We continued celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine's Church in Wickford last weekend with a wonderful Anniversary Flower Festival featuring displays from local clubs, schools and the community. This was very well well attended as were the Coffee morning and Cream Tea afternoon which ran alongside in St Catherine's Hall.
Our Anniversary Eucharist on Sunday was led by the Archdeacon of Southend, The Ven. Dr, Sue Lucas, and included the Choir from Wickford Church of England School. The previous Sunday a joint service at St Catherine's brought all our three congregations together. The preacher was former Team Rector, The Ven. David Lowman. The joint Anniversary Service can be viewed by clicking here.
This coming weekend we continue our services and events celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine's Church with the Parish Garden Party in the Rectory Garden. That begins at 2.00 pm tomorrow.
Our 150th Anniversary events come to a conclusion with a second fundraising concert. Rumatica will be in concert at St Catherine’s Church on Saturday 20th June at 3.00 pm. They are a Ukulele Band with a difference! Playing a wide range of Rock, Pop, Country, Swing, Indie, Blues and Folk Music - https://www.rumatica.co.uk/. We are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine’s Wickford with a fundraising concert as subsidence has caused cracks in the walls requiring underpinning - a retiring collection will be taken.
Fundraising Campaign
St Catherine’s Church, Wickford
Due to the long dry summer of 2022, the foundations of the NW corner of St Catherine’s Church subsided. This caused large cracks to appear in the walls. In 2023, we completed Phase 1 of our campaign involving safety and weather protection work costing £20,000, with funds raised by donations, events and grants. In 2024 we began Phase 2 involving groundwork investigations and design of an underpinning solution. This cost £13,560 and is essential to design a long-term solution. Phase 3, for which we are now raising funds, will cost £162,500.00 + VAT and will enable the NW corner of the church to be underpinned.
If you wish to contribute, please go to https://givealittle.co/c/CXlEMNUoerIeTUtbQmvYS
to donate online.
Send cheques to Wickford and Runwell PCC to The Rectory, 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB or phone 07803 562329/email jonathan.evens@btinternet.com for bank details for a transfer.
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