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ORGANISATION PROFILEThe Mothers’ Union, Dublin and GlendaloughbackgroundThe Mothers' Union is a worldwide Christianorganisation that promotes the well-being offamilies. It has 4.1 million members in 81countries. The All-Ireland branch was launchedin 1887 and currently boasts approximately10,500 members, with 35 branches comprisingof 850 members in the united dioceses ofDublin & Glendalough alone.The goal of the Mothers' Union is tostrengthen and preserve family life andmarriage by their Christian faith throughpractical action. This practical action can beseen through the giving of self in prayer,voluntary work and helping those lessfortunate. Individual members are activelyengaged in areas of local and parish concern.Cooking up a storm at 3rock’s urban soul.having fun at the Mothers’ unionYoung Members Weekend.diocesan WorkJoy Gordon has just begun her second yearas diocesan president and describes herposition as a great privilege. Despite being a fulltime mother and nurse, Joy feels that she is ableto make time for her Mothers’ Union work asshe believes in and is very passionate about itscentral message. Joy acknowledges that theorganisation’s many dedicated members dotireless and often unseen work.The Mothers’ Union is hugely involved inseveral aspects of community life with Joy addingthat their “days of just making tea are over”.Some of the activities undertaken by theorgansiation in our diocese include preparingChristmas shoeboxes for children attendingDarndale crèche, knitting clothes and other itemsfor various maternity hospitals and the SimonCommunity, preparing meals at 3Rock’s UrbanSoul and helping to run a stand at the NationalPloughing Championships. The organisation alsocontributes to overseas and emergency relieffunds to help those in need abroad.The whole trustee body in Dublin andGlendalough meets about four times a yearwhile diocesan council and area (a group ofnearby branches) meetings usually take placetwice a year. The Mothers’ Union diocesannewsletter is published biannually. On the firstThursday of every month, the organisation6 ChurCh reviewholds a service in Christ Church Cathedral. TheRevd Paul Houston, Rector of Castleknock andMulhuddart with Clonsilla, is the Mothers’Union Chaplain in the united dioceses.evolving with the timesJoy feels that due to the economic downturnthe support network created by the Mothers’Union has “never been so relevant” to bothclergy and laity. The group endeavours toremain on the cusp of modern issues with Joysaying “we’re moving all the time, we’re movingwith the times”.A prime example of this is the Bye BuyChildhood campaign and report launched inSeptember 2010. Its subject matter was thecommercialisation of childhood. The documentcompiled both new and existing research intoparents' experiences of the pressures thatcommercialisation brings to bear on family life,including the negative effects that a consumerculturehas on children's wellbeing.Joy believes that one of the most importantjobs in the world is that of a parent. During hertime as president she hopes to promote theorganisation’s Passionate about Parentinginitiative. The programme is designed forMothers’ Union members who facilitate parentinggroups in a variety of settings such as toddlerJoy Gordon, diocesan Mothers’union President.Mothers' union stall at the nationalPloughing Championships.groups, family centres, prisons, schools, churches,community centres, health centres and colleges.Another valuable resource that theorganisation has developed is their 2010publication We are Created by God: Exploringour Identity and Relationships. The guide discussesvery timely subjects such as marriage, divorce andissues surrounding sexuality and gender.Worldwide President set to visitIrelandRosemary Kempsell, Worldwide President ofthe Mothers' Union, is due to visit Ireland nextmonth. She will speak at the area meeting in StBrigids, Stillorgan on Thursday, 3 March. RuthMercer, All-Ireland president, will also bepresent at the event.MembershipMembership of the Mothers' Union is opento anyone, male or female, who has beenbaptised in the name of the Holy Trinity anddeclare their support for the objectives of theMothers' Union.For more information on events or how toget involved with the Mothers’ Union, visitwww.dublin.mothersunion.ie.
From the desk(s) of 3Rock Youth…love thy network?What's happened to the center? Not theexclusive but the inclusive centrifuge thatmixed lives so long ago? Villages used to built onthe concept of the blend, the stir, the buzz, thebump and nudge of community. Recently, I wasspeaking to a rector who lamented that thereare "no more neighbors just networks". Thegeographical heartbeat has been replaced by atransient pace-maker. Streams that runcongruently without merging, leaving us staringat one another in our own fishbowls. So, howdoes somebody go about loving thy network?Or is that even possible? The humanity seemsremoved & replaced by a decentralized & faceless,only-know-you-if-it-benefits-me-system.How do we re-balance the wobble? 2 wordsgatherand give.We rise up, we reach out and wewalk alongside. We hangout in our cul de sacs,invite the new family in for dinner, push stalledcars (thanks to my neighbor for the push), runcommunity BBQs, cut the next doors grass,smile, dust off the welcome mat, jump out ofbowls; walk out the front door, look for life and“love thy neighbor” and rediscover community.Jumping time.Greg at east Coast fM.We've had a great month working alongsidesome brilliant youth workers & rectors. Justbefore Christmas we dared the snows ofWicklow & joined Roly Heaney & Alan Breen ata family service in Redcross & in mid-Januaryjoining Kevin Brew & Stephen Byford out atHowth. And we'll be joining David Moynan atKilternan on Feb 20th and March 13th for thefamily services. It's brilliant to see Familyservices & youth participation continuing to beat the forefront of the untied Dioceses.At the kind invite of Henry Alexander, Gregalso did another 4 week run on East Coast FMfor their Sunday morning faith input. Have alisten to the set of four on 3Rock’s continuallyupdated website www.3rock.net.Thank you again for your continued prayersand support as we endeavour to see Jesusactive in the lives of this generation.(Greg Fromholz, Director, 3Rock Youth)rediscover community.U P C O M I N G D A T E Sfebruary4thNewpark School Retreat: 1st Years11th & 12th Youth Worker Retreat, Ballyvaloo, Blackwater, Wexford.16th Rathdown School Retreat: 3rd Years20th Family Service KilternanMarch12th Confirmation Day13th Family Service Kilternan14th-16th Wicklow Schools work with Alan Breen (Redcross)22nd Youth Worker Training day with Jason & Rachel Gardner from Romance Academy23rd Rathdown School Retreat: 2nd Years29th & 31st “Collide” TY Advance Daysapril1st-3rd Secondary Students Weekend (tbc)11th Rathdown School Retreat: 4th YearsMay1stFestival of Hope, Bray21stConfirmation Day22nd Family Day at East Glendalough School22nd St Columbas ServiceJuly3rd-8th Junior D&G Camp10th-15th Senior D&G Camp5th-8th Urban Soulnow Visiting your Church and communitiesnow Crucial’s interactive dVd seriesnow Website: www.3rock.netChurCh review 7
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