Nativity Service – Sunday 17th December 2023

Please join us for our Nativity Service on Sunday at 10am. Come dressed as a Nativity character if you want to join in.

It will be followed by refreshments for all.

Note that our spoken Communion service has been brought forwards to 9am for those who wish to attend.

Christingle – Sunday 10th December 2023

Please join us at 4pm on Sunday 10th December for our ever popular Christingle Service.

As well as using Christingles to think about the meaning of Christmas, we’ll be raising money for the Children’s Society.

If you wish to make an on-line donation, please go to
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate#make-a-donation .

Friday Friends Programme – December ’23 & January ’24

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, 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 December ’23 & January ’24 :-

Dec 1st Christmas Decorations with Madeline
8th Christmas Cards with Valerie
15th Carols & Readings with Bill & Tony
22nd NO MEETING
29th NO MEETING
Jan 5th Cards & Games
12th Seated Exercises with Juliet
19th Readings Victorian Buildings with Terry Dixon
26th Singalong with Richard & Friends

Service of Institution & Induction

We are all excited and looking forward to the 7.00pm service on Tuesday November 28th when Jackie Fountain will be instituted and inducted as our Vicar. 

We are expecting a significant number of people, not only church members, but local clergy and our community contacts.  If possible, please avoid bringing your car and if unavoidable please car share.  Only limited parking in the church carpark will be available, restricted to those who are less mobile.  For others, parking will be in Birch Copse carpark or the surrounding streets.  Our car park attendants will be there to guide you. 

Seating is being provided both in the church and in the church hall where the service will be live streamed.  Our welcomers will advise you whether to sit in the church or church hall.  We ask for your understanding if you are asked to sit in the hall – the numbers make that unavoidable.   Everyone is invited to stay for light refreshments after the service. 

For those of you not able to join in the service at St Catherine’s, you can watch the Livestream at home: www.facebook.com/St.Catherines.Tilehurst/videos  or later: www.stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk/videos.

The service booklet can be downloaded from here.