- This Friday – Evensong @18:30
- This Sunday – 15th February @12:00
with Confirmation Class for Young People.
The service will be hosted by Pastoral Group Luke and followed by a pancake celebration. Jackie and Alison would still like to hear from people willing to make pancakes or help clear up. - Ash Wednesday – 18th February 18:30 – we are invited to join the Old Catholics for their Ash Wednesday Eucharist followed by Fischessen. Please let Alison know if you are planning to stay for the meal so that she can provide numbers to the Old Catholics.
- The next Women’s Group will be on Thursday, 19th February in the Anglican Centre. Please speak to Alison for more information or e-mail women@stcatherines-stuttgart.de
Preparing for Lent
– Join with the Old Catholics for an Ash Wednesday service @18:30
– Sign up for daily Lenten Reflections from the Church of England
– Sign up to join the Deanery of Germany Six-Week Lenten Study HOPEMAKERS: FROM HOSTILITY TO HOSPITALITY
– Join our 10-12 km Lenten Pilgrimage on Saturday 14th March – please let Jackie know if you are interested in joining this.
– Support Bishop Robert’s Lent Appeal
Get involved at St. Catherine’s in 2026
Thank you to those who have expressed their interest in activities at St. Catherine’s on the paper forms at the back of church. The online sign up page is now ready – this has the advantage that you can receive a copy of what you have signed up for by e-mail https://stcatherines-stuttgart.de/community/planning-for-the-year-ahead/
If you have signed up on paper we will try and send you a copy of your entries in the coming week.
Invitation to discuss the financial future of St. Catherine’s
The Council has been discussing the financial situation of St. Catherine’s, in preparation for our Annual Chaplaincy Meeting, which will take place on Sunday 12th April. Unfortunately, we are going to have to take some far-reaching decisions on how we operate to put our chaplaincy back on an even keel financially. We need all of you who have the wellbeing of St. Catherine’s at heart to join our discussion on how we can make this work – by looking for solutions to our financial predicament, but also by sharing responsibility, for instance by standing for election as church councillor or even warden.
Please join the Council for a meeting on Sunday 1st March @13:30 (after church), so we can tell you where we stand and develop creative ideas together!“
Prayers
- We pray for children with special needs in Stuttgart and their families. That the crisis in their education provision can be resolved.
- We pray for the Diocese in Europe, the Diocese of Canterbury and USPG’s work with refugees in Calais.
- We pray for those preparing for marriage, especially Rev’d Ben and Rahel.
- We pray for the Church of England General Synod as it comes to the conclusion of its meeting in London.
