Children and Family Events
Tamsin, our Children and Family worker, organises a range of activities for families, children and young people. You can contact her to find out more at childrenandfamilywork@stpetersaddingham.org.uk
View the latest news about events
for children and families on Facebook
Sundays
Messy Church 4pm
(monthly, check for details)
Messy Church is a different kind of church, informal and especially suitable for families. It includes activity-based time, food, songs and most importantly fun! It normally runs once a month in the hall or on the field on a Sunday afternoon, follow the C.a.f.e Facebook page to stay in touch. Messy Church is supported by all the churches in Addingham.
C.A.F.E at St Peter’s
(every so often – check here)
C.A.F.E stands for Children’s and Family Events at St. Peter’s! Do follow the C.a.f.e Facebook page to stay in touch with dates, times and details of what is happening when, and come along for an informal family-focused fun time of shared activities, music and food in the hall, in church or on the field. It’s church, but not as you know it….
Family Service 10am
(every so often – check here)
A short relaxed service for the whole church family, based round child-friendly words, music and involvement. Follow the C.a.f.e Facebook page for dates.
Tuesdays
Rainbows 4:30pm
St Peter’s hosts the Addingham Rainbows, a Girl Guiding unit for girls aged 5-7, who meet each week in the hall. For more details, please email addinghamrainbows@gmail.com
Thursdays
St Peter’s Toddlers 9.30-11.30 am (term time)
The Toddlers group, hosted at St Peter’s, provides an opportunity for toddlers, babies, parents and carers to meet in the hall for play and company. The group meets each Thursday during term time.
Teddies and Toddlers 11am (3rd Thursday of the month, term time)
This short simple child-friendly service is held once a month in church, following on from the Toddlers group session in the hall. It has a theme, songs, activity and sharing, aimed at toddlers.
What’s the Story
Each year, St Peter’s welcomes year groups from Addingham Primary School to church for a day, to answer the questions “What’s the story about Easter” and “What’s the story about Christmas?”. The church building is transformed into a series of story-telling dens, and a team of narrators each tell a part of these very special accounts, using scripts written by Bob Hartmann.
Open the Book
Friends from all the churches in the village join to tell Bible stories in assembly at Addingham Primary School a number of times a year. There are costumes, props, and audience participation. The fun scripts by Bob Hartmann and the thoughtful reflections about each story combine to make these sessions memorable.
(Lockdown prevented the team from going into the school, so we made Open the Book videos for them instead – you can view these on YouTube)
