Children
Ensuring that children are nurtured and included as part of the church community is integral to the life of HTD.
This flows from our joyfully and actively embracing God’s attitude towards youngsters as the Bible, His inspired word, directs us. This Biblical concern for the welfare of children fuels our desire to provide safe, enjoyable, and age-appropriate activities for them to participate in. Duty of care is a natural outworking of this, and is closely monitored in each group to maintain, and exceed, the standards set by the Anglican Church of Australia. All leaders have current Police Checks and Working With Children cards and were each thoroughly vetted before being offered a position on the team.
Sunday School, a time for children to be encouraged in their learning about God through the Bible, is available for children from Kinder to Grade 6, at both the 10am and 1:30pm services. All children are most welcome.
The dedicated team of Sunday School leaders works especially hard to make the learning times not only informative and fun, but also accessible to children from a wide range of backgrounds. So, if your child hasn’t read the Bible before, you need not worry that they may feel left out, or that they will be unable to participate. Our leaders are there to take good care of your children.
For any enquiries relating to Childrens’ activities, feel free to contact the Childrens’ Minister, Matt Stevens, on 0415 527 709.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR AGES 3 TO GRADE 6
Sunday School operates throughout the school terms during the 10am service. During School holidays a special children’s program operates.
CRECHE
A supervised creche is available for children aged 1-3 years and operates during the 10am service. This enables parents to join with the congregation for the church service.
PLAYGROUP FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Holy Trinity Playgroup is a non-profit group run by volunteers who are church members. It is suitable for children from 6 months to 4 years of age.Cost: $20 per term.
Morning group: Mondays, 10am-12pm during school term. Contact Gillian Griffiths via the church office
Afternoon group: Mondays, 1-3 pm during school term. Contact Joyce Feldt via the church office.
GIRLS CLUB-PRIMARY AGED
Girls Club is for primary aged girls from Grades’ 2 – 6 during school terms. We meet every Wednesday night from 7pm – 8.30pm. It is a fantastic place to meet new friends in a safe and friendly environment – Come along and enjoy craft, games, excursions, cooking, camps and learn about the love of God. Outings include: Ten Pin Bowling, Mini Golf, Swimming, Bike Rides to name but a few.We currently have 15 girls attending every week from a range of age groups and we can guarantee that you WILL enjoy it. Our aim is to develop respectful and caring relationships amongst the girls. Look forward to seeing you!
CEBS
BOYS GROUP (CEBS)
Got boys? Bring them to Junior CEBS.
The Junior Church of England Boys Society (Junior CEBS) branch at Holy Trinity Doncaster (HTD) is run for boys in grades 2 to 6 on Wednesday nights during school terms, from 7pm to 8.30pm. Activities are conducted on the church grounds, usually in the rear hall, with occasional trips organised off-site for activities such as roller-blading and footy in the park.
This is a group run especially for boys.
The Junior CEBS leaders organise an appropriately active program, combined with a time of learning about Jesus, and life, from the Bible. At HTD, we want to celebrate boys being boys, Therefore we plan programs with an emphasis on hands-on activities, where boys can learn new skills and test their strength in different ways.
Whilst there is a focus on high-energy activities, risk-assessment and duty of care standards play a key role in the operation of this group. All present leaders of Junior CEBS at HTD have current Police Checks and WWC cards, and were each thoroughly vetted before being offered a position on the team.
The code of behaviour expected of each member of the group can be found below.
The cost to attend is $1 per night, and all boys, whether or not their family attends a church, are welcome.
For any enquiries related to Junior CEBS, feel free to contact Matt Stevens (HTD Childrens’ minister, and current head of Junior CEBS) on 0415 527 709.