Mrs. Ann Howard - Diocesan President
Diocesan President Mrs Ann Howard from Longford Branch is the Diocesan President of Kilmore Elphin and Ardagh Mothers Union. A Diocesan President is elected to office for a 3 year term with the option of doing a second 3 year term. Ann’s term will end in December 2024. Ann has been a member of Mothers Union for many years and has held various roles from branch leader in Longford to Diocesan Secretary in Kilmore Elphin and Ardagh.
Ann has a special interest in bereavement and how grief and loss can be crippling for some. She is a General and Psychiatric Nurse by profession and is currently working as Daffodil Nurse with the Irish Cancer Society and works in palliative care. She enjoys bee-keeping and gardening in her spare time. She is a new grandmother to two little ones and truly sees the importance of family and family life. It’s Ann’s great pleasure to be in this role and she loves meeting members all around the diocese. Her ambition is to grow the Mothers’ Union into an even bigger organization. She is always available to tell the Mothers’ Union story and encourage more ladies and indeed gents to join this faith, fellowship and friendship group. Ann sees prayer and spirituality as the core to even a better life. With God’s help all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 
The Diocese covers a large geographical area, taking in Counties Cavan, Longford, Leitrim, most of County Roscommon and much of County Sligo in the Republic and some parishes in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.
Mothers' Union has 315 members in 19 branches across the Diocese. Whilst membership in some of our branches is quite small, we must never forget that we are part of a worldwide Christian organisation with over 4.1 million members in 83 countries throughout the world, and that we are united with them in prayer and worship. We share the same Aims and Objectives as we work to support marriage and Christian family life, and to help those who have not been so fortunate in life. Our diocesan link is with the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you find it interesting and informative - please read on to find out more about what we get up to here in Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh and perhaps you will want to join in what we do. |
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