Shine - Our Sunday Morning Children's Groups

Our Sunday morning children's groups are called 'Shine'. Everyone is welcome.

Please see the details below for more information and please if you have any questions.

Shine - on Sunday mornings

Here at the Good Shepherd, children and young people are welcome every Sunday. At All Age Services (usually on the first Sunday of the month and at special festivals such as Harvest, Mothering Sunday, Christmas and Easter) children are an intrinsic part of our service; they get involved and join in alongside the adult members of the congregation. Toys, books and colouring sheets are available for younger children if needed.

Our ‘Shine’ children’s groups meet alongside the Sunday morning service most weeks in term time, for children aged 3 to 15.

Toddlers are welcome to share in Stars, but must be accompanied by a responsible adult until they are school age. Younger siblings are also, of course, welcome to come to Shine.

This term we are continuing to look at the Old Testament - 'The coming of the kings'.

Online Safety

We sometimes use tablets in our Sunday morning activities to enable the children to access information on the internet. We have an Online Safety Policy Statement. All children using the tablets (and one of their parents) will be asked to read and sign our Online Safety Agreement.

Our Shine programme for the term

4th Jan	All Age Worship - for the visit of the Wise Men
11th Jan	The Baptism of Jesus
18th Jan	No Shine - visit of Bishop Mary
25th Jan	Another wonderful Old Testament Hero
1st Feb	All Age Worship - Candlemas - baby Jesus is taken to the Temple
8th Feb	Beginning of our Lent series called 'Come and See'
15th Feb	'Come and See' session 2 - learning more about Jesus
22nd Feb	'Come and See' session 3 - First Sunday of Lent
1st Mar	'Come and See' session 4 - Second Sunday of Lent
8th Mar	'Come and See' session 5 - Third Sunday of Lent
Saturday 14th Mar at 2.30pm	Fun Afternoon for Mothering Sunday
15th Mar	All Age Worship - for Mothering Sunday
22nd Mar	'Come and See' session 6 - Fifth Sunday of Lent
29th Mar	Palm Sunday, telling of the Easter Story
5th Apr	All Age Worship - for Easter Sunday
12th Apr	Jesus appears to the disciples after the resurrection

Stars

Stars is our Sunday morning group for children of pre-school age, in Reception and Key Stage 1. Younger children, including babies, are also very welcome to join in!

All children should be accompanied by an adult until they are of school age.

Rockets

Rockets is our Sunday morning group for children in school years 3, 4 & 5.

Beacons

Beacons is our group for children and young people in year 6 and above.