Children and Youth
Children's Worship in Church
The link to register for our Children's Groups is here.
When do the Children’s Groups take place? Children’s worship takes place in accordance with the table below during term-time only. Children leave the service after the Collect and return during the Lord's Prayer to rejoin the service for communion.
Sunday of the Month | St Mary’s Church | St Anne’s Church |
1st | 10am Eucharist with children’s groups | 11am Eucharist with children’s groups |
2nd | 10am Intergenerational Service with no children’s groups | 11am Eucharist with no children’s groups |
3rd | 10am Eucharist with children’s groups | 11am Eucharist with children’s groups |
4th | 10am Eucharist with no children’s groups | 8.30am Breakfast Church ** |
5th | 10am Eucharist with children’s groups | 11am Eucharist with children’s groups |
** Breakfast Church is different. With a strong emphasis on community, fun and food, it’s a chance to meet people, and engage with God in a fresh and accessible way, with breakfast included. It happens early in the day to accommodate busy families with multiple commitments.
What Children’s Groups do we have and where do they meet?
Young Discoverers – for children aged 0-2. Meet in the West Room, St. Mary’s. All children in this group must be accompanied by an adult.
Explorers – for children aged 3-5. Meet in the Courtyard Room, St. Mary’s. Parents / carers are not required to accompany children in this group.
Voyagers – for children aged 6-7. Meet in the Choir Vestry, St. Mary’s.
Pioneers – for children aged 8-11. Meet in the Warden’s Office, St. Mary’s.
All-Age Group – Meet in the Children’s Room, St. Anne’s.
What happens in the groups? The Young Discoverers and Explorers enjoy songs, age-appropriate prayer, a short story and a craft activity. The Voyagers and Pioneers use a weekly resource called Roots, which includes prayers, stories and activities based on the weekly readings from the Bible. Worship at St Anne’s is similar to St Mary’s with adaptations to accommodate their all-age context.
How does my child join in? All children are welcome to join our groups. If you are here with your child for the first time, please identify yourself to a church member at the Welcome Desk as you enter the church, and we will ensure that you are directed to the right group. All children are registered for safeguarding purposes.
Who leads the groups? All of our group leaders are volunteers from our congregations who are DBS checked and have undertaken Safeguarding Training.
Y@SMAA
Y@SMAA (Youth at St Mary's and Anne's) is a Youth group for year 6 and above. If you are not currently part of Y@SMAA and would like to join, or would like more information, please contact Rachel Kinning via imc@moseleychurch.org.uk.
Journey through Holy Week
During the last week of the school term before Easter, each class from Moseley C of E Primary School came to St Mary's to journey through Holy Week with Rachel Kinning, our Intergenerational Ministry Coordinator. Here are some photos of the stations of the cross that Rachel prepared for the sessions.
Stay & Play
We run a weekly Stay & Play session The Hive. Please visit our Stay & Play page for more details.
Applications for Moseley Church of England Primary School
Applications to Moseley Church of England Primary School require attendance at church once a month for a two-year period prior to the point of application. For a full copy of the School Admission Policy, please refer to the Moseley C of E website.
To ensure that your attendance is logged, parents are required to sign a sheet on the church welcome desk.
