Category: Past Events

Reading College is holding its Remembrance Service at 12.00 on Monday 11th November, an hour later than usual to avoid clashing with a GCSE Maths Exam. The service will be led by Michael Penny, lead chaplain for all Activate Learning Colleges, and will involve readings from the Performing Arts Students and songs from the first…

Dear All   The Salvation Army is once again providing support alongside other welfare-focused organisations, at the Reading Festival. This provision runs from Wednesday, the 21st, to Monday, the 26th of August, with additional support possibly required on Tuesday, the 20th. If you are 18 and over and think you may like to volunteer to…

Some churches in the area are holding holiday clubs during the 2024 summer holidays.  See their websites for details: Park United Reformed Church Churches Together in Caversham There may be others which you could find by searching.  

Please join us for a Chaplains’ Lunch. 12.00 – 2.00 Thursday 11th July, 2024 at the Chaplaincy Centre at Reading University. If arriving by car, please go first to the Chaplaincy Centre to pick up a parking permit. Please let other chaplains you know about this lunch, and let them know they are most welcome.…

The Husting for the Earley and Woodley Constituency will take place this coming Sunday, June 23rd, at 6.30 at Trinity Church, Lower Earley. The Revd. Jon Salmon, minister of Trinity Church, will be the moderator. Further details are on the attached poster.  

This was the second husting, also held on Sunday 16th June, but in the evening . It was hosted by Wesley Methodist Church on Queens Road, and Michael Penny was again the moderator. There was a very good turnout and quite a variety of interesting questions.  

This was the first hustings held and it took place at Tilehurst Methodist Church on the afternoon of Sunday 16th June. The church was full and the husting was also on Zoom and Michael Penny (Chair of Churches Together in Reading) was Moderator. With the candidates permission, the hustings was also recorded and turned into…