At St Richard’s, we believe that children and young people are really special, and we try to do all that we can to welcome them and provide fun activities for them.
Many families attend church on Sundays, and children from 2½ to 12 can attend Sunday clubs appropriate to their age group whilst their parents worship in the main service. We have a children’s area for under 5s and their parents/carers, which contains age appropriate toys, books, puzzles and a colouring table. Our services are very child-friendly. We have many lively children in church and above all want to ensure that they and their parents feel comfortable.
Many more children and young people attend the weekly groups, which meet during termtime for children from 0 to 18 years old. There is more information on each of these groups in the following pages.
We also run an annual holiday club, during the first full week of the summer holidays, which around 200 children and young people attend. We also run shorter holiday clubs for Halloween and Good Friday.
We are able to offer so many activities for children and young people because of the dedication and passion of those in our church who volunteer to lead or help with these groups and spend much time and energy preparing and leading activities. We are passionate about children’s and youth work. Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.” He cared about children and so do we; we want to teach them about our faith, as well as seeing them flourish and have fun.
Emma Hughes
Children and Family Worker