Please join us to explore the Christmas Story at 3:30pm on Christmas Eve. We’ll be doing it ‘Messy Church’ style through craft activities, story and song . We encourage children to come dressed as a Nativity character. Some dressing up clothes will also be available at church.
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Thursday & Friday events over Christmas
A reminder that the Café is closed on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd December. It will be open for light refreshments on the 28th & 29th. There is no Thursday Midday Prayers on Thursday 21st. It will resume on Thursday 28th. Friday Friends is taking a Christmas Break and not meeting on Friday 22nd & 29th. Continue reading “Thursday & Friday events over Christmas”
Carols by Candlelight – Sunday 17th December 2017
Please join us for our Carol by Candlelight service – this Sunday 17th December at 6:00pm. For all ages, followed by seasonal refreshments.
Joint Service at Cornwell – Sunday 10th December
Sunday 10th December is a joint service at the Cornwell Centre where we’ll join members of Cornwell Community Church. Rev Christine Bainbridge will be leading a communion service. In response to previous feedback, the service will be at the normal Cornwell time of 10.30 for 11.00 am. So come early for cake and real coffee.Continue reading “Joint Service at Cornwell – Sunday 10th December”
Carols in Calcot – Sunday 10th December 2017 at 4pm.
Christmas 2017
Messy Christingle – Saturday 2nd December
This coming Saturday, we are combining our normal Messy Church with our ever popular Christingle service. We’ll be making Christingles together as part of our normal “Fun, Faith and Food”. Don’t know what a Christingle is or how to make one ? Don’t worry – come along to find out ! As we enter the seasonContinue reading “Messy Christingle – Saturday 2nd December”
Messy Church : Saturday 4th November
Christmas is approaching and all the adverts want us to buy more things. Does getting more and more ‘stuff’ bring us happiness ? Most of us seem to act as if we’re determined to find out by trying! What does the Bible have to say about having all this ‘stuff’? Please join us at Messy Church onContinue reading “Messy Church : Saturday 4th November”
Messy Harvest : Saturday 7th October ’17
Autumn is well and truly here, and as the old Harvest hymn put it “All is safely gathered in”. Do we ever think about Harvest ? Is such a concept out of date in today’s busy on demand 24/7 world ? Please join us this Saturday – 7th October – for our Messy Harvest. ThroughContinue reading “Messy Harvest : Saturday 7th October ’17”
Joint Harvest Service – Sunday 1st October ’17
Sunday 1st October is a joint Harvest service, starting at 10am at St Catherine’s. We will be joined by Cornwell Community Church. Please come early for breakfast (Bacon Rolls) which will be shared with the 8am congregation. Harvest donations are for CIRDIC (Churches in Reading Drop in Centre).