The best place for children and young people to learn how to follow Jesus is in the context of their family at home AND as part of their local church family. We at Holy Trinity will do our best to partner with you in bringing up your children to know and love Jesus. Our different youth and children’s groups form part of our support for you as parents in the discipleship of your children.
Sunday mornings -what to expect
In the main Sunday service, we all start off together as a church family, and part-way through the service children aged 0-11 can go out into their groups to receive age-appropriate Bible teaching. Our groups this term will be 0-3s, 4-7s, 7-11s, and you can find out what each group is learning about on the term card found here.
The main children’s groups run in term-time only. During the school holidays there is a creche available, and encourage families to stay in the service together, we aim to make these services accessible for all.
All-age services usually take place on the first Sunday of the month.
Register your child here
We want to work with young people who are 11+ to help them get the most out of the main church service. Here is a sheet they can use to help them take notes and concentrate on the Bible teaching.
Midweek groups
Sparklets
Tuesdays 1.30pm-3pm
Our parent/carer and baby/toddler group is a great place to build relationships with other adults, while your little ones play. There’s a baby area, clean toys, space for riding and running around, interactive Bible story and song time, crafts, and snack time.
Sparks
Fridays 4 – 5.15pm
Sparks meet in term-time to have fun, learn about Jesus from the Bible, and to play games and craft. Open to all children in school years F2 to year 2. If you love Sparks- try our Sunday groups too!
11.30pm, Sunday 24th December
Livewires
Fridays 6 – 7.15pm
Livewires meet in termtime to learn about Jesus while having fun. Open to all children in school years 3 – 6. If you love Livewires – why not try our Sunday children’s groups too!
HTC Youth
11-18’s at Holy Trinity are encouraged to join the adults for the Sunday service. If you’d like to join a HTC youth small group – contact Anna.
Parents
There’s lots of support for parents at Holy Trinity. It’s worth getting stuck into church life on Sundays, through Homegroups, Mums Bible study, WhatsApp groups. We also have a families library of resources available for you to borrow to help your children at home.
Holy Communion - a family guide
The resources below are aimed at helping families with children engage with the gift of the communion in an appropriate way. We want to help families grow together in their understanding and enjoyment of Holy Communion by connecting the sharing of communion on Sundays with teaching at home.
Podcasts
Everyday dadding – thinking about how to be a Christian Dad
Faith in kids. Faith in Kids supports churches and parents so that children can engage with Jesus Christ and respond to him, having their hearts and minds captured by Christ’s words.
Resources
We have launched a families library of useful resources that you can borrow to use with your family at home, which is available on Sundays.
Further resources can be found at www.10ofthose.com and www.thegoodbook.co.uk
Music
Here is a playlist with a mix of songs we sing in church, and songs that are great for playing at home, in the car, wherever you are! Songs are a powerful way of embedding God’s truth in our hearts, and we’ve chosen songs we hope will do that.
For more information on any aspect of our families ministry, or an individual group, please contact Anna Leadbetter.