (as above) MU help with refreshments

THURSDAY May 4thFAITH IN ACTION 2.30-4pm 1 Church Close, Leigh DT9 6HN (Jo Barlow-Poole) 01935 872220  with tea and cake

WEDNESDAY June 7th VILLAGE COFFEE MORNING 10am-12 noon Yetminster Jubilee Hall DT9 6LG MU Members to help from 9.15am

SATURDAY 9th July YETMINSTER COUNTRY FAIR: The MU had a stall selling cakes and with a Treasure Hunt. About £170 was made for MU charities..

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THURSDAY July 13thFAITH IN ACTION 2.30-4pm with music and refreshments at Eastover House, Brister End, Yetminster, DT9 6NL  (Margaret Shipman with Val Rowsell)   01935 872440

WEDNESDAY August 9th MARY SUMNER DAY CELEBRATION. 10AM - 1PM. 

The Mothers' Union members celebrated Mary Sumner Day on Wednesday 9th August by hosting a family fun morning at Leigh Church in conjunction with the Living Churchyard Project. The morning started with a lovely service which welcomed two new members to the Mothers' Union followed by activities led by the members and Philippa. We were not deterred by the weather, and everyone enjoyed collecting fir cones and sticks for the bugs to find happy homes in their new bug hotel and at the end of the nature trail sweet treats provided everyone with lots of energy to continue building the bug hotel or create some great pieces of artwork in the creative zone. The morning ended with an indoor picnic where everyone enjoyed a nice natter and catch-up with friends. Thank you to all the members of the MU and Leigh Church who contributed their time and talents to the morning. 

TUESDAY September 5thJENNY'S JOURNEY IN INDIA WITH THE LEPROSY MISSION  

 
LEIGH VILLAGE HALL
 
OPEN MEETING
 
TUESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 7 pm
 
 
TALK ORGANISED BY THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MU
 
 
 
A JOURNEY IN INDIA WITH THE LEPROSY MISSION
 
 Jennie Marfleet went overseas to India to visit the Leprosy Mission Hospital last November.
She also visited the centre for training staff where the effects of treatment are studied.
Her talk will give an insight into how rife the problem remains and the inspiring care and dedication shown to patients.
 
ALL WELCOME 
 
 
Coffee and Biscuits 
 
TUESDAY 12th September 2.15pm, St George's Church, Fordington, Dorchester: A Celtic Eucharist with Sister Ann-Marie Stuart (with the Sherborne Archdeaconry Mothers' Union. 
 

FRIDAY September 29th- 30thMU AGMEdinburgh

SATURDAY October 14thTHE AUTUMN COUNCIL MEETING Market Lavington

SATURDAY October 14thCOFFEE MORNING 

For a printable poster for this event, please click here 

SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER

at THE METHODIST CHURCH, CHAPEL LANE, YETMINSTER

10-12 NOON

COFFEE MORNING

BRING & BUY

RAFFLE

All are welcome and any funds raised will go to the local Mothers' Union Charities, so do join us  for cake and coffee

THURSDAY November 2nd HOLY COMMUNION & BRING and SHARE SUPPER 7pm  Ryall’s Ground, Queen Street Yetminster DT9 6LL (Frances Moule) 01935 872447 

THURSDAY December 14thCAROLS AND MINCE PIES 10.30am The Old Vicarage, Leigh DT9 6HL

Scroll down to read our programme for last year.

2016

CELEBRATION OF FAITH

(1878 - 2016)

Regular meetings will have dates underlined.

Other events which many members support

and where help with serving teas etc

is welcome will be shown in italics.

If you would like more information about joining our group, please  contact

Margaret Shipman (872440)

Tuesday 19th January 2016 the AGM of the Wriggle Valley Branch of the Mothers' Union was held in the Trim Room of the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster.

At the meeting Margaret Shipman was re-elected as Chairman; Anne Reason as Treasurer; The post of secretary is still vacant. Barbara Driver,  Valerie Rowsell  and Jo Barlow-Poole were elected as committee members.

The Reverend Prebendary John Parfitt gave the first talk (of three this year) about "The Celebration of Faith", giving the history of the MU and talking about the impact it has in the world today.

Friday February 5th 9.30 - 10am Wave of Prayer to be held in the Rectory, Sheborne

Friday February 26th 12 noon - 2pm Lent Lunch to be held in the Trim Room, Yetminster Jubilee Hall.

Friday March 4th    2.30pm Women's World Day of Prayer to be held in St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Sunday March 6th    Mothering Sunday at a Church near you!

Thursday March 10th   12 noon - 2pm  Lent Lunch at Leigh Village Hall

Saturday April 16th    MU Diocesan Festival at Salisbury Cathedral

Saturday April 23rd 10.30 - 12 noonCoffee Morning at Yetminster Methodist Church

A very successful coffee morning was held. We thank the people who came, set up and contributed in any way to the morning to make it the success it was (especially Barbara Driver). The Methodist Church has such a happy atmosphere and it was so good to see so many support our coffee morning.

We have been able to send £200 to the Holiday Fund and £150 to the Holiday Caravan at Poole.

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Tuesday May 3rd 7pmSpeaker: the Reverend Becky Ayers-Harris (Chaplain Sherborne Girls School) Trim Room, Yetminster Jubilee Hall

A lively and amusing talk was given by Becky to members about her life as Chaplain to Sherborne School for Girls. She told us about old and new problems; pyjama prayers (with duvets!) and the ecumenical side of her work in a Christian school which has many children of other faiths as well.

By the end of the evening we all felt that the girls of SSG were very lucky to have Becky as their chaplain! Margaret Shipman presented her with flowers as a thank you.

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The Reverend Becky Ayers-Harris and Margaret Shipman, leader of the Wriggle Valley Branch of the MU

Tuesday June 7th 2.30pm "Celebration of Faith" Part 2 either in the Trim Room, Jubilee Hall, Yetminater or in the Rectory Yetminster

July - Date to be arranged  Fish and Chips at Bridport

Tuesday August 9th  12 noon Home Communion for Mary Sumner Day at Caroline Birdsell (Dewlands House, Leigh) followed by Bring and Share Summer Lunch

12 people, including members and friends of the Wriggle Valley Branch of the MU, met for Home Communion led by our new curate, the Reverend John Summers. After the simple service lunch was shared in the beautiful garden  and we all enjoyed ourselves very  much! Sorry: I forgot to take my camera!

Tuesday September 6th  7pm  "The Leprosy Mission" Speaker: Jenny Marfleet    Trim Room, Yetminster Jubilee Hall cancelled

Wednesday October 5th Coffee duties (meet at 9 am - tbc - for 10 start) Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Tuesday November 1st 7pm "Celebration of Faith" Part 3 Quiet Evening at the Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Yetminster

A group met at the Methodist Church to be welcomed by Barbara Driver who offered refreshments. The church was candlelit. Several people read poems or passages from the Bible which were followed by periods of silence for meditation and music from Taize. The evening was very peaceful and the readings and ambience much appreciated by everyone. 

Tuesday December 13th morning Carols & Mince Pies at the Old Vicarage, Leigh This event has been cancelled.

Tuesday February 7th 2017 7pm AGM at the Trim Room, Yetminster Jubilee Hall

Please note change of date.