On Saturday, 1st November 2025, St Fachtna’s Cathedral in Rosscarbery held the Mothers’ Union Quiet Day which a variety of people attended.

Hilary Erin writes:

Dean Cliff Jeffers facilitated a thought-provoking day around the 5 Marks of Mission: Tell, Teach, Tend, Transform and Treasure. For each mark he had set up a table with different items to give us food for thought and also used Godly Play boxes of stories to give an excellent visual for each scripture story he used. Each person was given a printout with questions/suggestions for reflection on each theme.

Here are a few examples: TELL – Think about who told you about faith in Jesus, TRANSFORM – What can you do in your sphere of life to challenge the everyday injustices you come across? or TREASURE – Pray for those affected by climate change, and the struggles that they face. We sang a hymn for each section which everyone enjoyed. Everyone had a chance to write a prayer on each theme and add it to our Prayer Wall which ended up a lovely multicoloured collection of thanksgivings, requests and more.

Everybody appreciated having lunch together and catching up with friends or meeting new friends. We gathered again after lunch for a Service of Holy Communion where the Dean reminded us of how all five marks are part of the mission of the church and are part of our call to discipleship. It was a privilege to have Diane Curtin with us; her art installation/exhibition around Gender Based Violence was in the Narthex where those attending could engage with and be challenged by her different pieces of art. This fitted in very well with the work Mothers Union does to raise awareness around Domestic Abuse and all forms of Gender Based Violence. Overall people were challenged and enjoyed the time out for reflection.

Thank you to the local MU members who provided lots of lovely goodies, along with tea, coffee and a warm welcome.