Autumn ’22 🍂 What’s New?

Tots’ Time
9.00 – 9.30am on the 4th Sunday of each month
A brand new service for children aged 0 – 4 and their parents or carers.
30 minutes of 🎶action songs, story & play – moving around and exploring God’s love.

BYO snacks for the children + favourite teddy🧸 & blanket. Very relaxed – a super 1st church experience.
Everyone welcome tea & coffee provided.
Dates:
- Sunday 25th September
- Sunday 23rd October
- Sunday 27th November
- Sunday 18th December Crib Service (joint with Family Time)
Family Time 9.00 – 9.45 am on the 2nd Sunday of each month

Aimed at children of primary school age and their families.
In church & sometimes outdoors.
45 minutes of stories, team games, moving around, prayers, songs and action stations involving craft & creativity.
There’s a break in the middle for toast and chat.

Dates:
- Sunday 11th September
- Sunday 9th October
- Sunday 18th December Crib Service (joint with Tots’ Time)
Church for Kids 10.30 – 11.45 am 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month in term time

For part of the time during the main church service, children aged 4 – 12 are invited to go into the back room of church or into the school for their own lively activities including crafts and games.
Children come back into church and share refreshments and social time the rest of the church family.
This term there will always also be a focus on preparing young people to take communion in church.
Dates:
- Sunday 4th & 18th September
- Sunday 2nd & 16th October
- Sunday 20th November
- Sunday 4th & 11th December
Resources home use
There’s lovely resources below from Illustrated Ministry

Some lovely prayers and colouring
Kids Alive
The magazine we normally have in church with jokes, crosswords etc is available in an on-line edition from this link
Kids Read Matthew

The organisation Kids Read Truth have produced this super booklet for primary school aged. It short bite sized extracts from the Gospel of Matthew followed by colouring, quizzes and puzzles to help children to interact with the Gospel.
The Bible App – Featured App for Children
Check out this Bible App link to download this great app to help children to explore the stories of the Bible.

Adventure Game
Family Devotional Experience Pack from Lifetree Kids

This a great idea for busy families and unable to attend church due to closures and concerns from COVID-19. Provide your family with simple and meaningful devotional times that will help you grow in relationship with God and each other. It a free downloadable resource – you’ll need to give your email address. To get it click on this link – Lifetree Pack
We really love Lifetree Kids in Appley Bridge All Saints’ C of E Primary school assemblies – it may be a winner.