A Social Network Christmas

Here's one of the videos shown at this morning's service.

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Nativity from Scratch

The Journey to Bethlehem

 

Everyone Gathered

A big thank you to everyone who braved the snow to get to our Nativity (from scratch) and Carols service.  It was great to see so many of you.

Here are a couple of photo's we took.  Please click on them for a larger view.

Don't forget to bring your toys with you to the Christmas Morning service.

Have a great Christmas !

Stuart Poore

Carols by Candlelight

Great to see everyone at our Carols by Candlelight service this afternoon.  If you were there you'd know we took a long time taking a photo.  Here it is !

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Val Poore

Shoebox Appeal Service

We made a big effort to involve our local community in the Shoebox appeal this year and delivered over 1,000 leaflets and letters to local homes and businesses as well as to church members and children attending Cool Club, GLuG and Youth group.

Jenni Nash, one of our Neighbourhood wardens advertised within Sovereign Housing, and involved the local Pupil Referral Unit, Holybrook Youth Club and Beansheaf Pre-school to bring 35 filled shoeboxes.

In addition to dozens of boxes from local families, Hall Place Equestrian Centre, Tilehurst Parish Council, Cornwell 0-5’s group and Adam & Eve hairdressers contributed; even before our
Shoebox service we had 107 boxes! At the Shoebox service it was good to see new faces and the wall of Shoeboxes grew; the final total was 160. At the end of the service many young helpers
carried the boxes out to the cars to be taken to St Catherine's where they joined the Shoeboxes collected by St Catherine's ready for collection by the Samaritan's Purse van.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a record year!

Tony Bartlett

Dates for your diary

A quick note of what’s on over the next few weeks at Cornwell;

Sunday 21^st November – Shoebox service 11am (refreshments from 10.30am)

Sunday 12^th December – Carols by Candlelight at 4pm (we’ll be inviting people to choose their favourite carol)

Sunday 19^th December – ‘Scratch Nativity’ (children invited to come dressed as a Nativity character) & Carols 11am (refreshments from 10.30am)

Tuesday 21^st December – Carol singing meet 5pm in Vicarage Wood Way

Wednesday 22^nd December – Carol singing meet 7pm Ivybank

Christmas Day – 11am a short service

Sunday 26^th December – No service at Cornwell

There’ll be more information both in the magazine and future emails.

Tony

This Weekend

This Saturday 23^rd October - we’ve planned the walk at Linear Park (meet 2.30pm in the Beansheaf Car Park) but the weather forecast is for heavy rain. It might have passed over by lunchtime but if it’s still raining we’ll postpone the walk (call me if in doubt) and go for the following Saturday 30^th.

This Sunday 24^th October - Rev Lorraine Colam is coming to take our 11am communion service, don’t forget real coffee and home made cakes from 10.30am.

Tony

Cornwell events

Cornwell Harvest Festival - Sunday 26^th September
11am with refreshments as usual from 10.30am, we’re collecting tinned food (there’s a list at church of needs but if in doubt tinned meats are always needed) for the Drop-in-Centre. Please stay on after the service for a Harvest lunch of Soup and rolls at around 12.15pm. It’s ‘Back to Church Sunday’ so a good service to come to and bring a friend.

Alpha - Places available
We’re hosting an Alpha course on Thursday evenings beginning 30th September. If you’d like to join us and better still bring a friend, or for more information email alpha@cornwellcommunitychurch.org.uk

Afternoon walk - Saturday 23^rd October
Many of us who live in Tilehurst haven’t explored south of the A4. Linear Park has ‘Green Flag’ status (the scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country) so let’s explore it!
Meet 2.30pm in the Beansheaf Community Centre Car Park (off Charrington Road, Calcot, RG31 7AW) to explore the Park, bring drinks and snacks and we’ll aim to finish around 4pm.

Tony

Rocky's Plaice

Here's a video of the fun we had at Rocky's Plaice - our Summer Holiday Club

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Latest News

We’ve got two guest speakers this month so I though I’d let you know what’s happening week by week:

Sunday 4^th July
Service led by Tony Bartlett, guest speaker Rev Rick Morley (friend of Richard Yates) who is over here from the USA leading members of his church on pilgrimage.
There is Sunday school

Sunday 11^th July
Service led by David McMahon
There is Sunday school and the Youth group are meeting at Della’s

Sunday 18^th July
Service led by Richard Yates, guest speaker Sharon xxxxxxx (friend of Karen Allen) who is working for xxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx in Senegal, she has visited us before and we help support her through our missions giving.
There is Sunday school

Later that day we’re planning an afternoon walk/picnic/games in Silchester (the park opposite the Calleva arms) I’ll do a separate email with the details next week

Sunday 25^th July
Communion Service led by Rev Denis Smith.
No Sunday school but activity sheets will be available

Don’t forget - refreshments from 10.30am before the 11am service.

Finally -  you may know that during the summer I arrange Saturday evening cycle rides every 2 weeks, for the next one on Saturday 3^rd July our route is along the Thames footpath to ‘The Bull’ at Sonning and back. If you’re not on my mailing list for details of these rides and might be interested in joining us please let me know.

Tony

Crosstown Art

This is ‘our’ cross, the theme: Graffiti

Tony

Crosstown Art

Our Youth Group took part in a Reading-wide initiative over Easter; the aim was to portray some of the excesses of modern life by creating an Art installation based on the cross and in doing so hoping that people passing by would stop and think.

You can see their cross (and a video about its construction) and others on this website

http://www.crosstown-art.com/

Tony

AGM and Bring & Share lunch Sunday 28th March

Our AGM (as usual very informal) is on Palm Sunday; this is the format:

10.30 - Tea, Coffee and Cakes as usual

11.00 - Service led by Rev Denis Smith

11.40 - The more formal part with:

— Input from Leadership, other contributions and comments are welcomed.

— Election of up to 2 members to the Cornwell Leadership team

— Election of up to 2 members to the St Catherine’s PCC.

— Election of Cornwell Churchwarden

12.00 - Tea, Coffee and Cakes/Biscuits in groups, sitting around tables discussing:

— Likes - (What do we do already that we should do more of)

— Dislikes - (What do we do already that we should we do less of)

— Ideas - (What things should we do that we’re not doing; are there needs that the church is not meeting?)

12.30 - Bring and Share lunch during which discussions continue, please stay for this if you can

Tony

Litter pick

A reminder that this Saturday 6^th March is our community Litter Pick of the woods and footpaths in the local area.

Meet 10.30am at the Cornwell Centre (boots & gloves advised) Neighbourhood Wardens will bring bags and tools.

All ages can be involved, we’ll finish at 12noon.

Tony

Lent

Tomorrow 14^th February from 10.30am we’ve got pancakes instead of cakes as the pre-service refreshment

This because Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday -  ‘Pancake Day’ leading to ‘Ash Wednesday’ the beginning of Lent.

Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and some people mark the season of Lent by giving something up like chocolate or alcohol.

Many people give up time; by putting extra time aside for God, by attending a Lent study group, by reading a Book or Bible study.

A resource I find useful is ‘WordLive’ from Scripture Union; register and you get an email each morning with Prayers, a Bible reading and links to discussion questions, worship songs, and meditations. There’s also the option to download it as a podcast so you can hear it while you’re walking, driving or jogging.

To find out more visit https://www.scriptureunion.org.uk/89157.id

Tony

 

Pancakes

Tuesday 16^th February is Shrove Tuesday.

So on Sunday morning 14^th February we’ll be serving pancakes (along with various toppings) instead of cakes from 10.30am.

Do come along.

Tony

Cool Club

Regret we’ve had to cancel Cool Club (midweek club for 5-7’s) tomorrow. Access to the Cornwell Centre is difficult and more snow is forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

Tony

Friday Clubs cancelled

GLuG (The God Loves U Gang) and the Cornwell Youth group were due to meet tonight at St Catherine’s but we’ve had to cancel them. GLuG are due to meet again next Friday 15^th and Youth group the following Friday 22^nd

Tony

Sunday Service

There will be a service this coming Sunday 10^th January, 11am at the Cornwell Centre with refreshments from 10.30am.

There’ll be a Sunday School and the Youth group will be meeting 11am at Della’s home then joining us at 12noon.

Roads nearby are just passable today but with further snow due on Sunday and the Cornwell Centre Car Park still covered in snow, best to walk.

Tony

Cornwell Centre in the Snow