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September 2024

Welcome to the new-look Youth & Children Update! 

For Children and Young People

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The next youth event taking place in the Diocese is the Provincial Youth Sleepover, over the weekend of 26-27th October, at St Columba's-by-the-Castle. This is for all young people of secondary-school age, and graduates of Yeek24.



Follow this link to get a copy of the poster and to register for the event.

Ring Out is a youth-initiated event for all aged 11-16 concerned about the impact of the climate crisis.

On the 4th Saturday of each month, between 11:30am and 2pm, there is the chance to come together for discussion and creative action, with the bells being rung between 12noon and 12:20pm.

Future dates: 28th Sept; 26th Oct; 23rd Nov.    

If you'd like to find out more:

please contact A+E or phone 07954123543.   

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If Fischy Music is something the children in your church enjoy, let them know about the next Fischy Concert in Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on Sunday 17th November, starting at 3pm.

Information and tickets available here.

For Leaders and Volunteers

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To support those offering ministry to children each Sunday, we have started to compile Lectionary-based resources via Google Drive. It is hoped that these will prompt planning or provide sheets just to print and have available. We are using the Revised Common Lectionary readings to enable continuity with what adults are engaging, thereby engendering discussion between generations and within families.



If you, and/or members of your congregation, would like to have access to this Google Drive folder, please email Fee with name(s), email(s), and congregation. 

We are hosting an Afternoon Tea for all who work with children & young people on Sunday 17th November at St Ninian's Church, Comely Bank. We will gather at 3:30pm and finish around 5pm. Register via this link.

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Rachel Cooney warmly invites you to a Children’s Ministry Away Day @ Ps & Gs Church on Saturday 25 January from 9.00am to 1.00pm. The Children's Director says, “We will have tea/coffee and pastries to start, followed by training on topics such as Play, Creative Prayer, Storytelling, Trauma-Informed Practice and Neurodiversity. The training will be interactive and run by guest speakers.” Register here!

Resources & Ideas

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For access to Lectionary-based resources for children via Google Drive, please email Fee with name, email, and congregation. 

Links to various 

Creationtide resources, for worship and small groups, are on the Diocese website.

Resources are available for Fairtrade Fortnight (9th-22nd September) via the Fairtrade website.

Adventures in Faith

Adventures in Faith is back and is a way for YOU to feed your own faith and spirituality! Some of you will remember this programme from the mid-00s until 2017, which sought to share learning and discipleship events and resources across the whole Diocese. We are growing this work once again, and Adventures in Faith seemed as good a title as any to use. Read more about what is happening and how to access/share information by clicking on this link.

https://edinburgh.anglican.org...In previous Update emails, there was a section towards the end entitled 'Training and Events for All'. This information is now entitled Adventures in Faith Courses: it is available on our website and can be access by anyone by clicking on the image or this link.

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We also have a new-look Adventures in Faith newsletter, and we are keen to spread the word and get as many members of the Diocese of Edinburgh signed-up as possible. Please do share this with your congregation, who can sign-up using the button below, or share the QR code via church magazines, noticeboards, pew-sheets, etc.

Keep up-to-date with Diocesan news & events 

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Rev Fiona (Fee) Reynolds, Advisor for Christian Life
0131 346 9089, [email protected]



Joanna Appleby, Administrative Assistant (M&M)
0131 346 9085, [email protected]

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