Groups and Activities

Children

Play Area

The play area in church is available at all our services, and there are toys and storybooks available. We also have toilet facilities in the Hall.

Children's Group

A Children's group meets in the hall from 9.25am during term-time (except the first Sunday of the month) for children aged 4 upwards. We aim to learn about the Christian faith in an enjoyable way. Children take part in storytelling, singing, prayer, drama, and craft. They join the congregation in church for the second half of the service.

Family Services

Family Services are held on the first Sunday of the month at 11.15am. These services are suitable for all age groups. Children from Beavers, Cubs, Brownies, Guides and Sunday School are involved in the services, welcoming people, reading, leading prayers, drama and singing. The services last 30 to 40 minutes and include a short talk involving an activity, drama or visual aids, and a variety of music.

Family Communion Services with hymns are held on the third Sunday of the month at 11.15am. These services are also suitable for all age groups.

Baptism and Confirmation

Parents enquiring about Baptism should contact the Team Vicar, the Revd Ian Todd. Baptisms are normally held at 11.15am and occasionally during the 9.30am service. The Parish of Hitchin is currently exploring children receiving communion from the age of 7, following a programme of preparation. A Confirmation Service is held each year in the Parish. Confirmation classes are held in the summer and autumn. Adults or young people interested in being Confirmed are invited to register in the spring.

Contact: the Team Vicar, the Revd Ian Todd, on 01462 456140.

We have a Child protection policy and all our leaders and helpers have experience of working with children.

We are always delighted to welcome new children to our activities.

Holy Saviour Church Choir

Rehearsals – Thursdays 7.30 p.m. Weekly Service – Sundays 9.30 a.m.

The Choir currently comprises some 22 members, adults and children, who sing a regular weekly Eucharist, with additional festival services and concerts throughout the year. Recent choir trips have involved singing services in Norfolk, Warwickshire, Blenheim Palace Chapel, and also in Barbados, where the Choir recorded a TV programme and gave four concerts, one of which was broadcast on Caribbean Radio.

The choir is very enthusiastic, friendly and welcoming, and enjoys singing a broad range of music to a high standard. Rehearsals are in church on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m. and there are currently vacancies, especially for tenors and basses.

The Radcliffe Singers

The Radcliffe Singers is a chamber female voice choir, formed in 2003, and was initially based on the nucleus of sopranos and altos in Holy Saviour Church Choir. Since then, the choir has welcomed new members, currently numbering 21 singers, and enjoys singing a wide repertoire of sacred and secular music. Rehearsals are in church on Monday evenings at 7.30 p.m., and we are always keen to welcome new singers.

For further information about either choir, please contact the Organist and Choirmaster, Trevor Hughes, 50, Whitethorn Lane, Letchworth, SG6 2DJ. Tel: 01462 675496; Email: trevorhughes30@hotmail.com

Baby and Toddler Club

We are a drop-in group for parents and carers of children, and we meet in the church hall on Tuesday mornings from 9.30-11.30 a.m. during school term time for constructive play, socialising and refreshments. Our age-group is 0-school age. Play facilities include sand, painting, jigsaws, craft, toys, imaginative play, and ride-on toys. We have a summer day trip, usually to a farm, and a Christmas party. Our group is led by church members, but is open to all nationalities and creeds. So far we have had Americans, Swedes, Germans, French, Sri Lankans, East Indians, Chinese, Japanese and Africans.

Contact: Jean Kidd 01462 641972

Holy Saviour Youth Activities Group

The Youth Activities group meets the first Sunday in each month for two hours, from 2.30-4.30p.m. Ages are from approximately 4 years old to 12 years old but this is flexible. Activities include a variety of crafts, cooking, quizzes, games. Contact: Jane Watmore Tel. 01462 620391

Brownies and Guides

The 17th Hitchin Brownies meet on Wednesdays 6.00-7.15pm in Holy Saviour Church Hall, and would welcome new members.

The 11th Hitchin Guides meet on Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm in Holy Saviour Church Hall. This is a thriving unit which enjoys a great variety of activities for girls.

We currently have no Rainbow Group (for girls of 5-7), but would be interested to hear from anyone keen to start one. Contact Sheila Daw on 01462-621699.

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

Beavers, cubs and scouts of the 12th Hitchin Scout Group meet at St John's Community Centre, St John's Road, Hitchin

Beavers, ages 6-8 years, meet Mondays 5.15-6.15pm
Cubs, ages 8-10, meet Mondays 6.30 - 7.45pm
Scouts, ages 10-14 years, meet Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm

Further information: www.12th.hitchinscouts.com

Mission and charitable giving group

In 2008, the following charities were supported:

Hitchin Helping Hands, Hope 2008 ReAct Family Fun Day, Tabitha-Cambodia, Willow Foundation, PHASE, Homestart North Herts, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Dogs for the Disabled (Pet Service), World Development Movement, Bishop of St Albans Harvest Appeal, Prison Fellowship, Bible Lands, St John's Ambulance, Sightsavers River Blindness Campaign, The Oxford Mission.

In 2007, the following charities were supported:

EuroIndia Tour, Caribbean Link, ASCEND, Elmside Forget-me-not Appeal, MU Away from it all, PHASE, Diocesan Workplace ministry, Give A Cow, Bishop of St Albans Harvest appeal, Papyrus: prevention of suicides, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Boomchucka Circus, St Luke’s Hospital, Church Army International.

Social group

The social group plans a programme and organises social events.

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