Changes to the children's work at Mary's Island Church were made last year with the introduction of a weekly 'Sunday Club' for primary school children that started in October 2008.  

The crèche for younger children (up to school age)is still provided within the main service area but younger children, especially those with older siblings, are very welcome to join in with the main group (with the help of their parents). 

Children join with the main service until the end of the first song, when they leave to attend their own dedicated session. Quite often the children will return to the main service for the last song when they will also give a brief report on the day's activities. 

The children's team is lead by Carol Ward who relies completely on the rest of the team (Janet Adkin, John Bloor, Jean Cameron, Val Rumble, Marilyn Watson & Andy Ward) to make the mornings session a success. A huge thank you to the team for their commitment and dedication to this initiative.  

Since Sunday Club started, there have been between 2 and 8 children who have attended on a regular basis although we have about 20 children on the register. 

The main aim of Sunday Club is to spread the Good News to our children and young people in a way that they can identify with and that above all is fun! Activities at Sunday Club have included games, video teaching, music, and a whole range of different activities. The children also contribute to the Family/All Age Worship Service by preparing the props needed for the sketches and taking part when ever possible. They produced their own Nativity Service last Christmas and they have also written and said prayers in the main service. 

Recently we have started a new programme based on well known stories of the Old Testament so that the children have a better understanding of this part of the bible and can see how scripture can be used in every day situations.