Christ Church Tunstall 

The Fourth Sunday in Lent is know as ‘Mid-Lent’, ‘Refreshment Sunday’ or ‘Laetare Sunday, when the rigors of Lent were relaxed more than was normal for a feast day. Thus Mothering Sunday is about the freedom that we gain through the promise of Jesus Christ delivered through our Mother the Church. People were encouraged to go to their ‘Mother Church’ (their home church or their home Cathedral) to worship and give thanks. Hence apprentices, and others, went home for the weekend