These are members who, perhaps through age and infirmity or disability, are no longer able to attend meetings of the branches. We have 59 Indoor Members in Dublin & Glendalough. They remain an important part of the Mothers' Union to be cared for both by their own branches and by their Correspondent (email) who keeps in regular touch with each of them.
For their part the Indoor Members are asked to pray every day for the work of the Mothers' Union and to that end they are all supplied with a copy of Families Worldwide which includes a prayer diary covering different parts of the world and subjects each wek. The magazine comes out twice yearly with articles about Mothers' Union projects and a letter from the Worldwide President. They also receive our diocesan magazine (M.U.M.S) which is also issued twice a year. In addition to regular letters from their Diocesan Correspondent they also have letters from the All-Ireland Correspondent and annual letters from the Diocesan and All-Ireland Presidents. All birthdays for over 90 year olds are celebrated with cards from the diocese and from Mary Sumner House. We also send cards for Golden and Diamond wedding anniversaries if we are informed of the dates.
Every summer the Indoor Members come together to meet each other and the Dicoesan Trutee committee at a tea-party. The transport for this outing is arranged by the branches.
The Branches play an important part in helping the Correspondent to keep in touch with these Members - notifying her of changes of address and maintaining visits from the branch. If an Indoor Member moves to live in another parish their branch is asked both to inform the Correspondent and also to make arrangements for visiting to be maintained by the new parish.
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