Children & Youth
At St Mary’s we warmly welcome children of all ages and their families to our church family. There is so much on offer, ranging from a Toddler Group to a Sunday Club, from All Together Services to special events (as well as much more!). We want to ensure that children and their families are a fundamental part of our worship and at the heart of our church. Our aim is to nurture, encourage exploration of, and provide enrichment of, Christian faith through our services and groups, which are specifically designed for these ages.
Sunday Club
Our Sunday Club operates every week during termtime (including during half term holidays) apart from once a month when we have an All Together Service.These are child-friendly services which encourage children to participate (if they choose) in the reflection, or by reading the Gospel or Prayers. Our weekly news email will indicate the dates for these.
10am to 11.15am Tuesdays in term time
We run our baby and toddler group every Tuesday in term time (including during half term holidays) from 10am. All welcome with no booking required. We start with a short service and bible story followed by play, craft, snacks and singing, finishing at around 11.15am.
Anna Zuckert is our Children’s & Youth Worker. Anna runs our Baby & Toddler Group on a Tuesday morning and our Sunday activities for children. To contact Anna [email protected]
Unicorn Daycare
Unicorn Daycare has recently opened in Kitson Hall, click here to find out more
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
St. Mary’s Barnes is committed to ensuring everyone can worship, learn and work in a safe environment.
View details, see who the Parish Safeguarding Officers are and link to the Diocese and other safeguarding sites.
Church Trail
Find out more about our historic church with the Children’s Trail, devised in association with NADFAS . Available to download here or pick up a printed copy at the back of the church, near the main door.
St Mary's Barnes Scout Group
St. Mary Barnes Scout Group was founded in the early 1920s. The Group amalgamated with the Barn Elms Scout Group (which had already amalgamated some years earlier with the Holy Trinity Sea Scout Group) in the 1980s. It is now the only Scout Group in Barnes. The Group was once based at the Church Hall in Kitson Road, but following the amalgamation, they moved to their present HQ in Queen Elizabeth Walk.
St. Mary Barnes Scout Group is sponsored by St. Mary Barnes Church. It is not a “closed” Group and members of the Group are not expected to be members of the Church. However, all members of the Group are expected to attend Church Parades, unless they have a simultaneous commitment at another church, or, belong to a religious organisation, membership of which is incompatible with attendance at an Anglican Church.