Mothering Sunday: Kattey Harps On Extra-Ordinary Virtues

In less than 24 hours
from now, the stage will be set for the celebration of a yearly event that ignites the excitement of mothers and families among the Anglican Communion and the Catholic family.
The aroma and sound of the season, including activities visible around the neighbourhood, are signaling the proximity of the 2014 mothering Sunday.
Heralding the arrival of this all important event, wife of the Arch Bishop of the Province of Niger Delta North, who also doubles as the Provincial Diocesan President of the Mothers’ Union, Mrs Beatrice G. Kattey speaks on the need for women to play their role as models to the society.
In an interview with the Women Editor of The Tide Newspaper, Mrs Kattey ceased the opportunity provided by the theme of this year’s celebration, “the extra-ordinary mother” to woo women and mothers in particular to characters of virtue, she said it takes virtue to be distinguished and remain honorable in a corrupt society.
In her message to the women of the Anglican Communion and Rivers State at large, Mrs Kattey said “women should shun all forms of negativity,” she maintains that women by their nature are made to be responsible creatures and so should endeavour to live up to expectation.
She calls on women to use the occasion of the Mothering Sunday to pray for their children and the nation in general,” it is my candid opinion and suggestions that this year’s Mothering Sunday: would afford us the opportunity to pray together for the casting away of all limitations that Satan had placed upon our progress as a nation, diocese or as individual Christians and families”. She insists that if mothers play their role as models, most of the societal ills will be minimized. In her words, “after thorough self-examination, the extra ordinary woman discovers that everything about her must be anchored on raising a godly home.”
Speaking on the focus for this year’s celebration, “reaching out to the needy,” the mothers’ union president said the importance of letting the less privileged and indigents within our neighbourhood feel the impact of mothers in their lives cannot be over emphasized, stating that as Godly mothers, their motherly roles must not be limited to their biological children only, but must be extended to those who may not have any one to address as mother.
Mrs Kattey who also bared her mind on indecent dressing among the young girls, said it is not only a problem of the young girls alone. Indicting women also, as accomplices, she said indecent dressing is an offshoot of the alliance between the wearer herself, the mother (biological or whoever plays such role in her life) and the tailor. She believes that if the second and third accomplices would discourage the wearers over such dressing, the trend would obviously be checked.
Meanwhile the Mothering Sunday season, is one season women look up to seeing because it gives them joy. It is a period mothers are always remembered.
The variety programs that are introduced with each passing season make the yearly ritual come alive, worth celebrating and without any loss of value.
Organisers of this program package it in a way that presents it as an all-important event.
One of the programs of this event that makes it highly relevant is its emphasis on charity outreach. Aside the biblical studies and other religious activities that characterize this event, the importance attached to the need to reach the needy is a commendable virtue.
For  both the Catholic Women Organization and the Mothers Union of the Anglican Communion, visit to the less-priviledged in the society, especially the ones around our environment is given a priority attention.

Mothers in the business of Charity

Sylvia ThankGod-Amadi