Youth Connect Calendar

Welcome to our YOUTH CONNECT Calendar!

News for Dessert & Devo, Register Now for FALL RETREAT & more!

CURRENT CALENDAR for grades 6-8 (MS) & 9-12 (HS) – please check back regularly for updates!
For Questions Contact: Tracy: tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org

Announcements:

  • Need Service hours?  Return bottles for our mission fund raising, or help with the little kids on Wednesdays evenings, and more! Volunteers earn $ credits for youth mission trips or volunteer service hours for school programs!  Contact tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org to sign up!
  • Youth Communications: Parents receive a monthly email, and can check this Connect page for updates each week. Students will get text links for calendar updates and announcements. If your student is not getting these on Wednesdays & Sundays, please contact the church office or Tracy with student cell numbers, 248-349-1144.
  • SundayNight Live – New schedule & Dinners: We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday every month! Food, fun, faith, friends and more!   All youth must have a current Permission/Health Release form on file with the church. If you missed our Parent meeting or first night on Sept 22, contact Tracy to get all the details and sign-up information! tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org or visit our Meal planning page to sign up: FUMC Youth: FUMC SNL Dinners (signupgenius.com)

Current Calendar (now through 11/30):

Wed., Nov 13 

  • Open Studio for Youth! 3:15-5pm Join us for a creative time together! Bring your own project or try something new, painting, kneedle work, sewing, and more. Contact Tracy to sign up and she can even provide your supplies, tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org.
  • Mid-Week Dinner, 5:30pm, Register on the church app!
  • Dessert and Devo, 6-6:30pm Fellowship Hall – Youth may sit with their families or with other youth for this fun and tasty devotion acitivity. We hope you will come give it a try!

Sun, Nov 17

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE FALL RETREAT if you haven’t done so yet!!!
  • Sign up NOW for the Nov 22-23 Fall Retreat! HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US! Youth will attend the Lighted Parade community event (all participants will get a cool light up hat to keep), have plenty of food, play games, grow in faith, and sleep in the church…and so much more! Time: Fri. 5:30pm to Sat 9:00am (late arrivals and early departures can be arranged with Tracy) No charge, suggested donation of $10 to cover our supplies. More details are on the registration found on the church app, or contact tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org. – Note this serves as our 4th Sunday SNL event.
  • Worship & Sunday School, 10am students will be released from the worship service to gather in room 12! 
  • Connections Time, 11am
  • Youth Choir, 11:15am

Wed., Nov 20 

  • Mid-Week Dinner, 5:30pm, Register on the church app!
  • Dessert and Devo, 6-6:30pm Fellowship Hall – Youth may sit with their families or with other youth for this fun and tasty devotion acitivity. We hope you will come give it a try!

Fri-Sat, Nov 22-23 FALL RETREAT

FALL RETREAT! HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US! Youth will attend the Lighted Parade community event (all participants will get a cool light up hat to keep), have plenty of food, play games, grow in faith, and sleep in the church…and so much more! Time: Fri. 5:30pm to Sat 9:00am (late arrivals and early departures can be arranged with Tracy) No charge, suggested donation of $10 to cover our supplies. More details are on the registration found on the church app, or contact tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org. – Note this serves as our 4th Sunday SNL event.

Nov 28, Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Volunteer /Service Hours  – We need folks to BAKE for the bake sale fund raiser on Dec 8th. Please contact Tracy if you can help! Clean your closets and donate to the Toy Swap too!

Fri., Nov 29

  • Parents Morning Out event, 9am – Noon needs youth volunteers. Proceeds support youth missions, so come help the kids have a fun brunch, and enjoy an open gym time!  Volunteers will earn credits toward youth summer mission events!  Contact Tracy to say you will help: tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org

Now through Nov 30

  • Graduation Photos – Seniors, send in your grad photo NOW for our Graduation video in May: tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org

Other Dates to SAVE

  • Dec 1, 9:00-12:00 & Dec 4, 5:00-6:00 – Accepting Donations for a Toy Swap to benefit Methodist Children’s Home Society: Clear out your house of unused childrens books & toys in clean, working condition: https://www.fumcnorthville.org/toyswap/
  • Sun, Dec 8 Youth Missions Bake Sale and our new ToySwap to benefit Methodist Childrens Home. Volunteers needed to work event (8:30am to 12:30pm) and/or donate baked goods! Either form of help earns credits toward mission trips!

Registrations/Surveys/Support:

  • CELEBRATION! Both July Quest outreach events were a huge success!  Thanks to all that participated or supported. We cleared out 119lbs of trash from the Huron River and down at Cass we built numerous beds and closets for a new shelter, did yoard work, deep cleaned the Scott center kitchen and more! We also enjoyed lodging and worship with the Cass congregation!
  • Youth Interests Survey is now available!  Please help your leaders know what you would like to see in upcoming programming, just click here to take this one minute survey! Thanks:)
  • Youth Support/HELP: FUMC is here for you! If you are suffering from grief, depression, anxiety, etc, your leaders & pastors want to help! Contact Tracy 248-982-0513 or a pastor (Pastor Sarah 248-996-5070 / Rev. Marsha 248-349-1144)
“Our mission is to be a community in which our children and youth can find, experience and share their purpose in life through God’s unconditional love and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” …First United Methodist Church, Northville

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