Connor MU put on Glitz & Glamour

The Young Members’ Committee of Connor Diocese Mothers’ Union recently held a successful evening of ‘Glitz & Glam’ compered by Bob Esler.
Members of the Young Members' Committee of the Connor Diocese Mothers' Union who organised a charity 'Glitz and Glam' evening in St Patrick's Church of Ireland Hall, Castle Street. L-R, Lorainne McConnell of Jo-Li Fashion Ballyclare (who supplied the clothes for the show), Phylis Grothier (Mothers' Union All Ireland President), Valerie Ashe (Diocesan President), Rosalind Bloomfield (Action & Outreach Unit Co-ordinator), Beth Hayes (Young members rep), Rosalyn Graham (Young Members Diocesan Representative), Barbara Turkington (Young members committee) and . INBT 23-105JCMembers of the Young Members' Committee of the Connor Diocese Mothers' Union who organised a charity 'Glitz and Glam' evening in St Patrick's Church of Ireland Hall, Castle Street. L-R, Lorainne McConnell of Jo-Li Fashion Ballyclare (who supplied the clothes for the show), Phylis Grothier (Mothers' Union All Ireland President), Valerie Ashe (Diocesan President), Rosalind Bloomfield (Action & Outreach Unit Co-ordinator), Beth Hayes (Young members rep), Rosalyn Graham (Young Members Diocesan Representative), Barbara Turkington (Young members committee) and . INBT 23-105JC
Members of the Young Members' Committee of the Connor Diocese Mothers' Union who organised a charity 'Glitz and Glam' evening in St Patrick's Church of Ireland Hall, Castle Street. L-R, Lorainne McConnell of Jo-Li Fashion Ballyclare (who supplied the clothes for the show), Phylis Grothier (Mothers' Union All Ireland President), Valerie Ashe (Diocesan President), Rosalind Bloomfield (Action & Outreach Unit Co-ordinator), Beth Hayes (Young members rep), Rosalyn Graham (Young Members Diocesan Representative), Barbara Turkington (Young members committee) and . INBT 23-105JC

Staged in Ballymena Parish, the event featured fashions by ‘Joli’, Ballyclare, modelled by MU members, family and friends and a ‘marketplace’ of stalls displaying Petal Perfect jewellery, Love from Above, Chocolate Memories, The Good Book Shop, Neal’s Yard Skincare, MUe Stall, and Barley Cove Artisan Breads.

Profits went to projects being supported by the Mothers’ Union which is a Christian organisation that supports family life in many areas of need both at home and abroad such as the Literacy and Financial Education Programme in Burundi, Malawi & Sudan which has helped 130,000 adults.