St Catharine’s Church in Gloucester has started a book club to support and encourage those learning English who are part of the church community.
Tag: Henrietta Cozens
St Catharine’s welcomes Nowruz and the Persian New Year
St Catharine’s Church Gloucester provided a warm and inclusive space for a celebration of renew and new beginnings called Nowruz, or Persian New Year, on 20 March. Nowruz, meaning ‘newContinue reading
Henrietta: How we’re welcoming people this Refugee Week
For Refugee Sunday on June 23, St Catharine’s Church in Gloucester is devoting its morning service to including, celebrating and praying for those seeking sanctuary in our midst. When anContinue reading
Tour of Britain puts new spin on Ride + Stride for St Catharine’s
Huge crowds turned out across Gloucestershire on Saturday 9 September to watch the seventh stage of the Tour of Britain cycling event. Members of St Catharine’s in Gloucester were notContinue reading
St Catharine’s bike repair initiative helps refugees stay on the road
Over four hot days in June, Henrietta Cozens from St Catharine’s Gloucester and Gareth Cook from GC Cycles helped to repair 67 bikes belonging to refugees from over 15 countries.Continue reading
Welcoming asylum seekers into worshipping communities through volunteering
In recent years, Gloucester has seen an influx of asylum seekers looking to start a new life here having escaped conflict in their war-torn home countries. Worshipping communities from acrossContinue reading
Women at the Well interfaith group – sharing faith through art
In January 2021, an open invitation went out for Muslim and Christian women in Gloucestershire to come to a community-led group. They would get to know each other, read storiesContinue reading
Garden Church brings nature to the city
St Catharine’s Church in Gloucester held a Garden Church event this month, combining a short service with a nature treasure hunt, growing flowers, making a prayer tree and building bugContinue reading
