Children's Activities
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Mr Andrew Howard is the churches full time children's and young People's worker. Andrew visits the primary schools in the parish taking lessons and assembles as well as being responsible for the churches activates with children excluding Oscar's.
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Click the links below for more information.
Friday YPC - Children's Youth Club
Little Friends - Carer and Toddler
Oscars - Out of School Care Club
Sunday YPC - Childrens Sunday School Activities
Young People Church Friday Clubs (term-time only)
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For children aged 5 to 13 years. Meets in the Church on the High Street. 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm school years 1 and 2. 6.00 pm – 7.30pm school years 3 to 9 Many children will discover they have already seen one or two of the leaders in their school or when their school visited the church.
Pictured: At the school end of year party and disco, non alcoholic cocktails were served. |
Aged 14 +
The 14+ group meets on a Wednesday night usually at the church.
Little Friends (Term time only)
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Toddlers and their carers.
Pictured is 'Time Together' in the 'Meeting room' when everyone enjoys a song and nursery rhyme or two and a story etc. |
 Little Friends meets on a Thursday morning 09.30 am to 11.30 am at St John's Community Church. All the rooms in the church are used with ride on toys and other children's play equipment. Pictured is "Row, row, row your boat gentle down the stream!"
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| Visiting elderly in local sheltered accommodation | Oscar's children offer cakes to the residents |
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Some members of Oscar's with their community reward |
OSCARS is St John’s Community Church’s "Out of School CAre" club. It opened in 1999, runs before and after school each day in term time, and full days during some staff training days and school holidays.
Our aim is to provide a safe, happy environment where children can be cared for while their parents are at work, studying or training. We look after children aged 3 – 11, and provide a wide variety of activities to suit all ages and abilities. Crafts, construction toys, electronic games, imaginative play, sports, card games, books, cookery, music and dance … the choice is theirs! We use the church hall for the more vigorous physical activities whilst the large meeting room, and other carpeted rooms with child sized tables and chairs, may be used for for more gentile activities depending on the child's age and choice.
Our main contact is with Holly Grove Primary School. We run a "Walking Bus" between the church and the school. And during full-day opening we can take children from other primary schools (when getting them to and from school is not an issue). Currently we welcome children who attend Gentleshaw, Highfields, Chase Terrace and Boney Hay schools.
During holidays some outings are arranged for the children. The club is of course registered, with qualified staff and Ofsted inspection. Opening hours 7.30am-9.00am and 3.30-6.00pm. School holidays 7.30-6.00pm
For more information email the Parish Office or telephone the church on 01543 670078.
You are very welcome to visit us any time!
Meets every week for part of the Sunday 10.30 am service , except the third Sunday in the month which is an all inclusive service.
NB St John's Badminton Club
Meets at Burntwood Leisure Centre from 5.00- 6.00pm on Saturday afternoon.