28.02.2022
D&G MU joyful reunion – President encourages transformation
More than 70 members of Mothers’ Union in Dublin & Glendalough cast off the shackles of the last two years and gathered for a joyful reunion at the Mothers’ Union Breakfast 2022. Members were greeted in Leixlip on Saturday morning (February 26) by their new Diocesan President, Ada Lawson, who said her aim was to encourage members across Dublin & Glendalough to take small steps to reconnect in hope and confidence.
After a time of chat and catching up, members were addressed by All Ireland MU President, June Butler who spoke on the theme for 2022, ‘Transformation Now!’ She said transformation of Mothers’ Union did not have to be big and bold but the process could begin now. She added that transformation must be thoughtful, gentle and calm.
Looking at what was ahead for Mothers’ Union, June acknowledged that most people do not like change. She suggested that transformation must happen in a way that did not annoy stalwart members but MU could not simply revert to the way things were pre–Covid. “We have the same values, the same aims and objectives but we have (no matter how much we may deny it) been transformed by the Covid experience and we need to think about the road before us and how to walk it – no running allowed!” she said.
Resources are available on the MU website http://www.mothersunion.ie/ which offer a framework for discussions in branches. They help members to look at what they used to do; what they have done in the face of Covid; and what they will do in the future.
“So as we move into 2022, we must not seem to be looking to the past – we must accept where we are now and look to the future. Christ must be seen in us as we transform – ourselves and Mothers’ Union, with God’s help,” June commented. “We have to transform ourselves before we can transform others… and also before we can transform Mothers’ Union – let us take those first baby steps soon, having confidence that our God – the Lord and Father of Mankind – is with us every step of the way.”
Ada Lawson will be commissioned as Diocesan President by the Archbishop in St Brigid’s Church, Castleknock, on March 25. The preacher will be Canon Aisling Shine.
