Children and Youth
Children:
(Youth section is below)
What's happening for Children at St Mary's with Holy Apostles?
SUNDAY MORNINGS
11am at St Mary's.
All age group for children aged 3 to 11 years.
10am at Holy Apostles.
On the 1st and 4th Sundays of the month there are groups for various ages.
On the 2nd Sunday of the month there is a Family Service.
On the 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month the children meet as an mixed ages group.
MESSY CHURCH
This event is for all the family. It takes place at St Mary's on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Starting time is 4pm and it lasts for about an hour. There are lots of crafts to make, songs to sing and a story to hear and refreshments to enjoy.
(Click - Services -> Messy Church for more info.)
SMALL TALK
This is a group for parents and their children up to 2 years old. There is informal chat, toys, friendship and coffee and cake! We meet in the Auborough Room at Parish House on Tuesday mornings from 10am to 11:15am during school term time.
There also are occasional special events throughout the year and these will be advertised in advance.
For further information or to make enquiries about any childrens activity in the church please contact Debbie Simms, Children's Worker, via the Parish Office or on 01723 506709.
Youth:
Holy Disorder Youth Group
Our church youth group is affectionately known as Holy D; we meet most Sunday evenings during term time. Holy D consists of two sessions; the first is for 11 to 14’s from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. The second session is from 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm for 14 – 18’s.
The first group usually starts with an activity for about half an hour followed by some form of teaching around Christian beliefs and Christian living. The activities are wide ranging from making and painting to five-a-side or cooking.
6 – 6:30 is ‘toasty time’ when some form of a snack is provided; this can be anything from toasties to pancakes to hot dogs. Toasty time is also the changeover between the group sessions.
The second or older group start with a snack and take part in the activity if desired. From 7:00 pm we have the input session, this could be discussion on any contemporary issue facing group members in relation to Christian faith or Bible study or occasionally we see where the Spirit leads us – these have proven to be some of the deepest and best discussions.
We also get out occasionally a favourite being Laser Zone.
At Holy D we are more than friends, we are brothers and sisters growing, learning playing and praying together.
'That you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God’ Colossians 1:10
