Mothers who are concerned about their children will join together in a special service at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, later in the month.

The speaker will be Veronica Williams, founder of the organisation Mothers Prayers. Eleven years ago, Williams and her sister-in-law felt that they ought to be doing something for their children and grandchildren, growing up in today's society. Out of that concern came the organisation Mothers Prayers, which gives mothers the chance to pray for their children.

Williams will be speaking at St Anne's on Monday 24 September at 8 pm, and in St Finnian's Church, Cregagh on Tuesday 25 September at 8 pm.

Mothers Prayers is interdenominational, and the climax of each of the services is when mothers in a confidential way place their children in God's hands by putting their names in a basket. We can also pray for other family relationships that we are concerned about.

Brother David Jardine, organiser of the service, says: "The service on 24 September in the Cathedral will be tremendous. Mothers will have a chance to pray for their children that night."

Mothers Prayers is now active in 86 countries, working in 25 languages. There have been so many answers to prayer - children coming back to the faith, children who were lost being found, relationships within families restored, and even when prayers are not fully answered mothers finding peace about their children.