Youth Connect Calendar

Welcome to our YOUTH CONNECT Calendar!

News for Graduation, Summer Quest events, & 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:

Youth Communications: Parents receive a monthly email, and Students get twice weekly text links for calendar updates & announcements. If you or your student is not getting these communications, please contact the church office at 248-349-1144, or Tracy.
SundayNight Live – 2025: Food, fun, faith, friends and more! All youth must have a current Permission/Health Release form on file with the church. In April, we shift to our SNL monthly gatherings on the 4th Sunday, contact Tracy to get all the details and sign-up information! tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org
GAMERS in your family? Do the words Dungeons and Dragons, anime, Discord, or Twitch mean anything to you or someone you love? If you’d like to be connected to a UMC “For Nerds, Geeks, and Gamers” group that plays together online, contact swheatley@fumcnorthville.org

Current Calendar:

Wed, May 7

Mid-Week Dinner, 5:30pm, Register on the church app!
Dessert and Devo, 6-6:30pm, Enjoy meaningful conversations over yummy desserts. You can sit with your family or other youth and youth leaders!

Sunday, May 11

Worship Service –10am Mother’s Day! +Youth Choir sings during service (arrive by 9:25 in Sanctuary).
Sunday School – during 10am service – Join us during service in Room 12!
Connections Time, 11am
LAST chance for late registrations for Motown Mission in June (see below)

Wed, May 14

Mid-Week Dinner, tentative 6:30pm, Register on the church app! Outdoor celebration event for final spring Mid-week dinner.

Sun, May 18

Grad & Glad Sunday! 10am worship service – We lift up our Graduates and our volunteers.
Connections Time, 11am A special Connections time will be offered with ice cream and cake!
Motown Trip, Registered youth deposits are due. See your parent’s email for details!

Sun, May 25

Grad & Glad Sunday! We lift up our Graduates and our volunteers.
Connections Time, 11am A special Connections time will be offered with ice cream and cake!
Sunday Night Live monthly gathering! 6:00-7:30pm, Tentative Firepit – weather permitting. We will make BAKED BANANA BOAT SUNDAES! Woohoo, hope you can join us and engage in this “up-north” activity for those in the area!

Other Dates to SAVE / Registrations / Support:

QUEST 2025 Youth Community Outreach Registration OPEN

Motown Mission — June 22-26

We’ll travel to Detroit to volunteer with our partners, helping to improve conditions in our greater community. We will lodge dorm style in a partner church and go out each day to do good. Evenings are filled with devotions, fellowship, and fun! Please reserve your spot NOW! Our group van has limited spots so don’t delay! Cost for reservations after Feb 9 is $330, mission credits can be applied and sponsor assistance is available. Contact Tracy to register!
Give365 – July 8
We will meet in Ann Arbor, launch from the Argo livery at 3:00pm to canoe and clean out the Huron River, ending at the Gallup livery, making a positive impact on God’s creation! This is a super fun way to spend an afternoon, recommended for age 16 and up or youth with a parent.

—-Contact Tracy Ortlieb at tortlieb@fumcnorthville.org to reserve your spot or for more information.—-

SUMMER CAMPS at Lake Louise: Visit their web site to see what is a good fit for you! https://lakelouisecommunity.org/current-year-camps/

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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