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Children and youth

Whether on Sunday mornings or during the week, we think all children should be able to enjoy church community at its very best.   

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Meets every Thursday in term time @ Dorchester Youth & Community Centre @ 10am

 

   
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On Sunday morning, we have a supervised crèche that caters for children 0-4yrs offering toys, stories and songs.  You are welcome to leave or accompany your child in crèche.

 

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Bright Sparks meet every Sunday morning from 10.30-11.30 and is a relaxed place where children in Years R-4 can grow in our understanding of a loving God through worship, games, arts and crafts, stories and prayer.

 

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Fusion (Years 5-8) meet from about 10.30-11.30am each Sunday. We divide the session into bite sized chunks of listening, discussing relevant pre-teen issues, socialising and playing some crazy games!  

 

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Ignite is a group of fantastic young people from school Years 9 - 13. We meet on Sunday mornings (10.30-11.30am) our aim is have fun, grow friendships and to enjoy life together. Our sessions are designed to be informative and challenging, leaving you eager to talk, think, re-think and talk again!  

 

We also organise regular socials, worship nights and an annual youth camp event.

 

All our kids and youth workers are DBS checked and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy. 

 

All parents of children under 18 years of age need to complete a registration form and photography/video consent form annually.  If you have not done this, please speak to Liz Romp - children & youth worker  

 

If your child is taking part in a group trip please complete a permission slip - a copy of this can be found below.

 

 

Dorchester Family Church Permission Form

 

 

EVENT NAME: ______________________________________________________

 

DATE OF EVENT: ____________________________________________________

 

START TIME: ________________   END TIME:__________________

 


 

 

I give permission for my child, _________________________(child's name) 

 

to go to ______________________________________ (event/place)

 

 

with __________________________________ (group name & leader of event)

 

I understand that transportation will be provided by___________________

(Method of Transportation).

 

During the event, I can be reached on ____________________________ (Your phone number and or emergency contact).

 

In the event that you are unable to contact me, please contact:

 

Emergency Contact Name: _______________________________

 

Emergency Contact Phone: _______________________________

 

Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________Date ______________

 

Important notes regarding health/allergies: