The June issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
Category: Church
Messy Church – Saturday 2nd June
Did you know that the Bank Holiday we’ve just enjoyed was originally there to celebrate Pentecost ?
In years gone by, this Church celebration was also known as Whitsun (White Sunday) – hence the alternative name of the Bank Holiday – Whit Monday.
But what’s Pentecost, and why is it so important as to warrant a Bank Holiday ? And why is it considered by many to be the Church’s Birthday ?
Why not come along to Messy Church this Saturday to find out what it’s all about, and how we feel the event it celebrates gives us “God’s Power to Change” !
We’ll be exploring the theme through Fun, Faith and Food with our usual mixture of Craft, Stories and Songs all followed up by a big Birthday Party Tea !
We’d love to see you at 3:30pm on Saturday June 2nd at St Catherine’s.
Celebration Tea & Service for Pentecost – Sunday 20th
Join us at St Catherine’s to celebrate the Church’s Birthday and the end of the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ 10 days of prayer.
- 5:30pm : Bring and Share Tea
- 6:30pm : Celebration Service
Thy Kingdom Come – 10 days of prayer
Thy Kingdom Come is a worldwide prayer initiative for the 10 days between Ascension and Pentecost (May 10th – 20th).
You are invited to join us in prayer every evening at 7:30pm in the Garden Room. The room will be open at other times during the day for prayer.
A personal prayer journal / booklet is also available to help individual prayer wherever you may find yourself.
In addition, we will start with a lunchtime communion for Ascension Day (May 10th) in the Garden Room at 12:15pm, and we will end with a bring and share tea and evening celebration on Pentecost (May 20th).
Find out more at https://www.thykingdomcome.global/
RG31 Magazine – May 18
The May issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
Messy Church : Saturday 5th May
Are you enjoying the current good weather ?
We’re thinking about weather at our next Messy Church, but something less pleasant – Hurricanes !
Our next Messy Church is this coming Saturday 5th May, which is close to this year’s Christian Aid week (13th – 19th). We’re looking at how Christian Aid helps people less fortunate than ourselves – such as those in Haiti who have recently been devastated by Hurricanes and Earthquakes.
There’s lots we can do to help, and we’ll think about some of those while having our normal mixture of Fun, Faith and Food !
So please join us at St Catherine’s from 3:30pm on Saturday.
Joint Service for St Catherine’s Day – Sunday 29th April
We will be joined by Cornwell Community Church for a special joint service on Sunday 29th April – St Catherine’s Day.
The communion service will be lead by our new Vicar – Rev Gill Rowell.
The service starts at 10:30am at St Catherine’s.
APCM at Cornwell – Sunday 22nd April
The parish wide APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) will take place on Sunday 22nd April at the Cornwell Centre.
It will take place as part of our morning service and we will be joining with members of Cornwell Community Church.
This joint meeting will start at 10:30am.
This will replace the normal 9:30am service.
Induction Service for Rev Gill Rowell – Thursday 26th April
Our new Vicar – Rev Gill Rowell – will have her Induction Service at St Catherine’s at 7:30pm on Thursday 26th April.
The Institution will be led by the Bishop of Reading, The Rt Rev. Andrew Proud, and the Induction and Installation are led by by the Archdeacon of Berkshire, the Ven. Olivia Graham.
Space is limited. If you received a formal invitation, please respond by April 18th. Otherwise please ensure you are signed up on one of the lists at St Catherine’s or Cornwell Churches.
