Sunday Mornings 10:30am
As part of St Mark’s 10:30am service we have groups for 0-14s. For those in Pre-School we have Sparklers, moving up to Rockets for those in Reception to Year 5. As we believe that everyone transitions at different times, young people in Year 5 can choose whether to attend Rockets or Game Changers our group for Year 5 to Year 9.
Sparklers has a range of toys and a bible story each week and often a time of singing. Parents and Carers are welcome to stay with their children in Sparklers or leave them with the team.
Rockets and Game Changers have a range of activities focused on that week’s theme and centred on Christian input from the leaders. The topics for sessions alternate termly between focusing on books of the bible (for example in Autumn 2025 Rockets are doing series on Nehemiah and Mark) and themes of Christian living (in Summer 2025 both groups did a series on the characteristics that make up Fruit of the Spirit).
On 4th Sundays, we join with the rest of the church for an Intergen Service. This service is lead by our fantastic Intergen team and is a service where all ages are welcome and catered to. We also encourage our young people to get involved and explore their callings and gifts in being part of leading worship during this service.
Sunday Evenings 6:30pm
We run two groups on alternating Sunday evenings, Edge is our discipleship group for those in Year 10 and above and runs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month Sunday Evening Youth runs from 6:30pm to 8:00pm and on 2nd and 4th Sundays is our new group for those in Year 8 and above.
The focus of Edge is to disciple and equip our older young people as they prepare for adulthood. In 2025 so far we have looked at themes including Shalom, Sharing the Good news, answering God’s call. Additionally, Edge is regularly involved in helping Tim plan sermons he does for the whole church.
The dates for Edge this term are:
7th September – 5th October – 2nd November – 7th December
21st September – 19th October – 30th November
Sunday Evening Youth is our new group for Autumn 2025 and is a place where young people can share food, fun and socialise with friends as well as exploring faith. We will initially be using the Alpha Youth material to help us explore some of the big questions about Christian Faith.
