Mops Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 There will be a Mothering Sunday Service (Anglican) held on Sunday 26th March at 11 am at St Martial d'Artenset Church (between Montpon and Mussidan) everyone welcome. Please come and join us, we need your support. It may be possible to hold further English services here in the future. Tea/Coffee served after the service. Please send me a private e-mail for further information.Also in St Martial at the salle de réunion on Friday March 31st there will be a coffee morning at 10.30 - 12.30: Bric-a-brac, books, tombola, good as new etc.[*] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thank you Mops - standards are alive and well - for avoiding the horrendous "Mothers Day" though I would be surprised if you find sufficient staff in service to make your day a success.Victor Meldrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Why 26 March? Mothers Day in France this year is May 28. Is 26 March Mother's day in the UK then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Don't know Ron - but Leclerc in Villefranche was full of flowers for Grandmother's Day. Both my Grannies having long ago shuffled off their mortal coils I didn't notice the exact date, but guess perhaps soon. Actually worryingly Leclerc was full of PEOPLE as well as flowers today. Nobody ever used to go there betwwen 11.30 and 1.30 and I always had the place to myself - what is going on?Maggi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Same thought crossed my mind yesterday in our local Carrefour. Normally just a couple of tills on and a couple of people wandering around at lunchtime, but had several trolley collisions and all tills on and full.Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mops Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Mothering Sunday is the religious celebration in the Anglican church rather than the commercial event that has become more common in recent years (this is only a comment not a criticism, but to answer your question yes it is the UK mother's day as well). As I have French grandchildren as well we celebrate both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Mothering Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent) was the day when apprentices and girls in service were allowed to visit their families with whom they would go to their "mother church". Mother's Day is an American invention in which a socially-enforced commercial custom has become a cash cow for shopkeepers. Sensitive and caring parents know that every day is a mother's day and a father's day and instruct their children to ignore this nasty racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mops Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thank you for your perfect explanation, I totally agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 [:)]"ditto" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 French "fête des grands-meres" is even worse. It was invented a few years back by café grand mère as an advertising angle. I refuse to get involved in that sort of thing. I'm not sure my mother in law is happy about that, but that's not my problem (I'll buy her a pack of coffee is she wants, but she only drink chicorée) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 What is it with older folks and chicoree, Mistral. Lots of Mémé I know drink that all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Does it go back to WW2 and restrictions ........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 About 10 years ago, the church I then attended always included ALL women in the mothering Sunday, saying that all women had a caring role, including aunts, cousins etc (very much so for me as a child and me as an aunt) and gave all the women a flower to acknowledge this. A year later, and moved location, and just after my own mother had died, the service made no mention of anyone but mothers - with no acknowledgement of those of us who were not mothers, or who no longer had their mother alive. I felt like a second class citizen and it upset me greatly. I have never been to a mothering Sunday service since. I too have never sent a mother's or father's or any other's day in my life - as I agree about the commercial aspsects, but do feel that some recognition of family ties is useful in this slowly disintegrating world, even if it is overcommercialised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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