Young Church

St Mary Magdalene's Sunday School is a vibrant, energetic and thoroughly enjoyable experience for the young children of the Church. The School is run by a team of four Sunday School teachers, and while we are currently small, we are enthusiastic and we welcome children from 2–12 years of age.

The children meet in the Church Hall during the 11.00am Sunday service.

The children learn about the meaning behind Bible stories through reading, art, play and songs. They then come through to the Church at Communion, are blessed, and take part in the final act of worship.

Bible stories are taken from a Childrens Stories Book written by our former Priest – David Shepherd, which are based on bible themes. The stories are designed to expand on Biblical themes, and are presented in "modern dress" with a generous sense of humour. The children engage in creative activities based on the stories, and take great pride in their work, which is displayed in the Church Hall for the congregation to share.

The children take part in the life of the church throughout the year – Remembrance – making poppies in some way, Christmas – enthusiastically picking out the winning numbers for our Christmas Prize Draw, Mothers Day – making Mother’s Day cards and happily dishing out daffodils to the ladies in the church, Easter – again making Easter Cards and distributing chocolate eggs to the congregation.

The year comes to a close in June, when we have our summer picnic — tremendous fun and very popular, involving races, games and lots of food. The picnic is usually followed by our Prizegiving where the children receive appropriate reading books.

The Sunday School meets each week between September and June, and we warmly welcome all children, including those with no church affiliation, to join us. If you are considering your child attending Sunday School, and would like to find out more, do get in touch — we'd love to hear from you!