Messy Church is a place for adults and children of all ages to learn together and to discover God’s love. Crafts for all ages, construction and play area for young children, story and song time for all ages. There is no need to book a place, just turn up.
Saturday 16 September 2017 - Messy Church 11.00am to 1.00pm in Sowerby Parochial Hall
Tuesday 31 October 2017 - Snap Apple Night 6.00pm to 7.30pm in St Oswald's Church
Sunday 10 December 2017 - Christingle Messy Church 3.00pm to 4.00pm in Sowerby Parochial Hall, followed by Christingle Service at 4.00pm in St Oswald's Church
Saturday 27 January 2018 - Messy Church 11.00am to 1.00pm in Sowerby Parochial Hall
Saturday 24 February 2018 - Messy Church 11.00am to 1.00pm in Sowerby Parochial Hall
Friday 30 March 2018 - Good Friday Messy Church 10.30am to 12 noon
Saturday 12 May 2018 - Messy Church 11.00am to 1.00pm in Sowerby Parochial Hall
A 30 minute service in St Oswald's Church especially for pre-school children and their carers. Songs, stories, prayers and activities. Followed by a children’s lunch plus tea and coffee for carers. 12.00pm, normally on the 1st Friday in the month, except during school holidays.
For young people aged 11 to 18. We share fellowship with friends through fun and Christian learning with art, crafts, drama, dance, games, making, baking and creating. Groups meets every Sunday evening for different year groups in the Parochial Hall.
Junior youth - school years 6 and 7 - 2nd and 4th Sundays in the month 5.30pm - 7.00pm
YoYo - school years 8, 9 and 10 - 2nd and 4th Sundays in the month 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Trax - school years 11, 12 and 13 - 1st and 3rd Sundays in the month 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Groups of young people from St Oswald's regularly travel to Mexico on the ReBuild
programme with Urban Saints to build new homes for poor families in just
over a week using hand tools - literally changing lives forever.
The 2017 team with others from the UK and a Mexican family in front of a newly built house
The 2017 team from St Oswald's
All the UK teams at ReBuild in April 2017
Video of the 2015 team talking about their experiences in Mexico
The 2014 team from St Oswald's and the family outside the finished home
Completed! The home built in 2014 by the team from St Oswald's
Children and Young People's Development Worker
Pauline Alderson coordinates and develops St Oswald's work with children and young people. Contact Pauline.
Can you help with the cost of our work with children and young people?
The average cost of this valued and important work is £1,000 per month. Please help ensure this work continues ... please download this leaflet for more information.
