Children’s Work
St Mark’s Church welcomes children!
On Sunday, these groups for children up to age 10 meet during the 9.15 service:
Weekday activities
Uniformed Groups
Several groups meet during the week at St Marks:
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- Rainbows, age 5 – 7 meet on Monday, contact Julie Brown 734133
- Brownies, age 7 – 10, meet on Tuesday, contact (from September 2011) Mandy Partridge, 07790 649558.
- Guides, age 10 – 15, meet on Friday, contact Mel Gillman, 428344
- Group Scout Leader is Guy Ashworth, 831661
- ***Check out the Scouts’ website here!***
- Beavers, age 6 – 8, meet on Thursday, contact Marie Collins, 773998
- Cubs, age 8 – 10½ meet on Wednesday, contact Sarah Simon 739882
- Scouts, age 10½ – 14, meet on Wednesday, contact Tim Wadsworth 882228
Toddler Club
Toddlers is open to all children from birth until they can start school, together with their carers. Term time: Friday mornings 9.15 to 10.45. Toddlers’ Summer special: Fridays 10 -12 for children 0-5 with their carers. Contact Phillipa Munday on 01926 402227. For more information, please contact the office.
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Phillipa Munday co-ordinates the children’s work (under 11s) at St Mark’s. |
 St Mark's creche |
Who? children under 3 What? A safe and comfortable space with lots of toys where… You can go with your baby to play and listen to the service through the sound system You can leave your child to be cared for while you enjoy the service without distractions You can come and go at any point in the service. |
Scramblers Who? 2 – 5 year olds What? A gentle but exciting mix of games, Bible stories and action songs to help the children know that God loves them.
Climbers
 St Mark's Climbers |
Who? 4-7 year olds What? Lots of fun activities including games and craft, exciting Bible stories, action songs and dancing, enabling the children to experience God’s love for them in different ways. |
| Who? 7-10 year olds What? A time for children to grow in their understanding of God’s love for them and for the world. Lots of fun activities and Bible teaching, with a chance to reflect, ask questions and pray for one another. |
 St Mark's Explorers |
Scripture Union have an exciting website called X-site for Explorer-age: http://birmingham.xsiteuk.org/find_xsite.htm Explorers visit Birmingham every few months for this SU event.
Our Vision
Vision – For the children
• To meet Jesus and know they are unconditionally loved by Him
• To learn Truth from the Bible and understand that it is the exciting and living Word of God
• To learn to talk and listen to God through creative and different ways of praying. • To experience the dynamic work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
• To learn how to worship in a way that is fun, exciting and appropriate to their age, stage and personality.
• To come to a personal faith in Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
• To know that the Church is the family of God where everyone has a special part to play.
• To be enthusiastic about sharing Jesus with their friends.
Vision – For the children’s work at St Mark’s
• To make our church a place which children feel belongs to them, and where they are always welcome and valued.
• To continue to build a strong team of children’s leaders who are called and committed to creative and lively children’s ministry.
• To work together with parents and carers to encourage strong Christian families where children learn to enjoy living for Jesus.
• To reach children who do not yet know Jesus.
• To be faithful to God and His word revealed in the Bible in all our teaching.
Click below see the video shown in church on Fathers’ Day 2011.