St Peter’s Church Salesbury  

 Sunday School

Should you wish to know more about Sunday School, please contact either:

                                

Mrs. Sarah Marsh                                                                                 Mrs Liz Rawson

49 Ramsgreave Road,                                                                       73 Ribchester Road

 Blackburn                                                                                               Clayton Le Dale

 01254 240019                                                                                      Blackburn     

                                                                                                                       01254 247815

  

When? Where?

•  10.30 -11.30 a.m. in our Day School.
•  Sundays during term time as listed on the Calendar.
•  On the second Sunday of each month there is a Parade and Family Service.
•  On some Sundays, Sunday School will join part of the morning service at church.

 

Who? How?

•  From the beginning of the term after a child is 3 until 11, irrespective of day school attended.
•  Children are organised into classes according to age.
•  Adult teachers are assisted by teenage helpers.
•  Squash and biscuits are provided towards the end of the class session.
•  The children are invited to bring collection which helps the church to provide resources for Sunday School.

The morning ends with informal collective worship, when all ages join together for songs and prayers.

  

What about parents?

•  Parents are always welcome - for the whole session, or to join with us in collective worship, at the end of the morning.
•  Those with young children, in particular, may wish to stay until their child is happily settled.
•  Those parents who wish to attend church, with children too young for Sunday School, can make use of the choir vestry (provided with toys and a sound relay of the service) should their children become restless during worship.

 Sunday School children whose parents are in church are cared for in the Day School until they can be collected.

 

Why do it?

•  To enable children and young people to learn more about the Christian faith and to understand Christian values.
•  To help them to see how the Bible and Christianity relate to their lives.
•  To prepare them in a Christian way for the challenges of the world.
•  To show them the way to a personal relationship with God.

 

Our Sunday School, the children and all who help to organise and operate it are hugely important to the life and work of St. Peter's. A huge thanks to all who are involved in this important work.

For more details on their work see the attached documents:

Sunday School Leaflet

Sunday School Information

Sunday School Flyer

Andrew 

February 2012

Sunday School returned for their first session on Sunday 15 January 2012.  Numbers were high and the session included a church visit.  Helped by one of the parents, the traffic waited "patiently" for us to cross the road to make our way from the school to church.  Andrew Malcolm, taking the service, was as keen as ever to find out what we had been doing that morning.  George Barker, one of our pre-school/reception group, was happy to oblige and proudly show off the crown he had made and was wearing!!

By the time you read this, we will have had a visit on 29 January 2012, from Susan Witts, who works with children on behalf of the Diocese.  She is now a regular visitor to our Sunday School - and her sessions are always well received.  Her sessions usually include a mix of music and play, and are always very interactive - involving all our children right through from 3 to 11 years.

We have a visit from Lisa Fenton planned for March.  Lisa, like Susan, also works with children on behalf of the Diocese.  Everyone is welcome for these sessions - young, old and anything in between, and new children are also very welcome.  

Contact Sarah Marsh 01254 240019 or Liz Rawson 01254 247815 for more information or have a look at the website - all the information about Sunday School is on there (www.salesbury-stpeter.org.uk). 

 

January 2012

At the end of a busy term, Sunday School children enjoyed the party (the day after the Christmas Fair!).  Each group (pre-school/reception, infants and juniors) has been involved in lots of different activities during September, October and November.  In addition to the preparations for the Vicar's leaving gift, which took place at Sunday School, we were also pleased to be part of the celebrations during the Vicar's last service.  Our numbers are currently 54 and our aim is always to be looking to introduce more children into Sunday School.  Our regular annual event, "Bring a Friend" took place at the end of November and was very successful with lots of children bringing their friends.  Some of the friends are now members of Sunday School as a result.  

 

We shall be pleased to welcome Liz Hindle back in the New Year.  She will be returning to lead the pre-school and reception group.  Debbie Jessop and Liz Seed continue with the juniors and infants respectively.  Much work goes on behind the scenes to make sure Sunday School is fun, in-touch and accessible.  If you have a child or know someone between the ages of 3 and 11 who you think would like to attend, feel free to ring Sarah Marsh 01254 240019 or Liz Rawson 01254 247815 for more information or have a look at the website - all the information about Sunday School is on there (www.salesbury-stpeter.org.uk).  We are back in the New Year on Sunday 15 January 2012.

 

Liz Rawson