We’re holding our Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 11th October at 10am. As well as celebrating God’s creation and harvest, we are collecting gifts for Readifood. There will also be a Bread Making Competition and a Bring and Share lunch. Details below … HARVEST GIFTS – We are collecting tins & packets for READIFOOD. LUNCHContinue reading “Harvest Festival Service – Sunday 11th October”
Category Archives: Charity
Operation Christmas Child
Each year we take part in Operation Christmas Child, where we encourage people to give small Christmas Gifts in Shoeboxes for children around the world who may not get anything else at Christmas. Leaflets about what to pack, along with flat-pack shoeboxes (a donation of 50p please) can be found at Church. You can readContinue reading “Operation Christmas Child”
Charity Craft Sale – 18th & 19th June
Our Charity Craft group are selling their handmade gifts in the Café on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th June, raising money for The Ripple Effect – who work with farmers in Africa. They will also be selling their wares during our Summer Fare on Saturday 20th.
Christian Aid Quiz
St Catherine’s is hosting the Churches in West Reading Christian Aid Quiz Night on Saturday 9th May at 7:30pm Tickets are £10 per person and include light refreshments and nibbles. Bring your own drink. Teams of up to 6 or come on your own and join a team.
APCM : Sunday 26th April
Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in church on Sunday 26th April at 11:30am after the main service. Click here for our 2025 Financial Report Clich here for our 2025 Parish Review Copies of these booklets are available in church.
Children’s Society – Thank You
A huge thank you – To everyone who helped to make our Christingle at St Cat’s Lite so enjoyable and successful. £123.60 was collected to support the work of the Children’s Society with vulnerable children and young people.
Shoebox Sunday 2025 – Results
Thank you to everyone who contributed to Operation Christmas Child collection this year. On ‘Shoebox Sunday’, we collected Shoeboxes filled with Christmas Gifts for children around the world who may not get anything else at Christmas. At the service we learnt more about Operation Christmas Child and what happens to your shoeboxes as they areContinue reading “Shoebox Sunday 2025 – Results”
Shoebox Sunday 2025 – 16th Nov
Each year we take part in Operation Christmas Child, where we encourage people to give small Christmas Gifts in Shoeboxes for children around the world who may not get anything else at Christmas. We collect the shoeboxes at our Shoebox Sunday service – which this year is November 16th. Leaflets about what to pack, alongContinue reading “Shoebox Sunday 2025 – 16th Nov”
Harvest Festival – Sunday 28th September ’25
We’re holding our Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 28th September at 10am. As well as celebrating God’s creation and harvest, we are collecting gifts for Readifood. There will also be a Bread Making Competition and a Bring and Share lunch. Details below … HARVEST GIFTS – We are collecting tins & packets for READIFOOD. LUNCHContinue reading “Harvest Festival – Sunday 28th September ’25”
Money raised at our Christingle Service
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Christingle Service on Sunday 15th December. We raised £113.75 for The Children’s Society.
