Mothers' Union is the largest international Christian organisation with over 4 million members in 83 countries across the world.
Within this worldwide organisation we are part of the Anglican Province of Canterbury and based in the South West of England above Bristol, bordered by Wales in the West and the Cotswold Hills to the East.
Led by our Diocesan President, Doreen McLellan for the triennial 2025-2027 we have 26 branches across 8 deaneries and about 600 members working towards the Mothers' Union vision to strengthen and preserve family life and marriage, by our Christian faith through practical action.
This practical action can be seen through the giving of self, in prayer, in voluntary work, and in helping those less fortunate than ourselves in whatever ways we can.
Following the links, please take the time to discover how we respond to our Mothers' Union vision of a world where God's love is shown through loving, respectful, and flourishing relationships.
Are you a Facebook user? If so, please join the Mothers' Union Diocese of Gloucester facebook page.(Search in Facebook groups for MOTHERS' UNION GLOUCESTER DIOCESE)
Every day, the prayers from our Prayer Diary are published, together with the Wave of Prayer. Also any items of interest to Mothers' Union members which appear on the Church of England social media sites.
The national Mothers' Union website is a source of information about the worldwide organisation, national projects, monthly prayers and resources for members.
http://www.mothersunion.orgMidday Prayers are live on their Facebook page at 12:00 noon daily.
https://www.facebook.com/MothersUnion
Doreen was re-commissioned as our Diocesan President at a service in Gloucester cathedral on June 20th, alongside the Trustees.
Dear Fellow Members
I am writing this on a grey wet day (we had a lot of those this winter) but the snowdrops are out in our garden and the spring bulbs are shooting up so by the time you read this I hope there will be lots more signs of spring.
We are now well into 2026, which is the 150th anniversary year of Mothers' Union. I know that several branches have organised celebration events and I hope these go well for everyone and are well supported. It is good to take the opportunity to look back and see all the wonderful things the organisation has achieved over the past 150 years, as well as to look forward and see what we are currently doing. Some of the things we do have stayed the same and others have changed or been introduced over time but one thing which has remained constant is that MU is an organisation based on prayer and, as part of this, please do not forget that Midday Prayers are said in the Thomas Chapel of the cathedral on a monthly basis. Do join us if you are able.
As you know, there will be a celebration evensong in St. Paul's Cathedral in June and tickets are available for this. While there are several members planning to attend from Gloucester Diocese I am aware that this is not possible for many. At the last provincial meeting I attended we were told that discussions are ongoing for the service to be live streamed. If this happens there may be a small charge (such as when people join other things online) in order to off-set the cost but it may be possible for a group of friends or a branch to get together for this. As soon as we have any further information we will send it out from the office and I hope more members will be able to join. This will be a way for a much larger number of members to share in this special service, both in the UK and overseas.
We will be in Lent by the time Roundabout is distributed and I hope you will all have the opportunity to share in some way with the preparation for Easter.
Wishing you all a blessed Easter. With love and prayers.
Doreen