Harlington Methodist Church views its work with children and young people as a very important aspect of its life. During the early 1990's the only regular meetings were Sunday School and Friday club (also known as 6 to 6). In 1995 there was a sudden explosion in work with children with the formation of a Boys' Brigade Company, a Rainbows group and a youth group called Mad-house (now replaced by 7-UP). Later the 2nd Harlington Brownie pack affiliated to the Church and began to meet at the Church. While they are still affiliated they now meet in the Village Hall. In 1999 a soft play area was created in the main body of the church to accommodate very young children with their parents. One morning service per month is designated All Age Worship and is often treated as a parade service by the Boys' Brigade who's band marches through part of the village afterwards. There is also a youth service held in the church once a quarter Most recently, in November 2004, we were delighted to welcome the JAFFA Club - a ecumenically supported children's club using Scripture Union material. Currently the following groups are part of our church in some form or another. Ordinarily most of them meet regularly in the Church buildings but while the building work is happenning at the church they are meeting at us locations around Harlington. Click on their name in the following list or scroll down to see more information about each of them: Sunday School JAFFA Club 6 to 6 7UP Youth Fellowship  Boys' Brigade summary or more information Rainbows BrowniesSunday School currently meets in the East room of the Parish Hall from 10am on Sunday mornings. The Children and teachers join the rest of the congregation for the last 15 minutes or so of the Sunday morning church service in the Scout Hut. There is no crèche at the church but children are accepted in the Sparklers group from about 18 months (providing a parent is in the building) to 6 years old. Three other age groups are catered for up to the age of about of about 16 at which point it expected that the young people will stay in the church service. When the morning service includes Holy Communion the Sunday School finishes early and goes back into the church so that the children can receive a blessing or the bread and wine with other family members. There is no Sunday School when an All Age Worship service is taking place, which is usually the first Sunday of the month. JAFFA Club is a venture started by a group of village parents keen to see a mid-week club (primarily) for children that don't attend Sunday School but whose parents are keen for them to learn about Christianity using Scripture Union material. The group meets every Tuesday in term time (excluding the first and last half terms of the academic year) from 4pm to 5pm in the Village Hall, Sundon Road, Harlington. To see more general information click here, to view sample programme click here and to view the reply slip to register your interest, click here. 6 to 6 club started as a club for Sunday School children but is now an open club for boys and girls between 6 years old and school year 6. It meets on Fridays in the Village Hall from 6:30pm to 8pm and provides a mixture of group games, crafts and quieter activities. 7UP started in September 2003 meeting on alternative Friday nights from 8:15pm in the Village Hall. The group is aimed at young people from the age of 10 to 14 who are already connected to the church via either Sunday School or Boys' Brigade. Youth Fellowship is an evening meeting for those aged roughly 12 to 17 years. It meets roughly every 3 weeks on Sunday evenings at a leaders house to explore various topics in ways relevant to the young people. This group was set up in late 2001. Boys' Brigade is split into 3 sections, all of which meet in the Cricket Club Pavillion behind the Scout Hut. Anchors is for boys who are 5 and at school to 8 and meet from
6:15pm on Wednesdays. Juniors is for boys age 8 to 11 and meet from 6:30pm on Thursdays. Company section is for boys age 11 to 18 and meets from 7:30pm, also on Thursdays
. The BB also has a marching band which meets to practice from 8pm to 8:30pm most Thursdays in the Cricket Club Pavillion.The national BB web site can be found here The 1st Harlington BB web pages can be found here Rainbows meet on Mondays from 5:15pm in the church hall. Part of the Guide Association, Rainbows accept girls between age 5 and 7 years.The national Rainbows web site can be found here Brownies meet on Tuesdays from 5:30pm at the village hall. Part of the Guide Association, Brownies accept girls between age 7 and 10 years.The national Brownies web site can be found here |
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