Mothering
Sunday 2006
Every year,
mid-way through Lent, the solemnity of the
six-week period of preparation for Easter is broken
by
the celebrations of Mothering Sunday. This is the proper and
ancient name for the day
taken over by the world as 'Mother's Day'. Although on that day the
Church rightly
pays
tribute to mothers and their love for their families and children,
the day has a wider scope
and significance. On Mothering Sunday we remember not only others
living and departed, but
also our Mother Church, and the loving sacrifice of Mary, the Mother of
God.
On March 26th, 2006, St Faith's was
well-filled with families, adults and children for the Mothering Sunday
Sung Eucharist. As usual at our monthly New Worship family
services, children played a prominent part, carrying banners, reading,
praying, taking the Peace to the congregation and assisting Fr Neil
with the sermon. And at the end of the service children, and then
adults, each collected a bunch of flowers to give to their parents or
in their memory.
