Support for families is an important ministry at Duluth First United Methodist Church. Parenting classes with childcare provided offer help and support to families. Activities for the family to do together are also a part of the church calendar.
A variety of events are offered for Christian fellowship for all ages – singles, couples and families. Movie night, dinners, Trunk or Treat, and Christmas Caroling are just a few examples of the fellowship events at Duluth First United Methodist Church.
UPCOMING FAMILY & FELLOWSHIP EVENTS
| Backpack Packing Party: Saturday, July12th; Filled Backpacks Are Due Back by Sunday, July 13th Over the past five years, it has been a joy for our congregation to be a part of the Summer Reading Camp at Seneca Street UMC in Buffalo, NY, by packing backpacks with school supplies here in Duluth for the children in Buffalo. The backpacks are then shipped to Buffalo from Duluth and distributed to the children at the end of the two-week Summer Reading Camp for use in their upcoming school year. This year we will have a new approach to our Backpacks for Buffalo ministry. A portion of the backpacks will be processed as we have done for the last five years, while for the remainder of the backpacks we will buy and collect the school supplies and have a “Backpack Packing Party” - open to all ages - where we will come together and fill backpacks with the collected school supplies. We will be holding our Backpack Packing Party on Saturday, July 12th, from 10 a.m. to noon in Hinton Hall, located on the 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center. Everyone is invited that day to help us pack these backpacks, and then stay for a time of fellowship and lunch. If you picked up a backpack to fill with school supplies, the backpacks are due back to by Sunday, July 13th. They can be left at the Backpacks table in the Veterans Memorial Gathering Room, or in Hinton Hall on the tables near the kitchen doors. Thank you for your continued support of this important Backpacks for Buffalo ministry! Youth Group at the Gwinnett Stripers: Sunday, July 20th The Youth Group is going to see the Gwinnett Stripers play at home against Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Sunday, July 20th! This will be a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with your family and friends. Students, we encourage you to invite your family and friends to this event! The game begins at 1:05 p.m. at Coolray Field, located at 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. The cost is $15 per ticket, plus personal spending money for food, merchandise, etc. Please note that we will be meeting at Coolray Field, and pick-up will also be there. We will keep you updated on the pick-up time. Please sign up for this event by Sunday, July 13th, so that we can purchase enough tickets for everyone. Sign up at the sign up link - https://forms.gle/XWqdmCkwB7qAn3XD7. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Rev. Min Lee, Director of Youth Ministries, by e-mail at mlee@duluthumc.org, or at 770-476-3776, ext. 119. We look forward to a great afternoon together! |