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Junior
Church
At St. George's we are fortunate
to be blessed with many children and young people. Our aims are to
provide Bible based teaching in a safe and loving environment and to
provide a place where the children feel they belong and where they
can grow in faith.
Children can register for Junior Church from 10.20 a.m. in the link building and
then go
straight through to the hall where Junior Church leaders meet them.
The first part of the morning includes singing; prayers; dramas;
puppet sketches; and interactive activities for all children together -
this is be led by one of the junior church staff and is lively,
fun and relevant. The children then break down into smaller ages
groups for a related activity or craft. The age groups are split: 4-5's, 6-7's, 89's 10-11's. Then
to conclude the morning we all come back together for a final song
and prayer.
Adults of younger children may choose to worship
with their children in the hall for the first part of the morning if
they prefer. Parents of children in the crèche may again choose where
to worship for the first half of the morning and the crèche
opens part way through the morning.
After the
service, parents can collect their children from the Hall at 11.45 a.m.
and coffee is served in the Hall
One of the
things many people say about St Georges is that we are a family and all
ages feel welcome together. We also recognise that all ages worshipping
together is important, and we would not want to loose that special time.
On
the first Sunday of the month the children join with the church and all
ages worship together for the first part of the morning. At
times of celebration all ages worship together for the whole morning ie
Easter, Pentecost, Harvest etc
At
St. George's we consider it a real privilege to work alongside the
various groups of young people within the church. Our aims are to help
them discover who they are, and who God is and to walk alongside them as
they do that, through the ups and downs of their teenage years - and our
prayer is that when they leave the youth groups at St George's and move
into the adult world they will have their own vibrant faith and will
continue to grow.
School Years 7- 9
7Up
continues to meet
in church for the first part of the service and then go out into
their group with their leaders.
The
Voyager Pilots Group
continue
to run on a Thursday evening
From
time to time this age group takes part in events such as Make
Poverty history, 24 Hour Famine; Comic Relief, Stop the Traffic.
School Years
10+ (Youth)
YF AM
Young people in
Yrs 10+ meet on alternative weeks in a peer led group, members of the
group take it in turns to lead the Bible study and discussion. On
alternative weeks the young people may either join in with the church
service or try their hand at serving in a variety of ways, ie in the
worship group, on the P.A. system, helping with the children, to name
but a few
YF
PM
meets weekly
on Sunday evenings, usually from 7.30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for a time of
chill-out and games. (Click here for
details)
Small
Groups.
These groups are made up of approximately 4 young people of the same
sex with an adult leader/mentor. For 3 weeks out of the month they meet for a time of youth Bible Study and Discussion. On the 4th week, all the small groups and
their leaders meet together and have a social evening, for example
Bowling, Skating, Pizza etc.
Pilots
Pilots is a Christian club and national organisation for children and young
people which is sponsored by the URC. (School Years R
to 10+).
We meet on Thursday evenings for fun, games, laughter and learning (Click
here for more details)
Special
Events
We continue to have "Quench" once a term and we are
planning a 3-day Youth Event for next February half term. These events will be open to all young people in years 7+.
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