We’re delighted to confirm that our Friday night youth group is back up and running after having to pause during lockdown. It currently does not have a name but we will address that on 13th November.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be, please contact us. We’d love to welcome you to the group, but will need to make provisions to ensure that we can do that in keeping with current laws and guidelines surrounding youth groups meeting together.
The Government’s announcement on 9th September of a six person gathering limit will clearly affect activities within St Catherine’s Centre.
It is clear that many Church and Hall activities will no longer be able to take place from Monday 14th. There are a list of exemptions to this rule, and we are currently seeking to more fully understand what they are.
However, for now, we can confirm :-
As the Government issues more guidance, further decisions on other groups can be made. Please contact your group organiser for details on any specific activity.
This page is regularly updated. Please regularly return to read the latest situation.
The Coronavirus Pandemic has changed all our lives. Our previous pattern of Sunday services and other midweek gatherings is greatly affected.
We are exploring how to be a different kind of church, and how to both keep in contact and provide practical help.
As we explore what the ‘new normal’ means we are opening a few activities slowly and carefully. At this time :-
We encourage you to :-
Please refer to this page for Practical Help if you are ill or isolated.
Please refer to this page for Spiritual Help during this time.
Church Activities
Some Church Activities are now resuming in a strict Covid-secure environment.
The following activities have already, or are about to resume.
The following groups are not holding physical meetings.
At this time it is not known which activities will re-start at what time. Please check back on this web site or our Facebook page for further details.
Other Hall & Church Users
Some groups, such as St Catherine’s Pre-school, have a specification exemption from the limit of six people gathering together. They may continue to meet, in a strict Covid-secure environment.
We have contacted the people booking the Hall or Church to discuss the additional requirements that the latest government guidance puts upon them and the practicality of whether their groups may restart.
At this time we do not know when any particular church centre users will restart their groups. Please check with them for further details.
Also note:
To reduce the chance of cross contamination, the centre is being operated in two halves – Church and Hall. Please use the north, car park entrance for the Church, and the south, road side entrance for the Hall.
Last updated 10th September 12:00 am.
Originally published 16th March 9:00 am.
We are pleased to announce that St Catherine’s Centre (both Hall and Church) is open for hire and holding meetings from the 1st of September. We will be following Government guidelines as we continue to explore how best to operate in a Corvid safe manner as our users return.
We have been holding Sunday Services in the Church building, in a Corvid-secure environment, for a while now.
In addition, the Café is now open on Thursdays and Fridays with a reduced service.
Accordingly, we are now exploring the best way to open the Hall for use by groups, in a safe manner.
We are asking all groups to undertake additional responsibilities to try and ensure a Corvid-secure environment. As part of this will are temporarily splitting the centre into two zones. We ask Hall users to enter via the southern, road side entrance and Church users to enter via the northern, car park side entrance.
In accordance with Government Guidelines, most Hall and Church users will be expected to wear face coverings while they are inside the building.
We totally understand that some groups and some individuals will not consider it appropriate to attend or re-start at this time.
Activities will resume when each group thinks best for their users. Please chat to your group organiser for details.
We are pleased to announce that Tuesday get Together is restarting on Tuesday 1st September in the Café area of St Catherine’s.
We will be following corvid-secure guidelines. This means that we request that you wear a face covering as you enter the building, sanitise your hands upon arrival, sign in for track and trace purposes, and follow social distancing guidelines while in the Café.
We are stressing that as over 70s are still advised to be very careful in their socialising, that any decision to come is entirely of their own choosing.
Members of our church community have been placed into groups, with each group having one or two coordinators.
Members are encouraged to contact their coordinator if they fall ill or are restricted to their homes. Their coordinator can then organise assistance as required.
If you are unsure whether you are on this list, or unsure who your coordinator is, please contact us by emailing info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk
Similarly, if you would like to be put on a list, or to be contacted by a coordinator, please email us at info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk
We are compiling a list of list of volunteers who are willing to offer help to those unable to leave their homes. These people would be willing and able to deliver or shop, dropping things off on doorsteps/through letterboxes to those who are self-isolating. Please email info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk if you think you may be able to help.
Please return to this page for updates.
In light of the latest guidance from the government and the Church of England, our usual pattern of Sunday services and other midweek gatherings must be put on hold with immediate effect. This affects all areas of our church life.
Instead we are exploring how to be a different kind of church, and how to both keep in contact and provide practical help.
Accordingly we encourage you to :-
Please refer to this page for Practical Help if you are ill or isolated.
Please refer to this page for Spiritual Help during this time.
Since initial publication, our Coronavirus pages have been updated many times. The latest version of this page may be viewed here.
Come and join us in Café Siena for a fun and fabulous “Quizzy McQuiz ” evening led by our local Quizmaster Neil Ross, on Saturday 14th March – 7.30pm start.
It’s teams of 8. Don’t have a full team? Just come along and we will find you one!
Cost: £10 adults (children free) to include Chilli supper with vegetarian option. Bring your own drinks
Tickets available from Café Siena. This is a Fundraising event for St Catherine’s Church
At this week’s Mothers Union meeting, Rev Gill Rowell will be talking about on her Ethiopian Pilgrimage.
All are welcome. Please join us at 8pm in the Church Hall. £2 to include tea or coffee.
Friday Friends meets weekly from 2.00 – 4.00pm every Friday, price £3.50 (carers free), offering a mix of talks, light exercise, singing together, tabletop games or craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment – with tea and cakes.
Here’s the programme for March & early April 2020.
