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

or click here to see a larger version

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