Children

Pumpkin Patch Fellowship & Movie Night

All are invited to attend the Pumpkin Patch Fellowship & Movie Night! Bring your own chair to the DGFUMC Pumpkin Patch in the North parking lot at 6:00 p.m. on October 23.

Be prepared to sing songs and enjoy refreshments, and watch the classic favorite, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Feel free to wear your costume for this fun family event. No need to sign up, just come!

Date: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 6:00pm

Children's Choirs Meeting Fall 2021

Children, from pre-Kindergarteners to 8th grade, are invited to join one of the children's choirs that meet from 4:30 p.m. onwards. 

There will be a Children’s Choir Orientation Meeting in the sanctuary on Wednesday, September 15 at 5:00 p.m. At the meeting you will get a chance to meet the music staff and to find out more information about the expectations and guidelines for this year of choir. We will rehearse masked indoors, but record outdoors mask free. The recording will then be shown during a coming worship service. The Connection choir will have a short rehearsal following the meeting on September 15. The Angel, Cherub, and Chorister Choirs will rehearse for the first time on September 22. 

To register for choir, fill out this Google form

Choir Rehearsal Schedule

Choir Ages Rehearsal Time
Angels 3-4 yr olds 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. - Room 16
Cherubs K, 1st & 2nd grade 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. - Chapel Hall
Choristers 3rd, 4th & 5th grade 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. - Fellowship Hall
Connection 6th, 7th & 8th grade 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. - Fellowship Hall

You can join choir at any time! Just come to the rehearsal and sign up. There is a registration fee of $10 due when you register.

Family Dinner

This Fall, due to the current situation with Covid-19 and the Delta Variant there will be no family dinners this fall. Hopefully, the vaccine will be available for children early next year so that we can resume our family dinners. Watch the Friday emails for updates.

CANCELLED THIS FALL: Typically, we offer a catered dinner in the Gym from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. for families and individuals at the church. Dinner tickets are available on a subscription basis only. There will be two meal subscriptions this year in the fall and spring. All families must register for an entire subscription period. Children 3 and under eat free.

Sunday School

Sunday School Registration

To register for Sunday School or a Children's Choir for 2021-2022, please fill out this Google form.

10:00 a.m. Sunday School Hour

At 10:00 a.m., beginning September 12, 2021, we will have Sunday School for 3 year-olds through 6th grade. The 3 year-old class (Room 113), 4 & 5 year-old class (Room 114) and Kindergarten class (Room 115) will start at 10:00 a.m. in their respective classrooms. These students will be using the Deep Blue curriculum, which helps make Bible stories and Bible people a part of children's everyday lives. 
 
Students in grades 1st through 6th will start in the sanctuary sitting with their families for worship service and then go to Sunday school classes following the children's message. There will be a sign-in sheet for students in grades 1st through 3rd on a clipboard that will be on tables right outside the sanctuary. These children will also need to be signed out when picked up following the worship service in Rooms 212-218.

Please contact John Smoke if you have any comments or questions regarding the Sunday school program.

Children's Choirs Meeting - Family Fellowship On Hold for Fall 2021

Our usual Wednesday evening programs for the whole family are on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic but our children's choirs are still active. Watch our Friday emails for updates.

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Typically, on Wednesday evenings, there are programs for the whole family! Children, from pre-Kindergarteners to 8th grade, are invited to join one of the children's choirs that meet from 4:30 p.m. onwards. 

There will be a Children’s Choir Orientation Meeting in the sanctuary on Wednesday, September 15 at 5:00 p.m. At the meeting you will get a chance to meet the music staff and to find out more information about the expectations and guidelines for this year of choir. We will rehearse masked indoors, but record outdoors mask free. The recording will then be shown during a coming worship service. The Connection choir will have a short rehearsal following the meeting on September 15. The Angel, Cherub, and Chorister Choirs will rehearse for the first time on September 22. 

Choir Rehearsal Schedule

Choir Ages Rehearsal Time
Angels 3-4 yr olds 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. - Room 16
Cherubs K, 1st & 2nd grade 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. - Chapel Hall
Choristers 3rd, 4th & 5th grade 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. - Fellowship Hall
Connection 6th, 7th & 8th grade 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. - Fellowship Hall

You can join choir at any time! Just come to the rehearsal and sign up. There is a registration fee of $10 due when you register.

Family Dinner

This Fall, due to the current situation with Covid-19 and the Delta Variant there will be no family dinners this fall. Hopefully, the vaccine will be available for children early next year so that we can resume our family dinners. Watch the Friday emails for updates.

CANCELLED THIS FALL: Typically, we offer a catered dinner in the Gym from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. for families and individuals at the church. Dinner tickets are available on a subscription basis only. There will be two meal subscriptions this year in the fall and spring. All families must register for an entire subscription period. Children 3 and under eat free.

Sunday School

10:00 a.m. Sunday School Hour

At 10:00 a.m., we will have Sunday School for 3 year-olds through 6th grade. The 3 year-old class (Room 113), 4 & 5 year-old class (Room 114) and Kindergarten class (Room 115) will start at 10:00 a.m. in their respective classrooms. These students will be using the Deep Blue curriculum, which helps make Bible stories and people a part of children's everyday lives. 
 
Students in grades 1st through 6th will start in the main sanctuary sitting with their families for worship service. There will be a sign-in sheet for students in grades 1st through 3rd on a clipboard that will be on tables right outside the sanctuary. These children will also need to be signed out when picked up following the worship service in Rooms 212-218.
 
Toward the beginning of the worship service, children will be invited to come forward for the Moment for Children. Children may come forward or stay with their family. Following the children’s message, children will follow Pastor Smoke to Sunday School. First through sixth graders will follow the Spark curriculum. This material provides workshop rotation options for each Bible story including art, games, science, and more. Seventh and 8th graders will have a separate Sunday school class.
 

Please contact John Smoke if you have any comments or questions regarding the Sunday school program.

Children's Sabbath and Backpack Blessing Sunday

Join us for Children's Sabbath!
This Sunday, August 22

Celebrate children and youth all over the world at our worship services this Sunday! A wonderful service is planned with music provided by children and youth from our congregation, a blessing of backpacks, school supply item collection, and a special message at our 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. worship services.

If you are able, please bring school supplies to church with you. Children will be collecting items from members in the congregation during the service, so please keep the items in the pew with you. All school supplies will be donated to Kids Above All (formerly ChildServ).

A blessing of the backpacks is another special feature of our worship services this week. All students of all ages are invited to bring their backpacks and school bags to be blessed at the 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. services. It's a wonderful way to get the new school year off to a great start!

Please plan to join us for our special Sunday and feel free to invite others to participate in this holy Children's Sabbath service. See you Sunday!

For more information contact John Smoke at john@dgfumc.org or 630.968.7120, ext. 210.

Messy Church - August 8, 2021

Hello Messy Friends,

This Sunday, August 8, is HAT DAY at Messy Church.  Everyone is invited to wear any hat they want...a silly hat, a serious hat, a hat with a story, a special hat, etc.   Our story and crafts for the day will focus on all the hats we wear.  

Please come to the gym at 11:00 AM for Messy Church.  We will start with a story and short worship then move into our craft time.  There will be no lunch served.

Hope to see you at Messy with your hat on.  Also, we will be inside with children, so I ask that everyone wear a face mask. 

Thanks and see you at Messy!

Pastor John

DGFUMC Summer Camp 2021 - This is Our Prayer

"This is our Prayer" is the theme for our summer camp experience this year! 

Downers Grove First United Methodist Church is offering this summer camp experience for children and youth from 2nd to 9th grade at the Wesley Woods Conference Center, Williams Bay, WI from August 2-5. The grade listed is the grade the student will be entering in the fall of 2021.

Camp lasts only one week - but what campers take home can last a lifetime!

Space is limited, so register early!

Registration is online this year. Please click here for the Google Registration form and to find out more about the camp.

Registration deadline: July 23.

A nonrefundable $50 deposit is due at the time of registration with payment in full due by August 2. Scholarships and payment plans are available.

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be in person this year. Those who are entering kindergarten through sixth grade will enjoy a fun-packed experience of music, games, crafts, Bible stories, and more on Adventure Island!

From a whimsical lighthouse on an enchanted island, children will be guided on an exciting quest to help light their way. Using map coordinates from the Reference Book (the Bible), kids will discover clues to learn how God's light shines in the lives of familiar biblical characters in Old and New Testament stories.

Three sessions of VBS will be offered this June. Each of the three sessions will be the same material and program.

Session #1: Day Program
Tuesday to Thursday, June 15 – 17 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Session #2: Evening Program
Tuesday to Thursday, June 22 – 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Session #3: Weekend Program
Saturday, June 19 & 26 from 9:00 am. to noon

Cost will be $15 a child or $40 per family with three or more children. There will be an ice cream social and short program for participants and their families of all three sessions on Wednesday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Registration is online this year by clicking here. For questions or more information, contact Pastor John Smoke at john@dgfumc.org or 630.968.7120, ext. 204.

Location: 
Parking lot
Date: 
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 9:00am

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