During the week...

Toddler groups
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-12noon, in the Parish Centre, next to Emmanuel
For babies to pre-school. The Tuesday group contains a short and creative child-centred Christian message.
 

Buzz (formerly FROG)
Thursdays, 6-7.30pm, Lower Hall, Parish Centre, ages 7-11
Buzz is an hour and a half of fun and games, attracting children from local school and churches. There’s a tuck shop, craft activities, a God slot, time and space to chat and chill out.

Youth Social
Alternate Sundays after the evening service, Lower Hall of Parish Centre
After the evening service it is fun to just chill out, meet other young people and make friends. This group is for those aged 14+.

Deeper
Tuesday evenings 8-9.30pm, Youth Room in No 6
Deeper is a Bible study group for young adults aged 14+. It is designed for those who want to go deeper in their relationship with God. Meets weekly during term time.

Youth Club
2nd and 4th Friday evenings, 7-9pm, Lower Hall, Parish Centre
A purely social group for children and young people in Year 6 and above. This is a place to have fun, relax and unwind from the week. A range of activities from video games to table football are available. A great place to invite friends who don’t normally come to church on Sundays. Meets during term time.

Soul
Wednesdays 4.15-6pm in Emmanuel church
A worship time for children and young people of any age. Get closer to God through worship.

For more information on any of these activities email Sian

Sundays...

ST JAMES

 Creche
Sundays 10.30am in St James Church
There is a parent supervised creche available for children under 4 at the back of St James' church building which contains a great range of toys, books and craft materials.

Toddly Play
Sundays during the service in St James' church building
Toddly Play is a fun activity and story telling based approach to helping our young children learn more about Christianity.  Children are signed in before the service and go into the Toddly Play room at the end of the first hymn, returning for communion or just before the last hymn.

 

Godly Play
Sundays 10.30am
Godly Play is a Montessori approach to children’s spiritual development. Each session begins with one of the stories or parables from the Bible, or one of the liturgical actions of the Church. These stories are told using beautiful and natural materials. The story is followed by a time of guided ‘wondering’ leading to a free response time using arts and crafts. The session finishes with fruit juice and a healthy snack.

Children engage with the story and respond at their own level and this enables the group to span a large age range – currently about 4-11.

Both Toddly and Godly Play meet weekly throughout term time (including half-term holidays) except the 1st Sunday of the month, which is All Age worship in St James’.

More about Godly Play...

EMMANUEL

After an initial time of worship together the children and young people leave to join one of our diverse range of children and young people’s groups during most of the 10.30  Emmanuel services. These groups meet most weeks except for the 1st Sunday of the month, which is an all age service in church.

Creche
Sundays during the Emmanuel 10:30
After the older children have left for their groups (about 10-15 minutes into the service) there is a parent supervised creche available for the under 3s in Coffee Bar area near the front entrance to church.

Twoodles
Sundays during the Emmanuel 10:30 service in the Upper Hall of the Parish Centre
A group for the younger member of the church, suitable for children aged from about 2 and a half to 4 years of age. Enables the youngest children to begin to grow in faith and to make friends.

Kids Church
Sundays during the Emmanuel 10:30 service in the Lower Hall of the Parish Centre
For children from 5 to 11 years old. A great fun and supportive group designed to help primary aged children experience God through singing, crafts, friendship and teaching. Kids Church meets in the lower hall of the Parish Centre.

Pathfinders
Sundays during the Emmanuel 10:30 service in the Youth Room in No.6, next to Emmanuel Church
Pathfinders are young people aged 11-14. As children continue their journey into adolescence they have an even greater need for Christian input that speaks to their life situation, Pathfinders is designed for this very purpose. There are also social events by arrangement.

For more information on any of these activities email us.