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U.C.M Open Meeting
Talk on Mary Ward
On Wednesday 25th September the Union of Catholic Mothers held an open meeting for all parishioners and UCM members throughout the Archdiocese. People came from across the diocese and beyond, some members from Shrewsbury diocese attended the meeting. All were welcomed with light refreshments which set the tone for a very informative and enjoyable evening.
The meeting started with a prayer, and we were introduced to Sr Charlotte Cummins a Companion of Jesus sister who was giving us an insight to the life of Mary Ward the founder of the Companion of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters) . Both orders have as part of their charism Ignation Spirituality and a close connection to the Jesuits. Sr Charlotte, originally from Warrington, ( Msg Butchard used to be her Parish Priest when she was young) had a 20-year teaching career and entered the order in 2020 she has spent time on London, Vienna and currently resides in the CJ community in Cambridge.
Sr Charlotte CJ
UCM Members from far and wide came to the meeting
Sr Charlotte gave an interesting talk on the life and times of Mary Ward, who was born in Yorkshire at a time when it was illegal to be Catholic and she is credited with being the first women to put forward the notion that women should be allowed to be involved in the apostolic mission of the church. Mary spent time with the Jesuits in France and entered an enclosed order (at the time the enclosed orders were the only way a woman could be part of religious life) but it didn’t work out for her. She continued with a long mission to gain permission from three Popes to start a religious order which could work within the community. During this time many ‘unofficial’ communities developed educating girls in towns and villages following an Ignation prayer life. Her full story can be found in the following video which Sr Charlotte shared with the group, click here to watch.
Many thanks to Kathy Buck and the Maghull UCM for organising the event, if anybody would like more information about the Union of Catholic Mothers in St Georges please contact Kathy Buck or your can write to stgeorgesweb@yahoo.com and your message will be forwarded to her.
All visitors and parishioners enjoyed a informative and relaxed meeting
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