Annalise Edwards (L) invited her family - including her mum and two sisters - to the Cathedral’s Mothers Day Service and loves this commemorative photo from the photo booth.
Geraldton Cathedral held a special Mothers Day Service so members could invite family who don’t attend church regularly.
Acting Dean David Seccombe said Mothers Day was the perfect opportunity for mums to invite their unbelieving children to church before enjoying lunch together afterwards. “In the same way, we encouraged children to make a special day of it and invite their unbelieving mothers to come along to church.”
As a result, six people invited family members who visited the service and heard a gospel message of God’s love shown through Jesus and his church.
“Mother’s Day can be painful for some. Perhaps you have lost a child, are estranged from your mother or even are unable to have children. But no matter the circumstance, we can all thank God for mothers,” David said.
“Mothering is a good thing. When we step back from all the busy-ness of life, perhaps there is no more important calling. Each of us has a mother; we all owe our life to a mother.
“In the Bible we read that God made them male and female and blessed them.
But in this fallen world there is no question that women have a hard road. Quite apart from the agony of giving birth, the hard work of rearing a child falls mostly to the mother.”
To help make the day special, a photo booth was set up for mums to have a photo with their children or for children to get a picture to send to their mum.