Youth Blog
Beaver Scouts – Faith Badge
On Tuesday 4th February a group of Beaver Scouts were welcomed to church to enable them to take their Faith badge. Thy were given information about the church and its activities and were given a guided tour. They were very enthusiastic and lots of questions were...
Thy Kingdom Come Prayer Stations
During the ten days between Ascension Day and Pentecost the worldwide church was encouraged to keep a special focus on prayer that God’s kingdom would come. Here at Pagham church we joined in too. Around the church we had various prayer stations to encourage people to...
Beating the Bounds – May 2018
In this Year of Prayer, it was a particular privilege to do our annual prayer walk of dear Pagham Parish: “Beating the Bounds”! This ancient custom occurs close to Rogation Sunday, when we ask God’s blessing on the land and its people (from the...
February Family Fun
On a cold Sunday afternoon in February over 30 children snuggled up in St Andrew’s Chapel to watch Despicable Me 3 on the big screen. Popcorn and treats were of course obligatory! Then later on in the month, the family fun continued with our Bingo and Beetle...
First Holy Communion 2017
On the feast of Christ the King, eight of our younger church members received their first holy communion. It was lovely to see them so involved and engaged throughout the service, not least in leading the prayers and in asking adult church members about their...
Beavers and Cubs Visit the Church
On Monday evening Aldwick and Pagham Beavers visited Thomas a’beckett church. We went there to ring the bell, you had to ring the bell gently. I enjoyed doing it. We looked around the church I liked the organ because it was hidden. Father Mark showed us around...
Brownies and Rainbows Raise the Roof
On a fine afternoon on 20 May, some fifteen to twenty local Brownies and Rainbows (with siblings and parents) made a splendid coin trail around St Thomas à Becket Church. One might have thought “those little coins aren’t going to make it round the whole...
Saints Residential 2017
On the SAINTS residential 2017 we had a LOT of fun. This year we went to Petersfield where we stayed in an old school. When we got there we settled into our rooms then got into our groups and chose our group leaders. After lunch we went to the activity centre, it was...
Youth Christmas Party 2016
As is the custom, to gain entry to the youth Christmas party guests have to wear festive gear. This year the array of Rudolph jumpers, decorated antlers, elf costumes and sparkles was most impressive. We kicked off our celebrations with a pizza building session and of...
Harvest Supper 2016 – with Just William and the Auction of Promises
On Saturday 24th September our Harvest celebrations began with our annual supper. This year’s guests dined on delicious homemade beef stew served with crusty bread, followed by trifle and cheese and biscuits. With two kinds of pasta dish and traffic light...