Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, RG31 5LN
Café Siena retains it’s Five Star food hygiene rating after an unexpected inspection!
Well done to Lynn who suddenly found herself guiding a health inspector through all the policies and practices that Jo, Sonia & the rest of the Café team have put in place, enabling us to keep our Five Star rating.
Our next ‘St Cat’s Lite’ service is Saturday 7th March, at it’s normal time of 3:30pm.
We’re starting a series of themes called “Meals with Jesus”. This month the wedding at Cana where Jesus turned water into wine.
Everybody is welcome.
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.
This year’s Lent Course from the Church of England is called “Draw Near : Life-giving habits for Lent”
You can follow daily readings via their App or get them emailed to you. Printed booklets are also available for purchase.
For further details visit https://cofe.io/DrawNear
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!
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