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Anglican Mothers’ Union Australia

Thursday December 19

Five women from diverse backgrounds and ages standing in front of a church banner

Worldwide President of Mothers Union welcomed by our Diocese

Local Mothers Union members and dignitaries, including patron the Governor of Queensland, welcomed the Worldwide President of Mothers Union recently as she visited Brisbane for a special gathering at St Francis College

Q&A with Diocesan Mothers Union President, grandmother, St Margaret’s old girl and clergy spouse, Bev Perry

Meet Bev Perry and find out about her advocacy in the gender-based violence space, what person of faith inspires her the most, what she would write on a billboard, about her favourite childhood memory and what she does in her free time

Bundaberg community members at a Red Bench on the grounds of Christ Church, Bundaberg on 25 November during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based-Violence campaign. Standing (L-R): Tanya McLoughlin (President ZONTA Club, Bundaberg): Tania Felstead (Red Rose Foundation Representative); Bev Perry (AMUA President, Bundaberg. Seated: AMUA members Christine O’Brien and Pam Cooper

Bundaberg Anglicans say ‘no’

“For the second time, Anglican Mothers Union Bundaberg held three events to support the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign. This year, we partnered with Bundaberg Regional Council, who show their commitment to raising awareness of domestic and family violence through the Red Bench Project,” says Bev Perry, Branch President of AMUA, Bundaberg

Helen Barrett MBE AO: St Aidan's alumna revered in the Solomons

“Absolute self-giving is the only path from the human to the divine,” says the fitting Bible inscription of missionary nurse and educator Helen Barrett, daughter of a former Cathedral Dean and past School Captain of St Aidan’s

The life and legacy of Mary Sumner

The founder of Mothers’ Union, Mary Sumner, is marked in our Lectionary on 9 August and is commemorated for her radical vision, says Mia Mia Editor Susan Skowronski: “She reflected on the importance of motherhood and envisaged calling women of all social classes to support one another”

Lady Day: history and origins

The Rev’d Canon Libbie Crossman, Diocesan Chaplain for Anglican Mothers’ Union Australia, tells us about the history and origins of the significant annual Mothers Union event, ‘Lady Day’, including this year’s Lady Day highlights