St Peter's Church, Didcot

Young People

It's never too early for children to start learning about God and enjoying church. Youth Group, Sunday School and Tuesday Club are perfect for this. The youngsters are free to feel completely at home in a safe environment. And it's always great fun. Why not come and join us?

Tuesday Club with Little Fishes

This is a fun weekly service including play, lunch, and a church service for babies, toddlers and pre-school children (and their carers).

For more information please contact Rev'd Joy Carter.

Sunday School

Children are always welcome at St Peter's Church.

Sunday School is run during term time on the first and third Sundays in the month at 10am. This is great for children aged 2½ to 11, in two teaching groups. Younger children are also welcome, with a carer.

Sunday School runs during the first part of our 10am Sunday morning worship. The children come through to join the grown-ups towards the end of the service.

Sunday School Spring and Summer 2012

Our current topic is Prayer

We will be meeting on the following dates

February 19 th - What is prayer?

March 4 th - Praise prayers and psalms. Jubilate!

March 18 th – Thankyou prayers. Mothering Sunday

April 1 st – Prayers for forgiveness – Palm Sunday

April 15 th – Help me prayers

May 6 th – What can help us to pray?

May 20 th – What can help us to pray?

June 3 rd – Music and prayer

June 17 th – The Lord’s Prayer

1 st July – The Lord’s Prayer

15 th July – writing our own prayers

We will then break for the summer and meet again on Sunday 2 nd September

For more information please contact Alison Driscoll.

Youth Group

The Youth Group meets on every other Thursday evening during term time between 7pm and 8:45pm. The youth group is for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years and is open to the Church, adjoined school, local community and the friends of members. Please come along and see if you would like to join on a Thursday evening and the Leaders can answer any question that you have for them.

The Youth Group has a facebook group for members, parents and leaders - to join please contact Bevan at

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001238988059

Current Program

Youth Group Meetings Spring 2012

Day	Date	Place / Event
Thursday	5 January 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – hopefully snowball fight and snowman building
Thursday	12 January 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – Indoor Games
Thursday	19 January 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – Around the World night
Thursday	2 February 2012	Swimming, Didcot Wave, 7-8:45
Thursday	9 February 2012	Years 9,10,11 only St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45
Saturday – Sunday	11-12 February 2012	Ice Skating and Stayover
Saturday	TBC	‘The Gap’ – A second Prayer, Praise, Potatoes and Pillows with the Ladygrove Church Youth Group
Thursday	23 February 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – bring and share hobbies
Thursday	1 March 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – Disco
Thursday	8 March 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – Dr Who night (fancy dress)
Thursday	15 March 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – cup cake night
Thursday	29 March 2012	St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7-8:45 – Youth Group cook meal for parents
Friday	7 April 2012	St. Peter’s Church – Help out at Children’s Good Friday Service
Sunday	9 April 2012	Easter Sunday service

Please note that activities and dates are sometimes changed at short notice; please contact the leaders before turning up.

There is an opportunity to be confirmed on 5^th February, and preparation for this will start soon. If you’re interested, please speak to Bevan.

Our big trip away of the year, Phasel’s Wood, will be from the 21 st-23 rd July 2012. We hope that all members can join us there. We are also planning a trip to Warwick Castle this summer.

Parents and families are welcome to join us for short services on 5 th January and 8 th March. These will start at 7pm and last for around 40 minutes.

The around the world night will be a chance to experience food and culture from a variety of different countries. If you can help us to organise this evening, please let us know.

We will meet at the pool for the swimming evening, please bring the appropriate money for entry.

On 9 th February we will have an optional session for Years 9 and over to discuss boy/girlfriend relationships and examine teaching in the Bible.

We will go ice-skating in Oxford and have a sleepover in the church hall on the night of 11/12 February. All members need to bring sleeping bags, pillows and comfortable bedding (roll mats, camp beds or inflatable mattresses). On the Sunday we will have breakfast and then attend the 10am service at St. Peter’s which the members will help to lead; you are all welcome to join us for the service.

For the bring and share hobbies night everyone who wants to will have a 5 minute slot to share their favourite interest or activity. Pictures, props and demonstrations are encouraged.

The Disco will be a new event for us. All members are welcome to bring 1 friend who is not a member, but we will need a list of names and contact numbers in advance. We ask that this event is not advertised beyond those invited as we cannot cater for more, and we expect high standards of behaviour from all attending.

For the cup cake night please can members bring along a small box of cup cakes if possible, we will decorate and eat these on the night.

The meal for parents will take place on 29 March, drinks from 7. We will send invitations in due course.

For further information please contact Bevan.

St Peter's Church, Newlands Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 8PY
Tel:01235 812114