A big thank you to everyone who has contributed a shoebox to Operation Christmas Child.
Through Operation Christmas Child, we send shoeboxes packed with toys and supplies to needy children around the world to bring some joy and love at Christmas to children in the poorest parts of the world who might otherwise get nothing.
We collected 61 boxes this morning, which will be combined with the boxes from Cornwell and delivered to the collection point on Monday.
The November issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
Please join us on Saturday 24th November at 7:30pm as the Gratis Choir perform a selection entitled “Poppies and Holly Berries”.
The concert is free and you do not need a ticket. Just turn up and enjoy the music.
There will be a retiring collection in aid of this year’s Poppy Appeal.
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, it is only natural that our theme for this Saturday’s Messy Church be Remembrance.
But the solemnity of the occasion doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun as we explore our theme, producing poppies and thinking about peace. This should be a great opportunity for all the family to spend time together exploring these themes.
Our hot meal is Jacket Potatoes and Beans, with Cake and Custard for dessert.
So please join us this Saturday – November 3rd at 3:30pm – for our usual mix of Fun, Faith and Food.
On Thursday 1st November, the 7th Tilehurst Brownies put up their ‘Turn Tilehurst Red’ remembrance poppy display in St Catherine’s Church.
To see pictures, and learn more about ‘Turn Tilehurst Red’, goto the Facebook post here
In the next few weeks, we’re planning to start running the first in a potential series of courses called “Pilgrim”.
Pilgrim is a major teaching and discipleship resource from the Church of England. It aims to help every local church create a place where people can explore the Christian faith together and see how it can be lived out each day.
The course is both for people who are not yet Christians but are open to finding out more and also for people who want a refresher course in their faith.
Pilgrim takes a different approach to other Christian programmes. It approaches the great issues of faith not through persuasion and listening to someone just talking, but through participation in a pattern of contemplation and discussion with a group of fellow travellers.
The first course is 6 sessions based on the questions asked in the Baptism service. They are :-
Please contact us if you’d like more details.
For further details on the course itself, and some of the other courses in the series, goto http://www.pilgrimcourse.org
The October issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
As the autumn colours appear in the trees, it is time to celebrate Harvest.
While few of us do any real harvesting these days, it is still a good time to stop and give thanks for what we’ve got, and to help others who have less.
Accordingly we invite you to bring donations of food for the charity ‘Readifood’ – Reading’s food bank.
We’ll start our time together with lots of fun craft and activities linked to our Bible story – The feeding of the 5,000.
Then we’ll celebrate, singing songs, hearing the Bible story and praying together. We’ll also hear how we can help others over Christmas through ‘Operation Shoebox’.
This should be a great opportunity for all the family to spend time exploring these themes together.
Please join us at St Catherine’s on Saturday 6th at 3:30pm. Why not invite a friend.
Please join us at 6:30pm for our 5th Sunday joint evening service.
This Sunday will be a time of praise & worship led by a combined music group with some new worship songs.
The September issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
