Tentative Children & Youth 2024-2025 Calendar of Events
Dates and events are subject to changes. Please check the Children's and/or Youth Ministry pages for more details or reach out to Jenn Sawyer or Kate Lapetino with any questions.
Remaining Dates in December 2024
January 2025
February 2025
March 2025
April 2025
May 2025
Remaining Dates in December 2024
- Sunday, December 8: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Children Xylophones (3-4pm), Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Advent Night Event (6-7:30pm)
- Saturday, December 14: Christmas in Chicago for the Youth (9am-3:30pm) SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 6!!
- Sunday, December 15: Sunday School for Kids and Youth (10am @ BG), Mentor Meet-Up for Confirmation (11-11:30am), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Sunday, December 22: Sunday School for Kids and Youth (10am @ BG), Children Xylophones (12:00-12:45pm), Youth Praise Band practice (12:45-1:30pm)
- Tuesday, December 24: Christmas Eve Service with Kids and Youth (4:30pm at BG, 5:30 at DF)
- Sunday, December 29: NO Sunday School for Kids or Youth at either campus, No Nursery at either campus
January 2025
- Wednesday, January 1: Care-a-Van caroling (10:00am)
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Starbucks Sunday @ DF (10-11am)
- Sunday, January 12: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Mentor Meet-Up for Confirmation (10-10:30am), Sunday Night Live (5-7pm)
- Sunday, January 19: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Praise Band practice (4-5), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Monday, January 20: Gratitude Generation Service Day
- Sunday, January 26: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Confirmation Class (5-6:30), Chili Cook-off event
February 2025
- Sunday, February 2: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Starbucks Sunday @ DF (10-11am), Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Friday, February 7-Saturday, February 8: Parents Night Out and Youth Lock-In event
- Sunday, February 9: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Praise Band perform
- Sunday, February 16: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Mentor Meet-Up for Confirmation (10-10:30am), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Wednesday, February 19: Easter Eve Planning Meeting for Youth (5:30-7pm)
- Sunday, February 23: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Sunday Night Live (5-7pm)
March 2025
- Sunday, March 2: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Wednesday, March 5: Ash Wednesday
- Sunday, March 9: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Mentor Meet-Up for Confirmation (10-10:30am), Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Wednesday, March 12: Easter Eve Planning Meeting for Youth (5:30-7pm)
- Sunday, March 16: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Sunday Night Live (5-7pm)
- Saturday, March 22: Bernie's Book Bank (TBD), Culver's Fundraiser (TBD)
- Sunday, March 23: Sunday School for Kids and Youth
- Sunday, March 30: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, LAST Sunday Night Live for the school year (5-7pm)
April 2025
- Sunday, April 6: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, Last Mentor Meet-Up for Confirmation (10-10:30am), Youth Praise Band practice (4-5pm), Confirmation Class (5-6:30pm)
- Saturday, April 12: Easter Egg Hunt event
- Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday, NO Sunday School for Kids or Youth--Family Service
- Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday
- Friday, April 18: Good Friday
- Saturday, April 19: Easter Eve Youth-led Service (5pm)
- Sunday, April 20: Easter Sunday, NO Sunday School for Kids or Youth--Family Service
- Saturday, April 26-Sunday, April 27: Confirmation Retreat
- Sunday, April 27: Sunday School for Kids and Youth, PDO Sunday, Confirmation Intention Meetings
May 2025
- Sunday, May 4: Music Sunday, NO Sunday School for Kids or Youth, Youth Praise Band perform, Confirmation Dinner
- Thursday, May 8: Kids and Youth Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
- Sunday, May 11: Sunday School for Kids, NO Sunday School for Youth, Special Olympic volunteer hours
- Sunday, May 18: Sunday School for Kids only, Confirmation Sunday, Youth Praise Band perform
- Sunday, May 25: Sunday School for Kids and Youth