The Den Youth GroupThe Den is a Church Youth Club aimed at 8 -12 year-olds, that will be held every Wednesday. It is all about having fun while making friends, playing games, faith exploration, spiritual connection, craft challenges, exciting outings and adventures, and making a difference in the local community & environment through our youth led projects.
Aims of the GroupThe group sessions will vary each week, and sometime going out for activites and socials:
Learning (Christian Learning) – To help the children learn about the Christian faith and see that the bible is still relevant and important in the modern world and to their lives.
Safeguard & Support – A core aim of the group is to create a place of safety for these children and to provide support. This is going to be their space and we will abide by safeguarding rules and guidance to ensure it is a refuge and a healthy environment.
For more information about The Den please contact: Verity Sutherland, Children & Families Worker (Older Children) Email: Children@haslemereparish.org Or register your child here: haslemereparish.churchsuite.com/forms/pycc1kaa Upcoming DatesWelcome back! We can’t wait to see the kids again this year and have a great line-up for them. Like last term we have a mix of Christian learning and connection, community work, creative projects, outings, and fun! We will be mostly at St Christopher’s Church this half term while it is rather dark and wet, but as the weather and light improve, we have some more adventurous evenings planned. This year there is going to be a slight change to the schedule as every second Wednesday of the month from February, there will be no Den group as we are starting an older group (that will follow on from The Den) that will run just once a month at present. Weds 11th Jan – Fruits of the Spirit & Cocktail FunFor this session we will discuss New Year’s resolutions and how working on being closer to God can transform us and our lives as we bare the fruits of the spirit. For fun, we will then be making some of our own ‘fruits of the spirit’ cocktails and playing some amusing games. @St Christopher’s Church Weds 18th Jan – Creative Prayer & Rhy's Fun Fundraising Night At the end of 2022, our trainee youth worker, Rhys, began fundraising for charity MIND. He has an evening of meaningful fun planned for the group that ties in with his wellbeing fundraising. We will discuss what Christ said about prayer and the kids can explore some creative prayer stations set up around the church. There will also be silly games and an opportunity for them all to cream pie Rhys all in a good cause! @St. Christopher’s Church Weds 25th Jan - Community Project We will be heading out to help within the local community again. Details are being finalized and will follow shortly! Weds 1st Feb - Candlemas - Christian Festival of Light For this session we will be discussing Candlemas (Christian Festival of Light), and its significance, and then we are going to make some candles of our own! We will then have some outside, torch lit games. @St. Christopher’s Church Weds 8th Feb – No Den due to older group Weds 15th Feb – Half Term
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