The February issue of RG31 – our Parish Magazine – is now available on-line here, or click on the image.
Café Closure – Thursday 9th February ’17
Due to a funeral, St Catherine’s Café will be closed on Thursday 9th February. It will be open as normal on Friday 10th – 10am to 2pm with Lunch menu from 12noon.
Messy Church : What is Love? – Saturday 4th February
With Valentines day coming, many of us ask “What is Love?” It’s a big question that we spend a lot of our life thinking about. Naturally, the Christian faith has a lot to say about it.
Through our normal mix of Fun, Faith and Food, we’ll explore just a few of the things that the Bible says and in particular how Jesus explained it to his followers through one of his most famous parables.
Please join us at St. Catherine’s on Saturday 4th February at 3:30pm. Bring a Friend.
Tea Dance Dates
The next Tea Dance is Thursday 9th February, with subsequent dates of
- 23rd February
- 9th & 23th March
From 2:45pm to 4:45 pm. Price of £4 which includes Dance and some Tuition.
Edit : Unfortunately, the April dates originally listed here are no longer going ahead.
Café opening hours (2017)
Please note our Café opening hours are now 10am to 2pm, Thursday and Friday.
Joint Service at Cornwell – Sunday 29th January
Sunday 29th January is a special joint service with Cornwell Community Church. Accordingly there is no 9:30am service at St Catherines.
We’ll meet in the Cornwell Center (in Home Croft, off Clements Mead) starting at 10:30am.
We hope you can join us there.
Friday Friends Programme – January/ February ’17
Friday Friends meets weekly from 2.00 – 4.00pm every Friday, price £3.50, offering a mix of light exercise, singing together, tabletop games and craft activities in a safe, warm and friendly environment – with tea and cakes.
Here’s the program for the rest of January and February.
The post of Vicar for our Parish is currently being advertised.
The post of Vicar for our Parish is currently being advertised in the Church Times and on the Diocesan website.
The interview date is Monday, 13th February.
We encourage you to pray for :
- The potential applicants as they read the advert and profile.
- Wisdom and discernment for ourselves as the selection process moves forward.
- A clearer picture of “who we are” as a parish and the next steps in the life of our church.
Rah Rah Theatre’s Dick Whittington at Friday Friends – 13th January 2017
On 13th January, the Rah Rah Theatre will 
be visiting Friday Friends, at St Catherine’s, to present their pantomime – “Dick Whittington”. Click here for further details of the production.
All are welcome – please come and join in the fun. The cost is £3.50 to include the usual delicious refreshments.
Friday Friends starts at 2pm, so why not arrive a little earlier for lunch in the Café, The Café opens at 8:45am, with the lunch menu starting at 12noon.
Messy Church : New Beginnings – Saturday 7th January
How are your New Year’s resolutions going ? Whether you’ve still going strong, struggling already, or never bothered in the first place, we all know that the New Year is a time to think about the year ahead and what changes we might want to make.
The theme for Messy Church this coming Saturday is “New Beginnings”. The ability to start afresh with God is a central theme of the Christian message. Come with us as we explore that theme together through our normal mix of Fun, Faith and Food.
We hope you can join us on Saturday 7th at 3:30pm at St Catherine’s. Bring a friend !
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