CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
St. Mary’s provides children’s ministry in the 10:00 Sunday morning service, during school terms. Children go out to the small hall with leaders (all of whom have appropriate Working With Children Checks) for their own teaching time, during which there are prayers, activities and reflection on the gospel for the day. They return to church during the Eucharist and are encouraged to participate in the remainder of the service including receiving a blessing or communion (if appropriate).
Ethos and values: We are a community of people who strive to be faithful to the gospel, and to express our own faith within the living tradition of our church. Our children’s ministry consciously seeks to expose children to that living tradition in ways which are nurturing and life-giving.
Our community is inclusive, and children and adults are welcome without any barriers based on race, gender, sexuality, age or disability. We actively seek to make our activities accessible to any children with special needs.
St. Mary’s is a community committed to loving service (of one another and the wider community), social justice, peace and reconciliation. We share the wider church’s concern to safeguard the integrity of the environment.
Contact: This ministry is co-ordinated by Harriet Jenkins.