{"id":2762,"date":"2013-12-01T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T14:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1063197155.n126084.test.prositehosting.co.uk\/?page_id=2762"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:02:00","slug":"sunday-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/get-involved\/children-st-marys\/sunday-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Club for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-84lbnu-1fa1d4b2ec2357d728a7b5e05cf845f6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Sunday Club for children<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday Club is held most Sundays during term-time except when we gather for All Age worship (currently on the 2nd Sunday of each month).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15889 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-1030x590.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-2048x1173.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-1500x859.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Easter-garden-edit-705x404.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Children aged 3-10 are welcome to attend the Sunday Club, which is held in the Leslie Room, at the back of the church and up the stairs. Do ask a sidesperson if you&#8217;re not sure where to go! The Sunday Club is co-ordinated by our Children and Families worker, Linda Baker.<\/p>\n<p>The children go out to the Sunday Club during the first hymn, and return in time to share in Holy Communion together. Children under 3 are welcome to go along to Sunday Club with their parents, or to use the creche room.<\/p>\n<p>Children aged 11+ go out at the same time to a group for young people called &#8216;The Core&#8217;, which meets in the clergy vestry (do ask a sidesperson if you&#8217;re not sure where this is!).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore.jpg 1555w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-1030x556.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-1536x829.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-1500x809.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comodore-705x380.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both the Sunday Club and the Core have a team of adult leaders who are dedicated to nurturing your children and young people spiritually, physically and emotionally; building relationships with them and teaching them Christian life skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT<\/strong> email the families &#038; children\u2019s worker, Sarah Dart, on <a href=\"mailto:families@horshamstmarys.org.uk\">families@horshamstmarys.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0or the youth worker, Lee, on youth@horshampcc.org.uk for any query or concern. We are on Facebook too \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HorshamStMary'sChurchFamilies\">www.facebook.com\/HorshamStMary\u2019sChurchFamilies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAFEGUARDING <\/strong>The safety of children is very important to us. All our leaders and volunteers follow a \u2018safe recruitment\u2019 process and are DBS (previously CRB) checked and trained in the protection of children. Volunteer parents may assist the leaders. However only trained leaders toilet children. Many of our leaders are first aid trained and we endeavour to ensure one is present for Sunday Club and other events. \u00a0If you have any concerns about safeguarding please do not hesitate to contact our safeguarding officers as listed on our safeguarding page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/administration\/our-policies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jr0xt1iu-e44ad9a301509d8fc3f0092388151d75\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jr0xt1iu-e44ad9a301509d8fc3f0092388151d75 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:33.3333%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jr0xt1iu-e44ad9a301509d8fc3f0092388151d75 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" 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