Youth Activities
At Penrallt we are committed to providing a wide range of stimulating activities for our children and young people, recognising that they are the church of tomorrow as well as a vital part of today's church.
Sundays
The morning service starts with about half an hour of all-age worship. After this, the children leave the main service for their Sunday schools. There is also a crèche for the youngest children. The older teenagers (the A-Team, aged 14-18) also go out for their own study, usually accompanied by coffee and doughnuts, later on in the service. Visiting children and young people are warmly invited to join in these activities, and will be shown to the appropriate group for their age.
Midweek
On Friday evenings during term-time a youth club called JC4Y meets, usually at Penrallt, for a range of activities. The age range is 11-14 and activities usually run from 7 to 9pm.
The young adults of Penrallt sometimes invite the older teenagers (14+) to their events. In particular, they hold a Saturday evening jazz café roughly once every three months, where young people can come to chill out, chat and eat toasties and cakes to the accompaniment of live jazz.
ENW
Aimed at teenagers who are interested in coming to church but don't feel they would fit in at an adult service, ENW is a youth service run by and for the young poeple of Bangor and the surrounding areas, usually on Saturday evenings. It has a mixture of good, loud music, drama, creative ways to pray, short talks about the Bible and how to be a Christian (no heavy-duty sermons here), and plenty of food. The event is strongly bilingual. The first one was held in October 2006 and several more have since been held at roughly 3 month intervals.
The last ENW was on Friday 13th June 2008. The next one will take place in the autumn - watch this space for information.
The young people have their own ENW webpage (although it is not always kept completely up-to-date).
For more information on any of our youth groups or activities, contact the church office. Details of specific activities may also be found on the news page.
