What's New? 

Supersleuths Holiday Club Materials   Link through to our dedicated webpage for the Supersleuths Holiday Club material and supplementary resources. Set in a 1950s detective agency, Supersleuths investigates seven Bible characters in five sessions. There are advisory sections on how to set up and run the holiday club, how to consider using Zoom or doing some sessions outside, suggested session plans, and four appendices for adapting the material for other ages. 

Go with Greta to Nicaragua and #connect2 Nicaragua are the new publication produced in partnership with Pilots and Commitment for Life. The booklet will be mailed to all Pilots Companies and Commitment for Life churches on 24 June 2021. On this date the materials will go live on the dedicated webpage and you will be able to access and download them there. Go with Greta comprises six sessions aimed at five to eleven year olds while #connect2 is aimed at eleven to fourteen year olds and follows a parallel pattern. Both sections include an intergenerational celebration as the sixth session. There is also an accompanying video on YouTube. 

URC Training  The videos of our URC Training sessions, hosted by Children's and Youth Work in partnership with Education and Learning, are available on the URC Training playlist on the CYW YouTube channel. 

A PDF of Ann-Marie Nye's slides from her first session on 'sharing stories: what makes a good story' is available here. 

Supplements to the bi-monthly newsletter

Advent supplement (pdf | 1349kb)
Resources for lockdown (pdf | 3346kb)
CPD (pdf | 3915kb)
Anxiety, grief and loss (pdf | 3681kb)
Resources for 11 to 18 year olds (pdf | 2150kb)
Training Digest April 2020 (pdf | 932kb)
A guide to using Zoom for our conferences, training and webinars (pdf | 288kb)

Themed Resource Booklets 

Heroes and Villains 2021 (pdf | 7.5mb)
Common Ground 2020 (pdf | 5.28mb)
One Body 2019 (pdf | 4.2mb)
Additional drama for Common Ground (pdf | 134kb)

Infant Feeding Policy

• Editable policy (Word | 39.8kb)
• A4 Poster (jpg)
• A3 Poster (jpg)
• Logo on blue (jpg)
• Logo on white (jpg)

Resources for church use

• Where are the children (request document via email: lorraine.webb@urc.org.uk)
• The Gift (link to URC shop)
• The Gift downloadable calendar (pdf | 1518kb)
• The Gift prayer dice template (pdf | 1075kb)

Resources for recruitment of volunteer leaders and helpers

• Children's volunteer leader role description, application form and agreement (Word)
• Children's volunteer helper role description, application form and agreement (Word)
• Youth volunteer leader role description, application form and agreement (Word)
• Youth volunteer helper role description, application form and agreement (Word)
• A Service of dedication/rededication for those involved in children’s and youth work (Word)
• A Service of dedication/rededication for those involved in children’s and youth work (pdf | 124kb)

Resources for Advent, Christmas and Easter

Easter Stations in Schools (pdf | 1118kb)
Easter story bag (pdf | 58kb)
Wilderness Reflections Lent Journal (pdf | 1129kb)
General Resources for lent and Easter (pdf | 886kb)
Resources for Easter (pdf | 539kb)
Preparing for Pentecost (pdf | 447kb)

Advent resource for 11s to 14s : Leaders pack – sessions on hope, love, joy and peace (pdf | 322kb)
Resources for Advent (pdf | 677kb)

Prayers and resources for other occasions

UN Convention on the rights of the child

• Set one (pdf | 1546kb)
• Set two (pdf | 1580kb)
• How to use these prayers (pdf | 170kb)

Prayers for Foster Care Fortnight (pdf | 490kb)

2020 factsheets/resource sheets - Under fives and their families

• Bumps and Babies (pdf | 173kb)
• Adverse Childhood Experences (ACES) and 1001 Critical Days (pdf | 1205kb)
• Babies in the Community (pdf | 694kb)
• Mental health for new parents (pdf | 833kb)
• ROOTS for Churches - Worshipping with 0s to 5s (pdf | 985kb)
• Toddler Groups (pdf | 125kb)
• Parenting for faith (pdf | 243kb)
• Setting up and running an effective creche (pdf | 107kb)
• The Benefits of Sensory Bins (pdf | 886kb)
• 0-5s in church (including infant feeding) (pdf | 321kb)

2019 factsheets/resource sheets – Fruits of the Spirit 

• Love (pdf | 73kb)
• Joy (pdf | 145kb)
• Peace (pdf | 303kb)
• Patience (pdf | 864kb)
• Kindness (pdf | 389kb)
• Generosity (Word)
• Faithfulness (pdf | 117kb)
• Gentleness (pdf | 276kb)
• Self control (pdf | 477kb)

2018 factsheets/resource sheets – Holy Habits 

• Holy Habit 1: Exploring the Bible together (pdf | 519kb)
• Holy Habit 2: Fellowship (pdf | 603kb)
• Holy Habit 3: Breaking Bread – resources (pdf | 359kb)
• Holy Habit 4: Prayer (pdf | 699kb)
• Holy Habit 5: Sharing Resources (pdf | 279kb)
• Holy Habit 6: Service (pdf | 393kb)
• Holy Habit 7: Eating Together (pdf | 396kb)
• Holy Habit 8: Gladness and Generosity (Word)
• Holy Habit 9: Worship (pdf | 519kb)
• Holy Habit 10: Making Disciples (pdf | 210kb)

Additional resources

Parenting and Faith – useful links for ministry to families (pdf | 322kb)
Children and Youth Theological Reflection Discussion Booklets (pdf | 316kb)
Pilots Worship Resources 2015 to 2018 (pdf | 470kb)
God’s Wonderful Circus – All Age worship (pdf | 82kb) and order of service (pdf | 166kb)
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 PowerPoint (pptx | 497kb)

Pilots Overseas Voyage

Fiji (pdf | 2.63mb)
Taiwan (pdf | 4.56mb)
South Korea (pdf | 4407kb)
Pakistan (pdf | 6109kb)
Canada (pdf | 6867kb)

Environment Sunday Resources 

• Bible Journaling - The Creation Story  (pdf | 93kb)
• 'I Wonder....' Reflection Sheet   (pdf | 700kb)
• Interactive reading of Psalm 8  (pdf | 86kb)
• Bible Journaling Psalm 8  (pdf | 700kb)
• Families on Faith Adventures @ Home materials
• Creation Prayer   (pdf | 86kb) 
• 12 piece Creation Prayer Jigsaw  (pdf | 433kb) 
• 30 piece Creation Prayer Jigsaw (pdf | 86kb) 
• Alex's Statement of Faith (pdf | 100kb)
• God's Garden - Poem by Alice, age 7 (pdf | 49kb)