It was a weekend filled with jubilation as members of the Mothers’ Union across the Anglican Church of Southern Africa celebrated their Annual Lady Day a day, also known as the Feast of the Annunciation, is a significant day for the Mothers’ Union (MU) since 1897, celebrated annually on March 25th, as a day of prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving day which took place on the weekend of 30 March 2025.
The Diocese of Johannesburg marked the occasion by planting a tree after the church service at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Joseph in central Johannesburg as a symbol of hope. The event was graced by Mothers’ Union Provincial President Mme Meisie Lerutla, Diocesan President Siphokazi Maqhina, Diocesan Bishop, the Right Revd Dr. Steve Moreo, Diocesan Mothers’ Union Chaplain, and Mme Pama, the Worldwide Vice President of the Girls’ and Boys’ Friendly Society, together with diocesan representatives.
In the Diocese of Grahamstown, the Alice Archdeaconry celebrated Lady Day with tree planting and water education, led by a Mothers’ Union eco-champion. She demonstrated how mothers could use drip irrigation with plastic bottles to conserve water, a precious resource in the region.
In the Diocese of Mpumalanga, the Coalfields Archdeaconry Mothers’ Union celebrated Lady Day in style, with the presence of the MU Chaplain and the Diocesan President. Members planted a tree at the Parish of St. Mary’s KwaGuqa. On the same day, the Lowveld Archdeaconry also marked the occasion by observing National Water Week, hosting an awareness campaign on water conservation.
The Diocese of Saldanha Bay also celebrated Lady Day by planting three Olive trees at St Timothy Fractreton Kensington Cape Town.
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