Children and young people
Children are full members of the Church
Children are not ‘the church of tomorrow’, they are the church of today, and they are welcome at all our services. In addition, there are some special services through the year (like the Christmas Eve Crib Service) that are specifically designed with children in mind. Keep a look out for these!
Sunday mornings
Children are always welcome. There is usually a staffed creche at the 11am service, where you can either leave your child, or stay with them there if you prefer. However, we have a vacancy for a creche worker, and this faculty may not be available right now. In any case, you are welcome to have your children with you in the service, We do understand that they can make a noise or become restless. Please don’t be embarrassed by this. If they become very noisy, feel free to take them with you into the church complex next door (through the door near the piano), but please supervise them. You can come and go as much as you like during the service.
Growing in faith
One way in which we help children and young people to grow in faith is to prepare them for baptism or confirmation. We are happy to talk to you about this at any time. From September or October every year, a group meets over a series of sessions to share pizza, talk about what is important in life, and in different ways explore God and the Christian faith. This serves as preparation for baptism and confirmation, but is equally open to those already baptised and confirmed, or who are not sure whether they want to be baptised or confirmed. The group usually meets on Sunday afternoons, over several months.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is at the heart of the life of our parish, and is a fundamental expression of the values of the Christian gospel. The PCC, clergy and Safeguarding officer strive to make the parish church a safe place for all. We promote good safeguarding practice as integral to the mission, ministry and service of the whole church. See our Safeguarding Policy and other important information here.