The churches in our parish serve the community by supporting children and young people to grow healthily in community with others. We do this through Messy Church, toddlers and parent groups, the Bright Sparks Sunday School, and the Blaze Youth Group.
Hi. I’m Rachel Parker, the children and young people’s worker. I visit local schools and regularly organise messy church events. As the Centenary Project worker for All Saints Wath and Christ Church Brampton, I am involved every week with many local schools, leading assemblies, reading with children, and running a weekly Worship Club at Wath C of E School. 07988 569600
Bright Sparks Sunday School: Susan Payne 01709 873213
Skip to view past and upcoming young people’s events posted on our Parish Facebook page.
Messy Church
We have 60-80 people attending this style of fresh expression of church, and some families are engaging with our more formal services.
Our helpers and volunteers make this possible. However, we are always pleased to welcome people onto the team, and our Messy Church craft preparation evenings have been a great success.
People who maybe can’t help at the sessions give their time to prepare the crafts for the forthcoming Messy Church events.
Our helpers have also pioneered a Church in Schools in the form of another Messy Church at Highfield Farm Primary School. This is the first Church in School session to take place in a non-church school within the Sheffield diocese, and it was also an event that saw many parents and families engage with an after-school event, which previously had little uptake.
We look forward to future events for children and families, hopefully including a holiday club and growing our Youth Group.
Tiddlers and Toddlers
This group is open to everyone who meets on a Monday afternoon during term time between 1 pm and 2.30 pm in St James Rooms next to All Saints Church, Wath upon Dearne. It is run by the Wath and Brampton branch of the Mothers’ Union.
It is a chance for babies and Toddlers to play; parents, grandparents and carers to chat over a cuppa whilst keeping a watchful eye on their child. A good selection of toys and activities is available. On the fourth Monday of the month, we meet in the church as Tiddler and Toddler Praise.
Bright Sparks Sunday School
Churches have long had a tradition of Sunday schools that are usually during a church service. At Bright Sparks, children enjoy learning about the love of God and how we can live together in meaningful relationships – whilst making craft items to remind them of what they learned.
Blaze Youth Group
Youth Clubs seem to be a thing of the past, or are they? Well, here we have a regular event, which means there is a safe place for pre-teens and teenagers to go in the evening and have a good time with others of the same age.
Please see our Facebook page to learn about forthcoming events for children and young people. Some posts are reproduced below. Alternatively, view the notice sheets on the two church pages.
Events From Facebook
If you’re around over the Easter Holidays please do come along to some or indeed all of the events we have planned for children and families
All free !
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At Tiddler and Toddler Praise this week we thanked God’s for our mums. We gave them daffodils and made celebration cakes with play dough and fabulous Mothers Day cards
Happy Mothers Day for Sunday all you wonderful, hardworking, beautiful mums
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Another celebration of our mums at Blaze on Sunday with fabulous gifts and cards made by the children
We learnt about Hannah and Samuel and the importance of praying and listening to God
Absolutely fabulous to see our Bkaze mums enjoying scones, jam and cream … thank you for joining us
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At Messy Breakfast this Sunday we celebrated our mums and all God’s goodness towards us. We listened to the story of Hannah and her desperate prayer to become a mummy. God hears our prayers… so keep asking, keep praying and keep believing
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Messy Church is back at Brampton as part of our Easter holiday fun a activities
Don’t forget to get this date on the calendar and keep an eye out for forthcoming Easter activities during the holidays that are all FREE!
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Messy Church is back! Don’t forget to get this on your calendar
Looking forward to seeing our Messy Church families and welcoming new ones
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Messy Breakfast is similar to Messy Church… it’s time out of your day to get creative, have fun, enjoy having your breakfast prepared and most importantly time to meet with God. Do come along .. we’d love to see you !
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Blaze this Sunday! Lots of great things planned along with Mothers Day Crafts
Please could all children bring a baby photo for one of our games
Mums/carers you are invited for tea and scones to celebrate all you do at 6-40pm
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At Worship Club this week we continued our theme on forgiveness by looking at the story of Zacchaeus. We learnt that in order to be forgiven we have to be sorry and say sorry, change or ways and have a fresh start. This is all possible through Jesus
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Diocese of Sheffield Vision
Let’s face it. Young people are the future and worthy of investment, don’t you agree?
From the church’s point of view, this is not about controlling young people’s behaviour but about them learning healthy self-regulation through making positive choices. If you have children, surely you want them to be happy and fulfilled in what paths they choose for themselves through life?