Our Sunday school- Junior Church

Our Sunday School and Junior Church

At St. Nicholas we have well over 30 young children (and even more babies!)  and their families who worship regularly as part of our Church. We also have a good number of young people who are very much  part of our Church Family. We do all we can to help children, young people and their  families feel welcome -  and more than that to join in appropriately in the  worship and day to day life of the Church community.

 Sunday School

If you come with young children (please do!)  it may help to know that

• There is an “informal children’s area” available every Sunday for any child/parent who needs  a bit of  space for some of  the service.
• Sunday school meets (normally in the Church hall) every Sunday in school term time
• Children’s Communion Books are available at the back of church
• “Quiet Bags” are available – with quiet toys and appropriate books so that parents can have something to help their children when they find it all a bit much.

 Junior Church

Our young people play a special part in a number of services during the year by leading worship, prayers, reading etc. We try very hard to ensure that these times of worship are for everyone – not just “school assembly” type worship transferred to church.

 Young people also regularly contribute much as choir members, servers, lesson readers, sidespeople.

We try to ensure that our young people can have fun together – nothing too demanding for everyone – a pizza night, a trip away.

Christmas Eve  always sees huge numbers of children and their families at the Crib Service – a service that seems to be a firm favourite with the wider parish!

The Epiphany service usually sees an impressive turn out of kings, and great fun is  had sprinkling water around for the Feast of the Baptism of Christ. Good Friday is celebrated with a Children’s Service – always well attended and very moving and Easter Day sees an Easter egg hunt for all. Pentecost –w ell it has to be red balloons!! This involvement encourages the children’s understanding of their faith. They certainly remember and talk of these things.

 Our Sunday School Prayer

Father God we pray your blessing

On us all by night and day

And we thank you for St. Nicholas

Who once walked in Jesus’ Way.

Bless us when we come together,

Bless us when we are apart.

Bless our homes and those who love us

Keep us safe within your Heart.

Bless all those who live in Gosforth

Bless our friends, our game, our fun;

Hold us close when we have troubles

To the Cross of your dear Son.

As Saint Nicholas cared for others

Still he cares in heaven above;

Help us pray and help us worship

Help us grow within your Love. Amen

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