Children

Children

Kids Church runs during our Sunday 9am & 5pm Family Services. Two programs run - infants & primary. Creche minding can be arranged at the start of the service. Children remain in the service for the first 10 minutes, then leave for their program from the church building. The program is conducted within our two onsite halls.

BLAST

BLAST (Believing, Living and Sharing Truth) is a Friday after school kids club for students from K-5. Afternoon tea is served from 3:10pm. Cost $2pp per week to cover food and craft materials. Parents are welcome to stay for a cuppa during the program or are free to drop off and return at 5pm.

Students from any school are welcome to attend. Attending students include those from North Ryde, Ryde East, Truscott St, Northcross & Holy Spirit. A pickup service from North Ryde Public School is available. Parents, please indicate this on the registration form.

Parents are reminded that students must be signed in and out of the program each week.

CLICK HERE for a BLAST registration form (also available at sign in table).

Scripture

Staff from our church teach Scripture to around 400 students each week in local schools. These schools include North Ryde Public, Ryde East Public, Truscott St Public and Ryde Secondary College.

Why Consider SRE? An Anglican Youthworks publication
Click Here for our 2010 information letter.
Click Here for the 2010 Connect Syllabus
Click Here for a sample lesson plan.

Baptism

Baptism is a simple ceremony of washing in water, practised by Christians since the time of Jesus. It is a sign of turning to God, and of faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. At the same time, baptism symbolises Jesus’ own death and resurrection. Those who ask for baptism recognise that their standing with God depends on what Jesus did for them by his dying and rising again.

All who are baptised are received into the family of the Christian church.

What is necessary for an effective baptism? From one point of view, baptism represents what God does for us he gives us a new birth by his Holy Spirit. This is what we pray for when we are baptised. The one essential thing on the part of the person being baptised is sincere faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

In the case of an infant, this response of faith must be made in the name of the infant by sponsors (parents and godparents) until such time as the infant can make his or her own response.

More information is available in our Church information booklet. Alternately, please ring our minister on (02) 9878 3974 to discuss further.

We encourage all parents to be enrolled and participating in our Introducing God course as part of the baptism preparation.