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Includes guidelines for groups, Diocesan Caritas councils, the Australian Conference, finance and nominations for Caritas leader.
Includes guidelines for groups, Diocesan Caritas councils, the Australian Conference, finance and nominations for Caritas leader.
Reports, correspondence, designs, news clippings and photographs of a wall hanging created by Mothers' Union members for the National Anglican Conference 1997.
Commonwealth Banner - correspondence and designs
Correspondence and draft designs for an embroidered banner commissioned by MU Australia from the Embroiderers Guild of Queensland. Designs were invited from Diocese around Australia and the banner was displayed at the opening service of the World Conference on the Family in 1978, in St John's Cathedral Brisbane and at an exhibition of the Embroiderers Guild in 1979.
Material relating to individual members
Margot Sanders (7.9.1923 - 18.3.1986) - copy of eulogy by Rev Bill Lewis, past MU chaplain; death notice in The Age newspaper19th March 1986; funeral order of service.
Susan Varah OBE (1916-1993), worldwide president of Mothers' Union - funeral order of service; obituary in The Telegraph 26th July 1993.
Mothers' Union Diocese of Newcastle Useful Book
Contains information about Mothers' Union structure, office holders and departments, useful hints and guidelines for running Mothers' Union groups.
"This is a bicentiennial publication, both inspired and edited by Elizabeth Appleby, Diocesan President, from articles contributed by members of the Diocesan Executive." (inside front cover)
Mothers' Union Diocese of Newcastle
Reports and correspondence with the Diocese of Tasmania on rural ministry. Report of Katherine NT flooding, 1998.
International Year of the Family 1994
Reports, correspondence and ephemera relating to the International Year of the Family 1994.
Overseas and Outreach Committee minutes
The Overseas and Outreach Department initiated and supported development projects in neighbouring countries (New Zealand, Melanesia (Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), Papua New Guinea, Myanmar/Thailand) and in conjunction with other aid agencies (ABM, Anglican Aid). MU Australia supports the three Northern Dioceses - North Queensland, Northern Territory and North-West Australia with their projects as requested by the Bishop of the Diocese each year. This series contains minutes, agendas and reports of department meetings.
Resources newsletters issued by the General Synod Committee on Evangelism, correspondence with the Diocese of Newcastle relating to Mothers' Union involvement in the Decade of Evangelism.
Correspondence relating to travel arrangements and meetings with Mothers' Union Australia members.