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| St. James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ (Parish Office 020 8941 6003) | |
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The Jays Sunday School
is a lively, caring group for children with three committed teachers.
There are three classes, ranging in ages from three years to l4 years
old, held in the church hall. Why 'The Jays'? The name was derived many years ago and simply denotes the 'J' for St James and 'J' for Jesus. |
| They meet most Sunday mornings in the Church Hall. The exceptions are the first Sunday of each month, when there is -an All-age Service which is aimed at family groups, and the three main school holidays (they do meet during half term holidays). They sometimes act as sidespersons, read lessons, say prayers, assist with Parish Breakfast and so on during the Services on the first Sunday of each month. The children also put on activities in church for Mothering Sunday, Easter, Harvest or Christmas. |
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Sunday School starts at 9.30 in the church
itself. During the last verse of the first hymn one of the children
goes up to the altar to receive a cross from one of the clergy. This
is then taken into the hall by all the children who then have their
usual Sunday School meeting. The collection they have every Sunday is
in aid of the Church of England Children's Society. |
The teachers use a variety of materials
which includes booklets for the children to take home when finished
or at the end of term. They display their work in the church and in
the hall. They follow the Church Year so that the children can see that they are an extension of the church and congregation, not a separate entity. See their Jesse Tree on our Advent page. On Remembrance Sunday the children learnt why this day is so important and wrote their own prayers which can be seen on our Remembrance Sunday page. See the work they did for Harvest Festival and Mothering Sunday. |
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Some more of their activities can be seen on the page Sunday School Activities on the Young St. James's section of this site (this will open in a new browser window, please close to return to the main site). They have parties during the year and a summer picnic in order to accommodate the wide age range. |
| Further Information |
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| Contact
Lou
Coaker on 020 8979 2040 |
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| Latest Sunday School APCM Report | |
| Associated pages on this website:
Church Year | Sunday School Activities (opens in a new browser window) Through the Years: Sunday School (1885 March) | Crystal Palace Excursion (1886 July) | Sunday School Treat (1890 January) | Prize Distribution (1894 February) | Sunday School Teachers (1935 October) | Youth Work (1952 June) | What Does Y.P.F. Stand For? (1969 March) | Children 88 (1988 August) | Young Church Spring Term Activities (2001 May) | Evan Almighty (2007 October) | School for Thought (2010 February) |
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| Links to other websites: Christianity for Children | The Children's Society |
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