Saint John and Saint Philip
Junior Church
Junior Church meets during the 11 a.m. service on Sundays. There are three groups - Sparklers (3-5 yrs), All Stars (6-7 yrs), and Trailblazers (8-10 yrs). Families start together in the main church service for the first 10 minutes or so. The children then go down into the hall for their groups, which are based on the same Bible readings as used in the main service.
"It's Sunday morning in the Church Hall and there is a lot of movement: Chairs and tables are dragged around, boxes opened and unpacked, glue, paints, paper, card all found somewhere in a cupboard. Some children are busy polishing the floor by sliding across it at high speed on their not yet torn trousers, others are exploring the arts and craft stuff on the smallest tables. A thrill of excitement pervades the hall, someone tinkles a few cheery worship tunes on the piano, a little girl is dancing along - it's Junior Church!
Together we celebrate the good things God has given us with activities, prayers and a whole range of hymns and songs. Before we know it, parents and older siblings appear from Church or Pathfinders and it is "Bye-Bye", "God bless", "Well done" and "See you next Sunday" once again! Our Junior Church family departs and we hope that they be aware of God's presence with them in their busy lives at home, school and at other activities."
