Harvest Festival

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Wickford: St Catherine
Address
Southend Road Wickford, SS11 8DZ, United Kingdom

We will be celebrating Harvest with Harvest Festival services on Sunday 1 October at St Mary’s Runwell (9.30 am), St Andrew’s Wickford (10.00 am), and St Catherine’s Wickford (11.00 am). As usual all Harvest donations will go to the Food Bank in Wickford (The Gateway Project).

The Food Bank in Wickford has been operating for 10-years. Demand for its services has more than trebled since March 2020. On average each week it helps around 50 households. These numbers are expected to rise during the autumn and winter 2023/2024.

The Food Bank is supported through regular donations of tinned and packaged good. Many of these come from residents of our town, church members from our local churches, Coop supermarkets, local shoppers, local businesses and school Harvest Festivals. The Food Bank also collects and redistributes unsold fresh food “end of day” items from a few local retail stores.

The Food Bank would be grateful for donations in the following categories: Tinned meat; Tinned fish; Tinned fruit; Long-life milk; Tea; Coffee; Tinned vegetables; Tinned potatoes; Tinned tomatoes; Pasta sauce; Jam; and Marmalade. They are also grateful to receive donations of toiletry items - shower gel, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and feminine hygiene products.

A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who support the Wickford Food Bank.

Wickford: St Catherine

Welcome to the A Church Near You page for our benefice, which includes St Andrew's and St Catherine's in Wickford and St Mary's in Runwell, and covers all of Wickford and Runwell. To get in touch with us, contact us here.

In our three churches, you will find:

a warm welcome, whoever you are, wherever you come from, and whatever you bring, because you are made in God's image; and

people in all their variety who try to live out God's transforming love for this parish and community.

Our services include:

On Sundays, 10.00 am Holy Communion at either St Andrew’s or St Mary’s, 11.00 am Holy Communion at St Catherine’s, and, except for the first Sunday in the month, a 6.30 pm service at one of our three churches;

Morning Prayer at 9.00 am on Tuesdays at St Andrew’s, Wednesdays at St Catherine’s, and Thursdays at St Mary’s; and

Midweek Holy Communion at 10.30 am on Wednesdays at St Andrew’s.

Many of our services are livestreamed at our Facebook page, click here. You can find out about our regular services and other activities at our What’s On page, click here.

The Wickford and Runwell Team Ministry is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Chelmsford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

Get in touch

Richard Feldwick

St Catherine's Church
120 Southend Road
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8EB

SS11 8EB
Church Warden
01268 733362

Our website

What's on

Harvest Festival

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Wickford: St Catherine
Address
Southend Road Wickford, SS11 8DZ, United Kingdom

We will be celebrating Harvest with Harvest Festival services on Sunday 1 October at St Mary’s Runwell (9.30 am), St Andrew’s Wickford (10.00 am), and St Catherine’s Wickford (11.00 am). As usual all Harvest donations will go to the Food Bank in Wickford (The Gateway Project).

The Food Bank in Wickford has been operating for 10-years. Demand for its services has more than trebled since March 2020. On average each week it helps around 50 households. These numbers are expected to rise during the autumn and winter 2023/2024.

The Food Bank is supported through regular donations of tinned and packaged good. Many of these come from residents of our town, church members from our local churches, Coop supermarkets, local shoppers, local businesses and school Harvest Festivals. The Food Bank also collects and redistributes unsold fresh food “end of day” items from a few local retail stores.

The Food Bank would be grateful for donations in the following categories: Tinned meat; Tinned fish; Tinned fruit; Long-life milk; Tea; Coffee; Tinned vegetables; Tinned potatoes; Tinned tomatoes; Pasta sauce; Jam; and Marmalade. They are also grateful to receive donations of toiletry items - shower gel, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and feminine hygiene products.

A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who support the Wickford Food Bank.

Wickford: St Catherine Charity No. 1128199