Youth Activities
Inkberrow Junior Church
Our Junior Church is designed for children and young people who think they are too young to enjoy the main service in church. Most of our members are somewhere between the ages of 3 and 12. We meet in St. Peter’s Hall, next to the church, starting and 10.45am (the same time that the service in church begins) and we join the main congregation in church during the last part of that service, and enjoy the refreshments afterwards! During their meetings, taken by some fantastic leaders, the children and young people, enjoy worship, learning from the Bible, crafts, drama, cooking and games - a variety of different activities which help them develop their knowledge of the Christian faith and help them to grow into a full part in the life of the Church Family.
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About once a month (often on the second Sunday of the month) we have a young people’s teach-in and activity based on one of the Bible readings
being read in church that day. We have a dedicated children’s area which we use as our base.
Our Junior Church therefore runs at the same time as the main service (from 9.30am until about 10.45am), and we contribute to it and sometimes
involve all of the adults in what we are doing or making! Whatever happens, we always get to enjoy the refreshments after the service!
PYG (Parish Youth Group)
Our Youth Group includes Young people from all four parishes – and beyond! PYG is...
- for young people aged 11 to 15;
- a mix of fun & games, noise and quiet, thinking & sharing; prayer and action;
- a group of friends who want to find out what God’s love and following Jesus mean to us, our families, and our communities and our world;
- somewhere to learn more about life and to join others in making a difference for good;
- for YOU, if you’d like to join in!
Noah's Ark
This is a pre Sunday school group, who meet every other Monday during term time. It is “ a short informal service and activity on a Christian theme, designed for young children babies, parents and carers together.” It provides a great opportunity for parents to introduce their children to a form of Christian worship from an early age. Meeting dates
Young People's Confirmation Classes
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take place for about six months before the confirmation service. It
is designed and adapted with careful consideration of the candidates
who are preparing for their Confirmation, and the course helps them
pave the way for their future Christian life.
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of the young people’s groups run by a team of dedicated
individuals, without whom none of this would be possible.
Parish Workshops
We hold occasional ‘Workshops’ around the parish – usually 3 or 4 a year.
They are a mixture of worship, crafts & design, refreshments and fun, and often
end with some sort of ‘finale’ to bring everything together!
We arrange these events to help the whole church (all ages) celebrate some of the
major festivals and seasons. In 2007, for instance, we have held Workshops for Palm Sunday,
Good Friday, Advent and Christmas. In 2006, we celebrated St. Peter and Harvest in the same way.
Although the adults tend to think of Workshops as ‘for the children’, they actually enjoy themselves just as much!
Here are some pictures from the Good Friday Workshop, at St. Peter’s Hall, in 2007.
We were exploring the meaning of the cross, and making different styles of cross from around the world….
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| Worship time, with a small band | Praise with palm branches | So much to do! |
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| Creative design with a smile! | Some finished articles | Handiwork on display |
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| Refreshment time! | All ready for the Prayer Walk (we share a simple Stations of the Cross), and ‘planted’ the wooden cross on the Millennium Green. |
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