FCCGE Children and Youth Events

SPONSOR’S DINNER

Engage with Our Youth for a Fun and Rewarding Experience on Wednesday, December 4th, 6:30-7:30 pm. Make a difference in a young person’s life and consider becoming a confirmation sponsor. Signing up for this does not mean you HAVE to be a sponsor or even want to be. It is a way for youth to be introduced to adult members of our congregation while also learning about how FCCGE lives by faith. You will be asked to share about your experience in a “speed dating” style while youth move around table-to-table after dinner.

Invitation to Christmas Pageant Participants

Our Christmas Pageant will happen during worship on Sunday, December 22nd and will once again tell the story of the birth of Jesus through the eyes of God’s furry, feathered, eight-legged creatures. Children and youth who are in Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to participate in telling the story or “behind-the-scenes.” Please sign up below! Deadline to sign-up is November 24^th

Once-a-Month Playdate Saturday

Nov 16 at 9:00 am at Manor Park 375 Illinois St., Glen Ellyn

This is a wonderful way to help your child feel comfortable and welcome at the church! This play group is an opportunity for families with children, in kindergarten and younger, to build relationships for children and the adults in their lives. Older siblings are also welcome, as an opportunity to have fun and grow into their roles as mentors and nurturers, while building relationships with other adults in the congregation. Text Jessi Fleming at 602.820.6450 with questions, weather inquiries, and for directions.

**NOTE There will be no playgroup in December due to the busyness of the season. Happy Holidays!

Sunday Morning Faith Formation for Children and Youth

- See the Friday Family email for more details or contact Director of Christian Education, Catherine Curtis ( or 630-469-3096 ext. 23) or Director of Youth Ministry, Tanner Spears (or 30-469-3096 ext. 28).
- Nursery Care for infants and toddlers during the worship service.
- Church School
  - Preschool – Class for three, four and Pre-K five year olds in the Preschool Room, Lower Level, Room 1 during the worship service.
  - Kindergarten – 5th grades – Elementary-age children begin in worship with their families and are invited to meet their church school leaders at the back of the church to go up to classes following the Confess Response. On most Communion Sundays, Kindergarten – 5th grade students will return to the Sanctuary to partake of Communion with their families and the congregation.
- Confirmation
  - Class for 6th – 8th grades begins September 15th during the worship service. On most Communion Sundays, there is no Confirmation class so that Confirmands may worship with family and friends.

Online Registration for Families is OPEN and LIVE

We invite and encourage you to register our children and youth from infants through 12th graders by following this link. This information is invaluable to us so that we may welcome the children and youth and provide a safe space to explore their faith, make friendships, and feel fully a part of our community. Thanks for registering!

Important Dates for Families

▪ Saturday, December 21 – Christmas Pageant Rehearsal

▪ Sunday, December 22 – Christmas Pageant in Worship
▪ Saturday, November 2, Sleep Out Saturday
▪ Sunday, November 10 from 1:15 to 2:45 pm – Parents & Caregivers as
Sexuality Educators
▪ Sunday, December 22 at 10 AM – Christmas Pageant during worship

Youth Group Upcoming Dates:

Standard youth group time is JR High: 5-630pm and SR High: 630-8pm unless noted below:

12/1: No Youth Group due to Thanksgiving holiday

12/8: Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels for Senior Cookie Delivery (JR: 3-430p, SR: 430-6p)

12/15: Yoga for Acing Your Exams w/ Cathy Christoff 530-730pm

12/22: No Youth Group,Winter Break

12/29: No Youth Group, Winter Break

12/20: JR High Christmas Lock-In, details in weekly emails

12/21: SR High Christmas Lock-In, details in weekly emails

12/28 Feed My Starving Children (1130am-115pm), email Tanner for participation

Confirmation Upcoming Dates:

12/1 :NO Confirmation due to Communion Sunday

12/4: Sponsor’s Dinner 5-8pm

12/8: Lesson 9: Samson – The Raging Prima Donna

12/15: Lesson 10: Ruth – The Tenacious Outsider (Last Lesson of 2024!) *Doughnuts*

12/15: Online Confirmation noon-1pm

12/22: Christmas Pageant