Songs of Praise

Mothering Sunday (2018x10)

Uitzenddatum: Mrt 11, 2018

To celebrate Mothering Sunday, Katherine Jenkins meets parents and their newborn babies at Basildon's Maternity Unit. It's particularly poignant for Katherine, as she's expecting her second child this April. She also talks to two midwives about the joys and the challenges of their work, and how they feel called by God to do their job. Katherine also meets Katharine Hill, UK director of the charity Care for the Family to hear her tips for parenthood and learns about often overlooked references in the Bible of maternal language to describe God. Pam Rhodes meets Lizzie Lowrie, who held a service in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral entitled Mother's Day Runaways last year. It was aimed at the increasing number of women who, for reasons of loss, singleness or infertility, cannot bear to be in church for a traditional Mothering Sunday service. The idea came from Lizzie's own personal journey - happily married to a trainee vicar, she expected children to follow, but has since suffered six miscarriages. Mother Pippa Ankers talks of bringing up her son Barney who has Down's syndrome. Barney speaks of his strong Christian faith and shows off his drumming skills, while Pippa shares her experiences of raising a child with additional needs. Music: Our Father God in Heaven from St Alban's Church, Bristol For the Beauty of the Earth from Church of St Cross, Winchester Blessed Be Your Name from City Gates Church, Ilford Forty Days and Forty Nights from Hereford Cathedral Ave Maria performed by The Priests What a Beautiful Name It Is from New Wine Festival Now Thank We All Our God from St Patrick's Church, Dungannon.