Children and families are very welcome at St Mary’s Church.
J4U ( Jesus for You) 👨👩👦👦 😀
This is a very informal fun filled family service usually held at on the 4th Sunday in the month at 11.15 am. Refreshments served from 11 am.
J4U is our monthly 👨👩👦👦 Family Service with songs, 🎶 musical instruments 🥁 for all, fun, stories, prayers 🙏 and a whole lot more. It is aimed at children and their families.
Children’s Area in St Mary’s Church
There is a children’s area at the back of church with books and toys for families to use with their children. Most Sundays, colouring and other craft activities are provided for children and young people who would like to use them.
There are bags at the back of church with toys, books, drinks and snacks. They have been prepared with a specific age range of children in mind.
Sunday 1st September 11.00 am Back to School Service at St Mary’s Parish Church
Free refreshments will be served from 11.00 am. The service will start at 11.15 am and will last for about half an hour.
It will be a very informal service, aimed at children and their families and there will be lots of opportunities to move around and join in.
There will be stories, 🙏 prayers 🎶 songs, 🥁 musical instruments for all, fun, cake 🍰 and a whole lot more. We’ll be marking the occasion of children going back to school and starting new classes with lively praise and worship.
If they have them, children will be invited to bring their school bag/backpack with their pencil case and/or water bottle. The service will include a blessing of the school bags.
School Visits
We are delighted to have the opportunity to welcome school children to visit our church.
Children from Millfields C of E Primary School and Heygarth Primary School visited St Mary’s for Easter 2024.
They learned about the real story of Easter and learned that Freddie the Easter Bunny is not in the Bible!
The schools had also visited the previous autumn. Below are some extracts from letters of thanks received from children in Y3 of Heygarth Primary School.