The September issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
Messy Church – Saturday 1st September
After the summer break for Holiday Club, Messy Church resumes its usual routine of meeting on the first Saturday of month. And that’s sooner than you might think ! It’s this Saturday – the 1st of September.
Many of the children will have joined us for our Holiday Club, and we’re keeping the holiday club fun going with this week’s theme – “Chip Shop Church”.
However, unlike Holiday Club, we want the whole family to come along and join in the mixture of Fun, Faith and Food, while finding out a bit more about what it means to be Church.
Keeping with the Chip Shop theme, our hot meal will be Fish Fingers (vegan option available)
We’d love to see you at St Catherine’s, this Saturday, starting at 3:30pm for Messy Church !
Also, below, is our Messy Church calendar for the whole year. Also, look out for details on St Catherine’s new Sunday afternoon Family service coming soon !

Rocky’s Plaice Holiday Club Video
Here’s a brief glimpse of the fun that nearly 70 children, helped by 50 teenage and adult helpers, had at “Rocky’s Plaice”‘ – this year’s Holiday Club.
Holiday Club Service – Sunday 12th August
You are invited to a special Holiday Club opening service at St Catherine’s on Sunday 12th August, starting at 10:30am. You’ll be able to see what our children will be doing during the week ahead.
This service replaces the normal 9:30am Sunday service.

Café Closure – Thursday 16th & Friday 17th August
Due to our annual Holiday Club, St Catherine’s Café will be closed on Thursday 16th & Friday 17th August.
We thank you for your understanding and patience. We will reopen as normal on Thursday 23rd August.
Prepairing for Rocky’s Plaice
Preparations for Rocky’s Plaice – this year’s Holiday Club – have started!
On Monday of the week before the club started, we collected all the cooking ingredients, which have very generously been donated by Asda Tilehurst.
To find out more about Rocky’s Plaice, click here.
Rocky’s Plaice Holiday Club
There are still a few places left at this year’s Holiday Club – Rocky’s Plaice.
It takes place Monday 13th – Friday 17th August, 10am to noon, with an opening service on Sunday 12th August at 10:30am.
Registration forms are available from both churches, or email us, or see our Facebook post.
Joint Service at Cornwell – Sunday 29th July
Sunday 29th July is a special joint service at Cornwell Community Church. Accordingly there is no 9:30am service at St Catherine’s.
We’ll meet in the Cornwell Center in Home Croft, off Clements Mead. In response to previous feedback, the service will be at the normal Cornwell time of 11.00 am, with refreshments served from 10:30am. So please come early for cake and real coffee.
We hope you can join us there.
Messy Church – Saturday 7th July
The first Saturday of the month – 7th July – is just coming, so it’s time for Messy Church !
You have hopefully already seen details about our Holiday Club during August (there’s no Messy Church in August for this reason). It’s called Rocky’s Plaice and will be our familiar Holiday Club week of Fun, Games, Craft, Bible Stories and Songs, plus the chance to perform Drama and Song.
There are still places available at our Holiday Club, but please sign up soon. If you want to read more, go to https://stcatherines-tilehurst.org.uk/church/holiday-club/
But if Holiday Club is called Rocky’s Place, then “Who’s Rocky ?” – That’s the theme of our Messy Church this Saturday!
Come along on Saturday for our normal Messy mixture of Fun, Faith and Food, while finding out a bit more about Rocky and our Holiday Club. Our hot meal will be Fish Fingers (and that’s a clue as to who Rocky is).
Yes, we know that there’s something on the TV at the same time, but if, just like us, you’re too nervous to watch – or, also like us, you think Messy Church is more fun anyway, then why not come along to St Catherine’s at 3:30pm on Saturday 7th July.
We’d love to see you there !
Strawberry Fortnight at the Café
To celebrate Wimbledon and the great British Strawberry, the Café will be offering some delicious strawberry treats on 5th & 6th July and 12th & 13th July
Why not join us for a slice of strawberry cream cake ?
