Growing in Faith Together at SMAM
Welcome to our Children & Families page – a place for little hearts and growing minds, for hands that love to draw and feet that wriggle in the pews. Whether you're here every Sunday or just beginning to explore the beauty of faith with your children, you are most warmly welcome.
At St Mary’s and St Matthew’s, we believe children are not only the Church of tomorrow – they are the Church of today. Jesus placed a child in the midst of his disciples and said, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” That is our hope too – that every child is welcomed, loved, and nurtured in the life of prayer, worship, and wonder.
These pages are here to help you bring faith into your home and your child's heart. You’ll find gentle prayers, Sunday reflections written especially for little ones, activities for rainy days, and help for parents who are wondering how to begin.
So whether your little one is still in arms or full of curious questions, there is a place for you here. Bring your wriggles, your giggles, your crayons and questions. Jesus welcomes them all – and so do we.
Let’s walk together, hand in hand, along the path that leads to heaven.
We emphasise sacramental worship (the Mass or Holy Eucharist) celebrated in a traditional Anglo-Catholic style, with strong orthodox teaching and preaching, supportive pastoral care, a caring parish family, and responsibility to our community and the greater world.
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