Children’s ministry @ St Paul’s
Our weekly children’s ministry is on Sunday at 10 am. We are blessed to have a thriving children’s ministry with devoted leaders and helpers who are invaluable to the ministry. The groups have been divided on school year groups.
Fiona Owen
Children’s Worker
The wonderful Fiona oversees anything to do with infants and children at St Paul’s. If you have any queries she would be delighted to hear from you.
Sunday Groups
Each Sunday, apart from the first Sunday of the month when we have our Altogether Service, we have Sunday Groups for children ages 0 years to 12 years. Below is each group we offer for our children in primary school and under.
Lift Off
Lift Off is for children 0 to 3 years old. Located in the Beacon Room, opposite the disabled toilet in the Church Hall.
We have a dedicated team who take care of, entertain, play, sing and have bible stories with our under 3s.
Lift Off provides a safe, fun and engaging environment for our babies and pre-school aged children. We hope that this allows you the opportunity of enjoying the church service whilst knowing your children are well looked after.
Click here for a short video showing how to get to Lift Off .
Sparklers, Sparks & Ignite
Sparklers is for children in Nursery and Reception. Sparks is for children in Year 1 and Year 2, aged 5 to 7. Ignite is for children in Year 3 and Year 4, aged 8 to 9.
The above three groups meet in three small groups, each one relating to the children’s age. They have a time of welcome, registration and sharing together, before all three groups join together for games, and a bible story and then go back into their three groups for a time of discussion and learning more about the bible, ending with a time of prayer. After the second time in mini groups, they have free choice: a time of choosing different activities in the hall – crafts, games, construction and more!
Our children meet together to learn and encounter God and are very much part of our church family.
Click here for a short video showing how to get to the church hall.
Fuse
Fuse is for children in Year 5 and Year 8, aged 9 to 13.
The group come together and have a time of fun with games, studying the bible together, talking about what they are reading and learning. Growing in their knowledge of God together in an environment that is age appropriate and fun. They even have hot chocolate!
Meeting in the Upper Hall, which is access from outside.
Click here for a short video showing how to get to the upper hall.
Signing Up for Sunday Groups
When you come into church before the service begins, you will see a table on the right-hand side. This is an area for you to sign up your children to the different groups we offer during the service, from 0 years right up to 18 years.
All you need to do is add your child/children’s names to the age-appropriate register, along with the name of the person collecting your child if it is not you. Then you can give your child/children a sticker with their name and logo on it. This will help all to know who is going to which group and to learn one another’s names.
There is always someone at the table to help.
Collection
Sunday groups have different collection arrangements depending on what is happening in the main church service.
Morning Worship
On a Morning Worship Sunday, the children will remain in their groups until the adults have finished in church. We ask that all parents/carers collect their children from their groups promptly, as the areas are used for refreshments after the service.
Communion Service
When it is a Communion service, parents/carers will be directed when to collect their children from Lift Off, then return for a blessing in the service.
Children in Sparklers, Sparks, Ignite and Fuse will return to church with their group for communion. They will come into church, join the line for Communion and receive a blessing from the Vicar if they would like. Then they will go back to sit with their parents/carers.
How to know what service it is?
| 1st Sunday of the month | 2nd Sunday of the month | 3rd Sunday of the month | 4th Sunday of the month | 5th Sunday of the month |
| Altogether Service | Holy Communion | Morning Worship | Holy Communion | Holy Communion |
