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Sunday Youth Programme
At St.Francis Youth we are passionate about creating spaces for young people to grow in their faith and life with God. We believe that being a Christian is more than simply knowing our Bible and turning up to church on a Sunday, instead it’s about learning to live with God at the centre of our lives by practising the way of Jesus together.
We believe in and value collaborating with our brothers and sisters in faith to make journeying with Jesus more fulfilling and accessible, therefore a lot of our activities are co-run by other churches, held in other churches or we endorse each other’s groups. The result of this is a programme of events/activities which are available to all young people regardless of which church you/your family attends on a Sunday morning – if you are available and able to access any of the groups, we encourage you to do so – more details about this below
Sunday mornings
During a normal Sunday service youth (everyone in school yrs 6-13) are invited to join their family or friends in the main church for worship, we then go to the Youth Lounge. We have breakfast, play a game, then read the Bible or focus on a particular theme with lots of space for conversation, we always try to make space for prayer before we head back to church for the final worship song.
Youth are seen as an important part of our church and we empower our youth to serve in whatever area of church life that they enjoy/would like to grow experience in, so you may see young people welcoming you, serving you tea/coffee, leading kids or youth groups, working the sound/lighting desks and in our worship band. We are also looking into youth running our very own podcast series.
Check out the programme in the “What’s on” tab above for more dates!
Sunday evenings
Sunday evenings are very exciting for Youth at St Francis and Hope Church because there is so much variety! Here is our usual layout (please see the programmes below for full details and to check dates)
1st Sunday:
Youth Worship Night! Joint with other churches around Salisbury, come and worship, play games and connect with Jesus alongside other young Christians. Different churches host so check out the programme, Facebook or Instagram for the latest updates!
2nd Sunday:
5pm to 6.30pm – ‘Jesus & Jackets’ – a Youth Discipleship group open to school yrs 6-13 with food co-run by St Francis, Hope and St Paul’s. Usually with a Bible Study for young people by young people. If you can’t make a Sunday night check out our poster below for discipleship groups happening on different days.
7pm to 9pm – Sunday PM Older Youth open to school yrs 10-13, with an hour to bond/hang out and then an hour to go deeper in your faith, to discuss and apply to your own life
3rd Sunday:
Encounter Evening! We meet in St Francis Church at 6pm for puddings, we then join the rest of the church for worship and opportunities to encounter God in different ways (expected finish time 8pm)
4th Sunday:
5pm to 6.30pm – ‘Jesus & Jackets’ – a Youth Discipleship group open to school yrs 6-13 with food co-run by St Francis, Hope and St Paul’s. Usually with a Bible Study for young people by young people. If you can’t make a Sunday night check out our poster below for discipleship groups happening on different days.
7pm to 9pm – Sunday PM Older Youth open to school yrs 10-13, with an hour to bond/hang out and then an hour to go deeper in your faith, to discuss and apply to your own life
5th Sunday:
7pm to 9pm – Sunday PM Older Youth open to school yrs 10-13, with an hour to bond/hang out and then an hour to go deeper in your faith, to discuss and apply to your own life
Youth Pastor:
Sophie Stokes
Email: youth@st-francischurch.org.uk
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The Youth Lounge is available for mid-week hires for other local projects, including:
Our Club
Mencap South Wilts, Our Club is designed to support young people with additional learning needs, offering them a safe community where they can come and have fun on a Thursday evening.