Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, RG31 5LN
Fridays have become rather busy, and on occasions the waiting time to fulfil orders have taken a little longer than we would of liked.
During November we are going to trial a slimmed down menu to hopefully streamline the whole process.
We will monitor feedback and see how this trial goes. Soup, jackets, daily special, kids meal, and cakes still on offer.
Our next Cats Cartoon Club is on Saturday 6th November at 4pm in the Church Hall.
We’re watch the Lego Batman Movie which we hope will be enjoyed by old and young alike. Whether you like Batman or not this is a great opportunity to meet together and laugh at him.
You can see the trailer for the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGQUKzSDhrg
We are pleased to announce that Friday Friends is restarting on Friday 5th November.
Come and share laughter, conversations, prayer and music with guest speakers and tea, coffee and cake.
We offer a mix of light exercise, singing together, table-top games and craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment.
Fridays 2 pm – 4 pm in the Hall. Price £3.50
We are pleased to announce that Tuesday get Together is restarting on Tuesday 2nd November.
Drop in and meet old friends and make new ones. A warm welcome awaits. Tea & Coffee provided
Tuesdays 10 am – 12 noon in Café Siena
Our Annual Memorial Service will take place at 3pm on Sunday 31st October, followed by an afternoon tea.
A time to remember those we have loved and lost.
It will be followed by tea and cakes provided by the Mothers Union. All welcome.
Operation Christmas child is a way of bringing some Christmas cheer to a poor, needy or suffering child.
The idea is to fill a shoebox with small gifts, (please read the leaflet carefully about what is acceptable) and add a donation of £5 or more towards transport costs.
A simple shoebox gift packed with love and fuelled by prayer can have a huge impact!
If you have trouble getting a shoebox, we have a supply of flat pack boxes already decorated for 50pence each.
We are an official collecting point for filled Shoeboxes.
Alternatively, you can ‘pack’ a Shoebox online at: https://shoeboxonline.samaritans-purse.org.uk/
Click here to see the fantastic shoeboxes we collected two years ago.
We are also holding a special service to gather the filled Shoeboxes, when you can hear more about what happens to the filled boxes.
Date – Sunday 21st November
Time – 10.00 am with refreshments after the service.
Place – St Catherine’s Church, Wittenham Avenue, RG31 5LN.
Alternatively you can bring Shoeboxes to St Catherine’s Church or Cornwell 0-5 Play Group anytime before 21st November.
The Autumn ’21 issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
We’re holding our Climate Sunday service on 3rd October.
Please join us to hear our guest preacher Alison Riggs, Environment Action Delivery Co-ordinator for the Diocese of Oxford.
Refreshments will be served in the hall at end of the service.
This year’s Harvest Service will be held on 26th September at 10am.
We will be supporting the charity Send-a-Cow who provide tools and education for farming in Africa.
Financial gifts to ‘Send A Cow’ can be made online by going to https://sendacow.org/donate-now/give-a-donation/ and putting in our church reference AM5101 at the bottom in the ‘let us know why….’ box. OR just put cash in the special collection plate.
We’re also collecting tinned/packet goods, for Readifood.
Refreshments will be served in the hall at end of the service. Followed by ‘Spud lunch’ at 12.30pm with choice of fillings – chilli, cheese, beans or tuna, and salad.
We’re really excited to announce that Cats Cartoon Club is going to start meeting in person. We meet for the first time on Saturday 2nd October at 4pm in the Church Hall. We’re watching ‘Luca’ which is a really great family film so we hope all ages will feel free to come along and enjoy this film together.
You can see a trailer for the film here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYfJxlgR2jw
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