children's groups
There are scores of children’s groups in the diocese.
To find your nearest group, or to register a new one, please contact
To register your group, please send the following information:
- Group name
- Where is meets
- When it meets
- Age range
- Contact details: a name and an email and/or phone number.
EVENTS
Messy Church aims to be church for families who might want to meet Jesus, belong to their local church and bring up their children as Christians but can't cope with traditional Sunday morning church services: it's a once-a-month time of creativity, worship and eating together.
Many have heard of it and like what they hear but cannot see how it would work in their church. In response to this, Lucy Moore, Mrs Messy Church herself, runs regular training days to show how to get messy.
Children
As of October 2011, the Children's Team has appointed:
Children and Youth Co-ordinator
Children and Youth Chaplain
Switch to our Youth section / Plant Dewi
Find out more about the Diocesan Safeguarding Team.
Resources
Called to Share Faith: a training course for children’s workers, looking at child development, spiritual development, worship and learning, teaching and leading.
Roots: Roots has developed resources for children’s groups and for all age worship fitting in with the Common Lectionary. Visit the Roots website to find out more.
Child Friendly Church Scheme
The Child Friendly Church Award Scheme was created to help churches consider how they "welcome and integrate children and their families into the worshipping life of their church".
The scheme has been introduced to encourage churches to consider how to put children and families on their agendas and to work towards certain targets. After this process the church receives a certificate and an award to be displayed outside the building.
This is a voluntary scheme, with a light touch, so there is just one simple tick-list to complete! However, this is not just an exercise in ticking all the "yes" boxes. It is more about recognising the importance of children and young people in the local church, and continually improving how we welcome them and minister to them.
The Diocesan Children’s Team is encouraging Churches to work towards this award. Parishes known to have begun this journey are