MMM in England

England The information below refers to the whole of UK
Land:	241, 930 sq km (includes Rockall and Shetland Islands)
Coastline:	12,429 km
Population:	61,113,205 (July 2009 estimate)
Age Structure:	0-14 years: 16.7% 15-64 years: 67.1% 65 years and over: 16,2%
Life Expectancy:	male: 76.52 years female: 81.63 years (2009 estimate)
Infant Mortality Rate: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
People living with HIV/AIDS: 77,000 (2007 estimate)
Literacy:	Total population: 99.9% male: 99.9% female: 99.9% (2003 estimate)
National Holiday: The UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday
From - World Factbook 2009

MMM communities are located at Ealing in London, and at Solihull in the West Midlands, near the International Airport at Birmingham.

Our work in England, as elsewhere in the northern hemisphere, provides support for our work in countries of greater material need.

Mission Appeals in Catholic parishes allocated to us each year help us to support our work overseas.

Sisters are also involved in a small way in local charitable and ecumenical work, and are engaged with others in addressing the problems faced by the immigrant community and in the issue of Human Trafficking. 

Stories from MMM in England

The Solihull Welcome  by Sister Ruth Percival
England, 2007:  It all started when Sister Pauline Dean and I went to a weekend called ‘Seeking Sanctuary’.The weekend was organised by RESTORE, Birmingham Churches Supporting Refugees, which was held at Ascension College, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

It was here that I first met Nemah – a beautiful young woman who had come to the College that week-end with other asylum seekers and refugees from around Birmingham to meet with each other and some of us from what we call the host community. >>> more.

Combatting the Traffic in Human Persons  
by Sister Mary Howard
UK, 2006: March 25 2007 marked the bi-centenary of the Anti-Slave Trade Act in the UK. The occasion was used to help highlight the need to abolish all forms of slavery.

Concerned people were asking the question: What about the trade in human traffic today? What is being done at both Government and grassroots level to halt this modern-day slavery?   >>> more.

History of MMM in England

Last modified: Friday, March 19th, 2010