Excellent events to encourage and inspire your children, young people and your children and youth workers!

Children’s Cathedral Praise Party

Saturday May 5th 2012

For a flier giving full details, click here:

Praise Party Flier - 2012

To book, download this booking form and send it to the Diocesan Office.

Ely Praise Party booking form 2012

Children’s Worker First Aid

Training course led by St John’s Ambulance (in 2 parts)

Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th May 2012 @ 7.30pm, Diocesan Office.

£30 per person

Limited spaces contact Julia to book asap.

Children & Youth Workers FREE Thank You Lunch

Saturday 16th June 2012

With Bishop Stephen and Bishop David

For full details, click here: bishops lunch 2012

Messy Cathedral  our first ever!

Saturday on 15th September 2012  11am – 2pm @ Ely Cathedral.

Come and enjoy the fun! More info to follow soon…

Train-Up Children’s Worker Conference

Saturday 13th October 2012

@ Milton Primary School, Milton, Cambs

A great day out – 15 workshops, worship, keynote speaker Mary Hawes. Details to follow soon!

For more information concerning any of these events please do get in touch with me.

With every blessing

Messy Church

If you have any queries about any aspect of Messy Church do ask Julia Chamberlin

Or our local Messy Church Regional Adviser for Cambridgeshire – Eleanor Williams.

The Resource Centre is packed with craft ideas, games and resource books, including all the lATEST Messy Church Resources from BRF

Open the Book

What is OPEN THE BOOK?

It is an excellent way for churches to become actively involved in their local primary schools through lively and engaging presentations of Bible stories.

How does it work?

Open the Book effectively uses drama, simple props and costumes, following a programme of themed and dramatised 10 minute Bible stories, designed to suit assemblies.

All materials are written by experienced educators, with fully scripted sessions, so that preparation involves style, rather than content.A reflection and short prayer are also included.

What next?

If your church or your school would like to train a team, ideally teams need to be 4-6 people, or would like more information please contact Julia or go directly to Open the Book.

www.openthebook.net/

Core Skills Training courses for all who work with children

Do you work with children in a church group; midweek or holiday club?

Take a look at the Training page for information about the latest course details.

Would you like to encourage more children into the life of your church?

Would you like to develop your confidence to work with children even more effectively?

Then Core Skills is the course for you!

Some of the Wisbech Core Skills group 'posing' together.

Milton Core Skills - tackling a group problem solving challenge!

What they had to say...

'...it made us feel valued and encouraged.' Milton

'What a wonderful course this has become, we are thoroughly enjoying it and learning so much.' Wisbech

' We want to pray and support one another after the course has finished!' Wisbech

'...I feel that I have got a lot from it. Each session has caused me to reflect, to gain strength, direction and confidence.' Milton

' I particularly felt in the first session, that the little prayers that were read out for us by name were very powerful.' Milton

The Good Childhood Conversation...

Make a difference to the lives of the children where you live and deepen your community relationships.

For more information contact julia.chamberlin@ely.anglican.org

or: Conversation One page summary_SMe V1 Oct 09

A valuable opportunity for church leaders, lay ministers and children's and youth workers to find out more about how your church can respond to the needs of children and their families in your community.

Holiday Clubs

Have you ever thought about holding an activity club for children during the school holidays?

Have you done one before and need some new ideas?

Now is the time to start planning what you will do and there are a number of books and other resources to help you at The Resources Centre based in Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, Ely.

If you've never been to see what we have do come along - besides books we have large versions of popular games such as Connect 4, Jenga, Snakes & Ladders, and Twister to name but a few. There are also puppets, videos and dvd's. Everything is available on free loan for 2 weeks (renewable if not requested by others). For contact details and opening times, please visit the Resources Centre area of the website .

There is a very useful download in the public area of the Children's Work Advisers Website - see below - on how to go about running a holiday club.

Free Holiday Club resources are now downloadable on the Roots website - www.rootsontheweb.com

Scrap Store Cambridge

Re-fresh your craft resources for a modest cost. If you are  based in the South of the Diocese there is now a Scrap Store which moves around Cambridge:

The Scrapstore have lots of dates and venues lined up for the coming year.  Below is a list of what is currently confirmed in 2012. So you will be able to plan ahead and put some dates into your diary.

 We are also asking for carrier bags again. Preferably the standard supermarket carrier sized bags. So if you could bring any spare ones from home along to a Scrapstore we would be very grateful.

 All Scrapstores are currently on a Saturday, times and venues will vary.

11th February - Cherry Hinton Baptist Church Family Centre, CB1 9HR - 12-2pm

10th March - Just Play Conference St Ives

14th April - Youth Wing at the Meadows Community Centre, CB4 3XJ -11-1pm

12th May - Cherry Hinton Village Centre, CB1 9EJ - 1.30-3.30pm

16th June - tbc

14th July - Cherry Hinton VIllage Centre, CB1 9EJ - 1.30-3.30pm

August - ChYpPs Summerdaze programme of activities for children and young people in the City.

15th September - Youth Wing at the Meadows Community Centre, CB4 3XJ - 2.30-4.30pm

13th October - Cherry Hinton VIllage Centre, CB1 9EJ - 1.30-3.30pm

24th November -  Youth Wing at the Meadows Community Centre,  CB4 3XJ -12-2pm (Xmas event)

www.cambridge.gov.uk/chypps

Hannah Townsend

Senior Project Worker(Scrapstore)

Cambridge City Council

Tel: 01223 457996

Mobile: 07920 575665

Child in the Midst Web Site/e mail list

A national Church of England children's work news  / e mail resource with posts from Mary Hawes the National Children's Work Adviser.
childinthemidst@yahoogroups.co.uk

Children's Work Advisers Website

There is a public area on the Children's Advisers web site... keep a watch for interesting items www.cwanetwork.org.uk

Children Matter

This ecumenical web site gives news updates by e mail with web links to the site on all kinds of related topics. The web site also offers a mass of past news items and information.
childrenmatter.net