Our Sunday morning children's groups are called 'Shine'. Everyone is welcome.
Please see the details below for more information and please if you have any questions.
Here at the Good Shepherd, children and young people are welcome every Sunday. At All Age Services (usually on the first Sunday of the month and at special festivals such as Harvest, Mothering Sunday, Christmas and Easter) children are an intrinsic part of our service; they get involved and join in alongside the adult members of the congregation. Toys, books and colouring sheets are available for younger children if needed.
Our ‘Shine’ children’s groups meet alongside the Sunday morning service most weeks in term time, for children aged 3 to 15.
Toddlers are welcome to share in Stars, but must be accompanied by a responsible adult until they are school age. Younger siblings are also, of course, welcome to come to Shine.
This term we are continuing to look at the Old Testament - 'The coming of the kings'.
We sometimes use tablets in our Sunday morning activities to enable the children to access information on the internet. We have an Online Safety Policy Statement. All children using the tablets (and one of their parents) will be asked to read and sign our Online Safety Agreement.
7th September | All Age Worship - 'Back to School' a new start |
14th September | Shine re-starts: More Old Testament Heroes |
21st September | All about Samuel, Saul and David this half term |
28th September | All about Samuel, Saul and David this half term |
5th October | All Age Worship - Harvest Festival |
12th October | More about Saul and David |
19th October | More about Saul and David |
26th October | More about Saul and David |
2nd November | All Age Worship - All Saints Day |
9th November | Remembrance Sunday: the end of World War 2 in 1945 |
16th November | More Old Testament Heroes for our timeline |
23rd November | |
30th November | All Age Worship - Advent Sunday |
5th - 7th December | Christmas Tree Festival at St Luke's Church |
7th December | Advent and beginning the Christmas story |
14th December | Advent and what happens next |
14th December | 3.30 for 4pm Christingle Service for all the family |
21st December | Advent and Jesus is born |
24th December | 4pm Crib Service for families on Christmas Eve |
25th December | All Age Worship for Christmas Day |
28th December | All Age Worship - 'Choose a Carol' Sunday |
Stars is our Sunday morning group for children of pre-school age, in Reception and Key Stage 1. Younger children, including babies, are also very welcome to join in!
All children should be accompanied by an adult until they are of school age.
Rockets is our Sunday morning group for children in school years 3, 4 & 5.
Beacons is our group for children and young people in year 6 and above.