A reminder that as of Sunday May 19th, the main Sunday morning service will start at 9:15am rather than 9:30am.
This will allow time to get used to changes in preparation for the additional new service starting at 11am from Pentecost Sunday (June 9th).
To start Christian Aid week we are being joined by a speaker from Christian Aid at our 9:30 service this Sunday.
Please come along to hear her speak about the work that Christian Aid do.
The May issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
It might be a Bank Holiday weekend – but that doesn’t stop Messy Church!
We seek to provide a space where the whole family can spend quality time together to share in Fun, Faith and Food, with craft activities, stories, songs and a shared meal together to finish.
We hope that you can join us at St Catherine’s this Saturday (May 4th) at 3:30pm. Bring a friend !
We’re excited to announce that the 2019 Holiday Club will be called ‘Backpackers’.
With a travel theme, there’s plenty of exploring, fun and games, making, songs, drama and more, as the children journey through European cities.
At Backpackers, children will travel with Jesus as he arrives in Jerusalem and explore the events of his last week on earth through the awesome accounts from the Gospel of Matthew. There’ll be the normal mixture of Fun, Games, Craft, Bible Stories and Songs, plus the chance to perform Drama and Song.
Backpackers will take place from Monday 12th August to Friday 16th, from 10am to 12noon. These is also an opening ‘preview’ service for all the family on Sunday 11th August at 10:30am.
The cost is £10 for the week, this is to cover refreshments and materials (a reduction to £5 for additional children in the same family).
For all the latest news about out Holiday Club, click here.
Registration forms are not ready just yet – but keep an eye out form them, either at church or contact us at info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk .
At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 7th April 2019, the following statement about Cornwell Community Church was made:
The Cornwell Leadership Team have decided that to further the mission of the church, we should join with Gill in an exciting new venture in the St Catherine’s building. Initially this will take the form of a Cornwell style service and will incorporate ‘All Stars Family Service’, and Sunday school.
We have always said that a church is not a building but people, so whilst Cornwell Community Church as a separate church would cease, as a congregation we would continue to meet together as part of that new venture.
Discussions are being held regarding how and when that might take place. As soon as decisions are made as to the way forward, they will be communicated to both churches.
Rev Gill Rowell, Tony & Evelyn Bartlett, Emma Deacon, Caroline O’Sullivan, Val & Stuart Poore, Jane Stokes.
23 March 2019
It has subsequently been decided that this new service will take place at 11.00 am , starting on Pentecost Sunday – 9th June.
In order to facilitate this new service, the St Catherine’s 9.30 am service will move 15 minutes earlier and start at 9.15 am. This time change will begin on on 19th May.
Further details will be provided when available.
You are invited to join as we celebrate the Easter story.
Our Good Friday (19th April) morning service is at 10:00am, but please arrive from 9:30am for Hot Cross Buns. We’ll explore the Easter story in a fun, interactive way, with songs and drama, lasting around 45 minutes.
At 11:00am, you are invited to join us at St Joseph’s for a short Station of the Cross service.
At 11:30am a walk will start from St Catherine’s to join the public Act of Witness at the Triangle which starts at 12noon.
At 2:00pm there is a quiet meditation hour.
Our Easter Sunday (21st April) celebrations start with our normal 8:00am spoken Communion service.
Our Easter Sunday All Star Family Communion at 9:30 will include an Easter Egg hunt and should last about an hour.
The Easter School holidays are about to start. But what is Easter all about?
We know it’s more than just chocolate and bunnies, but why do Christians consider Easter far more important than Christmas?
Why not join us at Messy Church this coming Saturday to help us think about the Easter message through our usual mix of fun, faith and food. They’ll be plenty of craft activities to help us explore the Easter story and we’d love you to stay and eat with us – fish fingers this week!
We hope to see you at St Catherine’s this Saturday (April 6th) at 3:30pm.
The March issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
