Families
The Christian gospel is good news for families. We welcome families to all of our church services to many of these groups. We also have a number of special family events through the year, as these photos show. Look in the news section to find out what is coming up next.
Baptism and Thanksgiving
We are very pleased to offer thanksgivings and baptisms to people who want to mark the birth of their child and to declare their Christian faith and intentions. We run regular baptism preparation courses for people who want their child baptised. If you are interested in a thanksgiving or a baptism, please come to one of our morning services and introduce yourself to one of the staff team, or contact the parish office.
0–4’s
- Little Tugs is our parents and toddler group. It runs on Monday mornings from 9.15 – 11.15. It is very popular and currently has a waiting list, but do get in touch here if you would like to find out more.
- A creche is run at Christ Church during the 10.30 service.
- Stepping Stones is a group for young children that meets at St Michael’s during the 10.45 service.
5–11’s
- Jaffa. Jaffa is our Sunday school running at Christ Church and St Michael’s during the 10.30 and 10.45 services.
- Messy Church. Once a month (on the 4th Tuesday of the month, starting at 3.30 pm) we run Messy Church, an afternoon of games, craft and a short informal church meeting, finishing with a kids’ tea. All children aged 5 – 11 are welcome with their families.
- Holiday Club. Each year, towards the end of August, we run a week long club for Primary school aged children.
- Open the Book. We have two teams running assemblies in 6 local schools. We are very glad to have a strong link with our local schools and are pleased to welcome them for visits, special services and annually on Education Sunday.
11–18’s
- Pathfinders is a group for 11 – 14 year olds that takes place during the 10.30 service at Barnston.
- House groups for young people. These run on Thursdays from 4.15pm– 5.15pm for 14-18 year olds and from 6.30pm-7.30pm for 11-14 year olds. The parish office will tell you more.
- Focus on Sunday. A youth group for school years 10 – 13 from 7.30pm – 9.00pm at at St Michael’s, Pensby.
Uniformed organisations
Cubs and scouts, brownies and guides meet at Christ Church and St Michael’s each week. They also take part in our parade services.