Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, RG31 5LN
Thy Kingdom Come is a worldwide prayer initiative for the 10 days between Ascension and Pentecost (May 30th – June 9th).
Our ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ initiative will be launching with Ascension Day Holy Communion at 8.00 pm on Thursday May 30th, followed by 24 hours of prayer from 6.00 am on Friday 31 May to 6.00 am on Saturday morning, 1st June.
The Garden Room will be open with visual aids and prayer resources.
There is a Jumble Sale in St Catherine’s Hall on Saturday 25th May opening at 2:00 pm.
Entrance 25p. Refreshments and car parking are available.
A reminder that as of Sunday May 19th, the main Sunday morning service will start at 9:15am rather than 9:30am.
This will allow time to get used to changes in preparation for the additional new service starting at 11am from Pentecost Sunday (June 9th).
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, tabletop games or craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment – with tea and cakes.
Here’s the programme for the rest of May through June 2019.
Why not come to the Mothers Union Quiz on Wed, June 12th at 8pm in St Catherine’s church hall.
Brush up your general and local knowledge and join in the fun. All genders and ages welcome. Teams are typically 4-6 people, but you don’t have to be in a team to come.
Advanced booking is required for catering planning.
Tickets in advance £4 to include Ploughman’s Supper. Email info@stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk if you are interested.
To start Christian Aid week we are being joined by a speaker from Christian Aid at our 9:30 service this Sunday.
Please come along to hear her speak about the work that Christian Aid do.
The May issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
On 10th May, the Rah Rah Theatre will be visiting Friday Friends, at St Catherine’s, to present “Top Hat Tales”.
This is a musical love story based around the famous Broadway musical songs of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, sung by stars such as Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day and Bing Crosby. The show has been devised to whisk audiences back to this memorable era allowing them to participate and reminisce.
All are welcome – please come and join in the fun. The cost is £3.50 to include the usual refreshments.
Friday Friends starts a littler later than normal that week with refreshments at 2:30pm , but you can still arrive early for lunch in the Café. The Café opens at 10:00am, with the lunch menu starting at 12 noon.
The performance starts at 3:30pm.
The Mother’s Union are hosting a public talk this Wednesday 8th May. They welcome a guest speaker from Thrive – a national charity – who will talk about social and therapeutic horticulture and using gardening to change lives.
All are welcome to the talk in St Catherine’s Hall from 8pm.
The Youth Group is for secondary school aged young adults and meets fortnightly in St Catherine’s Hall from 7:45 to 9:15pm.
See the flyer for additional dates and details.
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