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Captain Ted’s – A jolly good place to pray!
Church @ CaptTed's
Alternate Wednesdays - please see Calendar page for current dates.
9.30- 10.30 a.m.
Worship for mums (and dads) with toddlers. Use the soft play facilities of CaptTed's (in the Gosforth precinct) and enjoy a coffee with time for worship, prayer, reflection and conversation - all for free!
From an article in the Newcastle Journal:
"SONGS of praise and noisy soft play areas would not normally be put together.
But one North East church has brought the two together to so that busy mothers and their babies can worship before letting off steam in the play equipment.
The Rev Michelle Dalliston, the curate of Gosforth Parish Church of St Nicholas in Newcastle, has started the child friendly service at Captain Ted’s soft play area in Gosforth Shopping Centre on alternate Wednesday mornings.
The fortnightly service sees up to 20 mothers, grandparents and their children come along to worship together.
Mrs Dalliston, the wife of the Very Rev Christopher Dalliston, the Dean of Newcastle, said the church decided to reach out to the community in this way because of the large number of young families in their congregation.
She said: “Although we have a really good Sunday school the parents miss out on the service.
“There is a sense that church feels like an adult thing, it is difficult to make it work all together.
“We wanted to do something with the mums so they could have a chance to worship together and could do it in a place they could bring their children.”
The service lasts 45 minutes and includes church songs, a Bible story with illustrations and activities for the younger ones and a child friendly communion with juice and bread."
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