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SUMMARY:14th March\, Salinas Church 1130am\, Eucharist for Mothering Sunda
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DESCRIPTION:The English tradition of Mothering Sunday was shaped by a lady
  called Constance Smith\, who in 1913 looked back into the church´s tradi
 tions from pre-Reformation times\, and discovered that\, on Laetare Sunday
 \, the middle Sunday of Lent\, people were allowed a small break from the 
 austerity and their Lenten fast\, which is the reason why it is also known
  as ‘Refreshment Sunday’. \n\nAnd so\, in 1920\, the pre-reformation t
 radition\, where people would return to their home for a day in the middle
  of Lent\, was revived\, and became associated with another tradition on t
 his day\, of baking a simnel cake - a light fruit cake with a layer of mar
 zipan in the middle and another on top. \n\nMany youngsters worked away fr
 om home\, as apprentices or domestic servants\, and were given the day off
  to visit their mother. As they walked along the country lanes\, they woul
 d pick wild flowers to take to church or to give to their mum\, just as we
  do to this day. \n\nPope John Paul 1st\, the Pope who lasted for only 33 
 days\, said this: “God is our father\, yet even more so\, God is our mot
 her”. For those qualities of motherhood that we remember on this day –
  care\, warmth\, responsibility\, comfort\, fairness\, love\, healing - ar
 e there aplenty in our God.
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LOCATION:Salinas Anglican Congregation
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8488/service-and-events/events/1
 023557/
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