Harvest Festival – Sunday 29th September

We’re holding our Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 29th September at 10am.

As well as celebrating God’s creation and harvest, we are collecting gifts for Readifood. There will also be a Bread Making Competition and a Soup and Bread lunch. Details below …

HARVEST GIFTS – We are collecting tins & packets for READIFOOD.

LUNCH – Please join us in the hall after the service for a Soup and Bread lunch. 

BREAD MAKING COMPETITION – you are invited to bring a home-made loaf of bread to church which will be judged by the congregation in the hall after the Harvest Festival Service. 

Bakers will be invited to contribute their loaves to the lunch (but it’s not at all compulsory!).

St Catherine’s 0-5s restarting

St Catherine’s 0-5s Group (formally Cornwell 0-5s Toddler Group) is re-starting on Tuesday September 10th, in it’s new location and with it’s new name.

We are a friendly toddler group, meeting in St Catherine’s Church Hall (Wittenham Ave, RG31 5LN). 10am-12noon Term Time Only

  • Tuesdays 10am – 12noon (Families only)
  • Thursdays 10am – 12noon (Childminders only)

Each week we put out a wide & varied selection of toys including ride on scooters, bikes & cars. We have an art and craft table which varies week to week. After ‘Snack Time’ we encourage children to join in with ‘Singing Time’.

Healthy snacks for children on Tuesday sessions. Tea, Coffee, Biscuits for grown-ups are provided on both days.

We ask for a fee of £3.50 per family to cover hall hire & refreshments, payable at the door.

Placed are limited to prevent overcrowding. To avoid turning anyone away at the door, please book your place via Eventbrite through the Church page:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/st-catherines-church… . Whilst the sessions will be marked ‘Free’ to avoid Eventbrite charges, we ask for £3.50 at the door by cash or card payment.

For further details, see our main page https://stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk/church/children-youth/0-5s-group/

We do look forward to meeting up again!

Tots Praise restarts Friday 13th September @ 9:15am

Tots Praise restarts on Friday 13th September.

We meet in St Caterine’s every Friday during school term time, starting at 9:15am.

All parents, grandparents and carers with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers are very welcome to join us for jumping, singing and dancing, a Bible story, some simple craft and a prayer followed by refreshments.

Stay afterwards to enjoy fresh coffee and homemade cake from Café Siena whilst little ones explore our toy corner.

Friday Friends Programme – August & September ’24

Friday Friends continues to meet weekly over the Summer. It’s 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.

Why not arrive early and enjoy a meal in Café Siena.

See below for details of the program for August & September ’24

August2ndCards & Games
9thTote bag printing/stamping with Madeline
16thBeekeeping with Jenny Morgan
23rdSeated Exercises with Juliet
30thThe Congo with Rev Jackie
September6thCards & Games
13thCuriosities of the Chilterns with Alan Copeland
20thLife in the Navy with Rowena
27thQuiz

Wonder Zone Holiday Club – Three weeks to go !

There’s only three weeks to go before our Summer 2024 Holiday Club – Wonder Zone !

Wonder Zone is for children aged 5 – 11 and lasts 2 hours each morning for the three days Mon 19th – Wed 21st August.  We’ll have plenty of  fun and games, craft & making, songs, science experiments and more.

There is still room for a few more children – but we ask that you sign up sooner rather than later so we can ensure we have enough of the items we’ll need for the fun time we’re planning.

The cost is £10 per child for the three days, which covers refreshments and materials (there is a reduction for additional children in the same family).

Click here for more details and the booking form.

Summer Sunday Services

Following the success of previous years, during the Summer Holidays we will again be holding our Sunday Ten O’clock Service outdoors (weather permitting) – that is Sunday 28th July – 1st Sept inclusive. The service will include Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month (i.e. August 4th, 18th & Sept 1st)

You may wish to bring a comfortable chair or rug as well as appropriate clothing. After the service, refreshments will be served in the hall.

Our theme this year is “Meals with Jesus”, looking at a different bible passage each week.

We’d love you to join us. Families are very welcome!