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FCCGE Children and Youth Events

SR Hi *Off-site *Youth Group
May 18th
5:45 – 7:30 pm

The last youth group of the year will be an off-site event at ACTIVATE in Oak Brook. and we will meet on-site @ 5:45-7:30pm. It’s like you are in a video game, but it’s not VR -it’s a physical arcade! Some games are competitive and some we win together. We’ll play 1-3 minutes games for 75minutes. Reduced cost is $10 peri only please!) Email Tanner to register!

Sponsee’s Lunch

May 18th, 11:15

This is the last hoorah of the program year! A chance for confirmands to meet with their sponsors (or talk with the confirmation teachers if they do not have one) to review the past year and set intentions for next year. We also will give a brief overview of what to expect the following year for confirmation. During worship confirmands will help set-up the lunch in Pilgrim Hall while the sponsors and parents are invited to join after worship. Please email Tanner to RSVP.

VBS 2025

Mon. June 23rd- Fri June 27th
8:30 am – Noon

VBS 2025 Mon. June 23rd- Fri. June 27th 8:30 am – Noon Registration for participants is full. Any registrations received going forward will be placed on our wait list. However, many volunteer opportunities are still available and may use the form below. VBS can’t run without volunteers, so please consider helping for a day, several days or the week. Use this QR code or see the Thursday Eblast or Friday Family Email for more information and to register!

Tower Hill Church Weekend Away

Friday, July 18th – 20th 
ALL are Welcome!  

Deadline to Sign Up is June 19th!

Our annual fellowship tradition to enjoy nature and relax. Stay at UCC Tower Hill Camp on the shores adjacent to the Warren Dunes in Sawyer, MI. Enjoy swimming, the beach, the Dunes, trails, star gazing, storytelling, and campfires. Follow the link below for more information and to register. 

Registration OPEN for Summer UCC Camps

There are several different camps for all ages at Tower Hill and Pilgrim Park. To learn more about the camps offered at each location, click on the links below:

  • Tower Hill:  (Godstock & Godstock Tenderfoot, HUG & HUG Tenderfoot, Climate Action Camp)
  • Pilgrim Park: (Spirt & Spirit Tenderfoot, Making Memories formerly Grandparents & Me)

Registration for all camps is here
Contact Catherine Curtis , Director of Christian Education about camp scholarships. 

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!

Request for VBS In-Kind Donations 

Would you be able to support our VBS week through an in-kind donation? We’re looking for a variety of items for mission projects, activities, and snacks for this year’s VBS “Just Like Me.”   Donations may be dropped off in the labeled tub outside the Conference Room. Contact Catherine Curtis, Director of Christian Education with questions. Thank you for your support!

Important Dates for Families


▪ Monday, June 23rd – Friday, June 27th – Vacation Bible School 8:30am – 12:00pm
▪ Friday, July 18th – Sunday, July 20th – Tower Hill Church Weekend Away Youth Group

Upcoming Dates:

Standard youth group time is JR High: 5-630pm 

SR High: 630-8pm unless noted below:

 

 

  • 5/15: Deadline to register for Climate Action Camp
  • 5/18: SR HI Only @ Activate in Oak Brook
  • 5/25: No Youth Group, Memorial Day Weekend
  • 6/1: Annual Meeting

Confirmation Upcoming Dates:

 
5/18: Sponsee’s Lunch during and after service
5/18: 10:00 AM – Confirmation (help set-up in Pilgrim Hall)
5/18: 11:00 AM – Sponsee’s Lunch in Pilgrim Hall for Confirmand Families and Sponsors
5/18: Last Youth Group (Sr. Hi Only) @ Activate in Oak Brook (545-730pm)