Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, RG31 5LN
To mark the beginning of Lent, we offer two Ash Wednesday services.
The regular 9:30am Communion will include distribution of ashes.
There is also an Ash Wednesday service at 7:00pm without communion.
Everybody is welcome.
Friday Friends meets from 2.00 – 4.00pm every Friday, price £3.50 (carers free), offering a mix of talks, light exercise, singing together, table top games or craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment – with tea and cakes.
See below for details of the program for February & March ’26.
| February | 6th | Cards & Games |
| 13th | Richard & Friends Singalong | |
| 20th | Curling with Paddy | |
| 27th | Seated exercises with Juliet | |
| March | 6th | Cards & Games |
| 13th | Alan Copeland’s Curiosities | |
| 20rd | Wiltshire Farm Foods | |
| 27th | Craft with Cat Chapman |
After taking a short break, our next ‘St Cat’s Lite’ service is Saturday 7th February, at it’s normal time of 3:30pm.
This months theme is ‘Lent & Pancakes’. As well as our usual crafts, songs and interactive talk, there’ll be pancakes for racing with and for eating!
St Cat’s Lite is a fun, informal, all-age service. While open to anyone of any age, it’s especially popular with children & families.
We start with different craft activities that help us think about the theme. We continue exploring the theme through songs, stories and prayer. We finish with refreshments.
Everyone is very welcome at this or any of our activities.
Café Siena is closed for it’s New Year Lunch on Thursday 29th January.
It opens again, as usual, on Friday 30th.
Have you lost someone close to you, either recently or sometime in the past? Would you value a chance to talk about it with others who are also grieving?
If so, why not join us on a Sunday afternoon for the Bereavement Journey Course. The Bereavement Journey Course is for anyone who has been bereaved at any time and in any way, it provides a chance to feel less isolated by sharing the journey with others. Each session has short film clips and time for discussion in a small group.
We will be meeting in St Catherine’s church, starting on February 15th. Each week we start with refreshments and watching a video together, before breaking into small groups to talk.
The course is free, though there is an optional charge for the workbook. Details about what is covered in the course can be found on the website – https://www.thebereavementjourney.org/benefit.
Further details on our course can be obtained from emailing us on office@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk
Café Siena reopens after the Christmas Break on Thursday 8th. It will be open at it’s normal time from 10am – 2pm on Thursdays and Fridays.
Jo, our lovely café manager is back and, as always, she will be ably assisted by our lovely volunteers. Do come and see what we have to offer!
We’re taking a break from St Cat’s Lite in January, so our next ‘St Cat’s Lite’ service is Saturday 7th February, at it’s normal time of 3:30pm.
St Cat’s Lite is a fun, informal, all-age service. While open to anyone of any age, it’s especially popular with children & families.
We finish with refreshments.
St. Cat’s Lite usually takes place at St Catherine’s on the first Saturday of the month, starting at 3:30pm.
Everyone is very welcome at this or any of our activities.
Please join us for our Christmas Day All Age service, starting at 10am.
It promises to be a fun service for all ages, and the service will include Communion.
Please join us on Christmas Eve at 4pm for “The Nativity” – a fun interactive event for all ages.
If you’d like to join in, please come dressed as a Nativity character.
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