Children, Teen and Family Ministry Coordinator

A new school year begins, for some school has already started and for others it will begin this week. As our children and young people settle into new classrooms and break open new binders and pencil cases we have a new start at St James' as well. Our Sunday School will restart on Sunday September 9 at 10.15am in EB3. The young people will join us in church in time for the Eucharist in the 10.30am service.
On Sunday September 16 the kids will return to the service in time for the Blessing of the Backpacks - bring along a backpack, or other sign/tool from school for a blessing for the new year.
The other new start we have at St James' this year is the creation of a new staff post - Children, Teen and Family Ministry Coordinator. This is part of a church wide commitment to work in this field and the intention is to build this role into a paid staff position supporting the work being done at St James'. It is my great pleasure to take on this role in an interim capacity this year to help form the space that a future coordinator will grow in to.

See you at St James'
Jan Scrutton
Children, Teen and Family Coordinator, St James'