Help appointing the next Vicar!

Your help is needed to appoint our next Vicar! We would love you to join us on Saturday 11th February, 10.30am – 12noon in St Catherine’s Church for a working session – coffee, tea and biscuits will be available from 10.00am to enable a prompt 10.30am start.

The purpose of the session is to:

  • Identify the spectrum of people/groups we need to speak to amongst church members, those using church facilities and those in the parish we serve to ascertain who we are and our direction.
  • Identifying volunteers to be involved in gleaning those identified people’s views (great if you are keen to volunteer but it is not mandatory!)
  • Reviewing the information we will be seeking from those people.

Your experience of St Catherine’s will be valuable as we progress our understanding of the requirements of the new vicar.  So great if you came with a very brief story to share of an occasion when you felt that St Catherine’s was fulfilling its purpose.

Friday Friends Programme – February & March ’23

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 February & March:-

February 3rd Cards & Games
10th Valentine Crafts with Valerie Poore
17th Alan Copland – Reading Nostalgia
24th Seated exercises with Juliet & Bettle Drive
March 3rd Cards & Games
10th Sing along with Richard & Friends
17th Curling with Bill
24th Carol of the Bells
31st Easter Craft with Valerie Poore

Third Saturday Prayer – 21st Jan ’23

Our Third Saturday Prayer initiative continues on Saturday 21st January, from 9 – 10am with breakfast available from 8:30am. 

As usual we will be praying for two areas of St Catherine’s activity, one of our mission activities and a national/global item.  This month the topics will be St Catherine’s Centre, the PCC, CCA and the NHS.

Youth Group – Pick ‘n’ Mix – Spring Programme

Pick and Mix – our youth group for 11-18 year olds meets fortnightly Fridays during term time, starting at 7:45pm in St Catherine’s Hall. £1 per person.

Teens of all faiths and none are very welcome

If you are 11-18 and want to join us we would love to have you.

For more information please e-mail us.

Friday Friends Programme – January ’23

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 January:-

January 6th Cards and Games
13th Seated Exercises & TV
20th Marjy’s Poems
27th RSPB Talk – Big Garden Birdwatch