St Andrew's
Parish Church, Coatbridge – The Sunday
School
We have
a healthy thriving Sunday School with several departments.
We start
in the Crèche where the very young children – from 3 weeks old to 3 years enjoy
playing with toys and colouring pictures.
This helps them to mix with other children and teaches them to share
toys. It also prepares them for the
Sunday School.
There
are different departments within the Sunday School to suit each age group from
3 years to 16 years. This incorporates
the Bible Class.
The aims
of the Sunday School are to make the teachings of Christianity understood at
the children’s level and to help them understand Christ’s work and prepare them
to be members of the Church. The material
being used this year is ‘Trowel’, which is originally from Australia and which
the teachers believe the children enjoy.
We also
have fund raising events which help to take the children on trips and give them
gifts at a Christmas Party. These are
always very well supported by the congregation who enjoy the friendship and
fellowship on these occasions.
The
Sunday School roll at the present time stands at 85 with an average attendance
of 70. We have 12 teachers and the
Superintendent.
Any new
children will be made very welcome, or anyone interested in helping in the
Sunday School please contact George McCall on 01236 764065 or at sundayschool@saintandrewscoatbridge.org
or the Minister.
The
Sunday School supports the Church but also supports external
organisations. In recent years they
have given support through the following donations
|
RNLI |
£ 65 |
|
CHAS |
£ 325 |
|
MacMillan
Nurses |
£ 107 |
|
Children
in Need |
£ 50 |
|
Summer
Mission |
£ 50 |
|
Gospel
Project Appeal |
£ 50 |
|
Airdrie
Hospice |
£ 50 |
|
Dean
Bank SEN School |
£ 400 |
|
Kosova |
£ 100 |
|
Blue
Peter Appeal |
£ 100 |
|
Cornerstone |
£ 50 |
|
SEN
DEPT Bothwell Park HS |
£ 400 |
|
Cystic
Fibrosis Trust |
£ 200 |
|
Sept
11th Telethon Fund |
£ 150 |