Children & Families
Children and young families are very welcome at St John’s.
We always have a time in the service especially for children and arrange for children to participate as much as possible in the service through various tasks, like welcoming, bringing in the Bible, lighting candles, taking up the offering etc. We also have a children’s corner with activities for them.
Sunday School is held during Worship on the first and third Sundays of the month during School term.
For more information contact the church office.
Messy Church
Messy Church and Mini Messy Church are both informal, inter-generational gatherings, where we enjoy each other’s company as we explore the Christian story through craft, conversation, music and story.
They are held on the third Saturday of the month commencing at 5pm. Messy Church concludes at 7pm and Mini Messy Church concludes at 6.30pm.
Each Messy Church session will have five or six different craft activities on the evening’s theme, a time of worship and will finish with a shared meal.
Dates for 2025: 15 March, 19 April, 21 June, 16 August, 18 October
Some months we have Mini Messy Church which is a more low-key event: one all age activity and a shared meal.
Dates for 2025: 17 May, 19 July, 20 September, 15 November
SAFE CHURCH
St John’s Uniting Church is committed to having a church environment that is safe for everyone. It has implemented the Uniting Church’s Keeping Children Safe (KCS) Policy. As part of this policy, all employees, leaders and volunteers must have a current Victorian Working With Children Check (WWCC), sign a Code of Conduct, and attend Safe Church Training every two years. Two Safe Church Contact people have also been appointed.
For more information on the Uniting Church’s Keeping Children Safe (KCS) Policy go to https://ucavictas.org.au/keepingchildrensafe/.