The parish annual meetings took place on Wednesday 30 April 2014 at St Peter's church. There was a short meeting to elect wardens, followed by the main Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Read more...
A new Rector announced for Caversham and Mapledurham has spent the last eight years advising a bishop. The Rev Mike Smith will start his new ministry in March, when he becomes the parish priest for St Peter's, Caversham, St Margaret's, Mapledurham and St John the Baptist, Caversham, and leads the Church of England’s ministry to the parish.Mike Smith's ministry as a priest began 18 years ago and developed in urban and suburban parishes in Manchester until 2005. Then the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Rev Tim Stevens, invited him to act as chaplain and policy... Read more...
On Saturday 31st August, members of the Amersham Road Cooking Club (ARCC) took part in the estate community fun day. This year the fun day was organised by the Caversham Children’s Fund, a resident-run bi-weekly fun club for children aged 6-11. Hundreds of people attended over the course of the afternoon, so it was a great opportunity to introduce people to the cooking club.ARCC were involved in two ways. Firstly, through cooking over 200 burgers and sausages on the BBQ provided by North Reading Youth Service who operate (like us) out of the Youth and... Read more...
The Amersham Road Cooking Club is seeking to employ a development worker to promote the work of the cooking club which is run by local churches for children aged 7-11, and their families. The person will engage with and visit families, attend team meetings, and participate in cooking club sessions.The post-holder will need good inter-personal skills, be well-organised and enjoy working on an estate which faces issues of deprivation. They will also need to be supportive of the aims of ARCC including an understanding of the Christian faith which underpins our aim of helping
people... Read more...
Farewell Lunch
Sunday 16 June in the Rectory Garden
About forty members from all three churches met in the Rectory Garden to share lunch and to give Graeme and his family a good sendoff. The weather was a disappointment, but there were gazebos for everyone.Graeme's three years with us was honoured in speeches, gifts, and a specially-written psalm by the choir. Among the presents given to the family was something dear to Graeme's heart - a new Ferrari (pictured).Graeme's InstallationThursday 4 July at St Luke's, Erleigh Road
Graeme was installed as Vicar of... Read more...
We were saddened to learn of the death of Canon Richard Kingsbury, former Rector of Caversham, last week. The funeral took place at St. Gregory’s parish church in Bedale, North Yorkshire, on Monday, 17th June, at 2.30 p.m.It is hoped that there will be a memorial service for Richard at St Peter's later in the year.Funeral address by Canon Middleton
On Sunday 24 September 1967 two young men knelt before the Bishop of Newcastle, one to be made Deacon - Richard John Kingsbury - and the other to be ordained Priest - me. Two days earlier in... Read more...
Farewell Lunch
Sunday 16 June at 12.30pm in the Rectory Garden
We hope for good fine weather so that many in the parish, including families and children will be able to join us for a fun time. This is Graeme’s last Sunday and his final service will be Evensong at St Peters at 6.30pm. Contributions towards a Farewell Gift can be made to Caversham Parochial Fund via the Wardens.Please sign the list at the back of St Peter's Church for donations of food etc. (Though I am sure that other contributions would be welcome on... Read more...
A number of applications were received for the post of Rector. However at the shortlisting meeting on 14 May with the Bishop it was agreed that none of the applicants had the right fit for the post so we would not be interviewing any of them. We will re-advertise in September with shortlisting and interviews due to take place in October.We understand this may be a disappointment, but it is not unusual to have to re-advertise. It is important to ensure we appoint the right person rather than simply ‘make do’ – a feeling shared by all present... Read more...
"Landlubbers" is a Holiday Club to be held in the Summer school holiday for 5 – 11 year olds from Monday 29th July to Friday 2nd August. The five sessions will run from 10am to 3pm, and will take place at Thameside School. Children will have an opportunity to have fun and make new friends while they participate in craft, singing, bible stories, and activities.Pre-registration is essential; either email the address shown on the poster, or phone 07402 985331 to book a place. Children can register for the whole holiday club or individual days. The cost is £3... Read more...
There is a national hour of prayer for fresh expressions of church, on Monday 20th May 2013, to pray for those outside the reach of the traditional church and all who champion, lead or attend them.The members of the Caversham Fresh Expressions team invite you to join them in praying for our local community. We will be gathering at Gosbrook Road Methodist Church in the upper room at noon on Monday 20th May, and everyone is welcome.If you can't join us at midday, then please consider making time whenever you can to pray for fresh expressions of... Read more...
