Eaton Bray Academy visits

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St Mary’s has been welcoming visits from staff and pupils at Eaton Bray Academy for a few years, starting with a Christingle service in the church in 2022.

This was followed up with some community involvement for the older children who assisted at a charity fundraising coffee morning, during which the children showed an interest in the Prayer Tree.  At a subsequent informal teaching session they created their own contributions to add to the Tree.  

Further Christingle Services in 2023 and 2024 established this as an annual event.  Prompted by occasional visits from several class groups, a full programme of sessions in the church is currently in place for the whole school, from pre-school to year 6. The team hosting these sessions works with the school's subject lead to deliver Christian elements of the RE curriculum. We have also started a singing group to enrich the Christingle Service.

A significant number of students have now visited three times, so their knowledge of the church and Christian faith has noticeably grown. Some have also brought their families to St Mary’s to look around or to attend services.  They are all very welcome!