A year in the youth ministry at First Church houses a variety of events and activities.  We ask that you be prayerful and wise in your commitments, striving to have your involvements be helpful to your spiritual development and not the cause for busyness in your life.  Involvement in church life is important but the whole of the youth departments events are meant to offer an array of choices, not an expectation to participant in everything.

Registration forms for events can be found on this page or in the youth form area located on the basement level adjacent to the elevator.

To participate in events and activities and to assure you the best care in a chance of an emergency, all participants are asked to have Activity Participation and Medical Authorization Form on file. (Or please fill out a Re-Authorization Formto make current your past form). F0r any events or opportunities requiring sign ups or RSVPs, please sign up on www.timetosignup.com/kidscount in the appropriate sign up sheet.
Tentative Yearly Calendar
  Church Picnic
Our fall kick off event
Date: September 8, 2019
Time: 3:30
Location: Adventure Zone
Action Needed: Bring a side dish/dessert to share
Impact Rewind
Blending the summer into the school year
Date: September 22, 2019
Time: 6:00-8:00
Location: Camp Hill UMC
Action Needed: RSVP
DEADLINE: Sept 18
Bible Sunday
Bibles for 6th and 9th graders
Date: September 8, 2019
Time: 8:15 & 10:45 Services
Confirmation Fall Retreat
#1 of the year
Date: Oct 4 & 5
Time: Friday evening and Saturday morning
Action Needed: Permission Form
DEADLINE: Sept 29
Battle Ball
CHUM Tournament and Worship Night
Date: November 3, 2019
Time: 1:15-8:00 (6:00-8:00 for the worship night)
Action Needed: Registration Form and Salt ‘n Light Release
DEADLINE: Oct 20
Corn Maze
Date:
Time:
Action Needed:
DEADLINE:
IMG_0019 Sleep out for the Homeless
annual homeless awareness event
Date: November 22-23, 2019
Information:Little Free Pantry Suggested Item List and Participant Reminders
Action Needed: Permission Form and adult sign ups for supervision and soup donation
DEADLINE: Nov 10
 IMG_0018 Winter Retreat
Combined middle and high school
Date: December 6-7
Action Needed:  Registration Form
DEADLINE:  November 30th
  Cookie Walk
Date: December 14
Time: 10:00-1:00
Action Needed:
Help Provide Cookies and Sign up at to help volunteer the day of.
Info needed by:
Confirmation Winter Retreat
Date: January 10 & 11, 2020
Time:
Action Needed:
Deadline:
Christmas Caroling
Date: December 15, 2019
Time:
Location:
Action Needed:
 IMG_0020 Zeteo High School Conference
a S’nL event
Date: January 31-February 2
Information: Open to 8th* through 12th grade students
(*read middle school note on registration form)
Action Needed: Registration Form  and Salt ‘n Light Release
DEADLINE:  Oct 27th for early rate.
Snow Tubing
a 4G wintery outing

Youth Sunday
 a youth led church service
Date:
Time: (both services)
Battle Ball – Messiah Tournament and Worship Night
Date:
Information:  Must be available for the entire tournament for participation on the team
Time: 1:15-8:00 Tournament and Worship, 6:00-8:00 Worship
Action Needed:
DEADLINE: 
Easter Sunrise Service and Breakfast
Date:
Time: (Breakfast to follow)
Location: Mechanicsburg Cemetery (Breakfast in Fellowship Hall)
Action Needed: Sign up to bring food

Confirmation Retreat
Date:
Time:
Action Needed:
DEADLINE:
 IMG_0007 Spring Retreat
combined middle and high school
Date: April 17-19, 2020
Action Needed: Registration Form
DEADLINE:
 IMG_0006 Grateful Grads and Senior Show Down a night of senior testimonies and celebrating our graduates
Date:
Information: An evening of worship and testimony from our graduating seniors (6:00-7:00) in the green chair section of the sanctuary followed by an upbeat 4G style competition in our Senior Show Down in the Multipurpose room (7:00-8:30).
Action Needed:  Come!
Confirmation Retreat
Location:
Date:
Action Needed: Registration Form
DEADLINE:
Confirmation Service and Breakfast
Date:
Time: 9:30 (breakfast), 10:45 (service)
Information: It has become tradition for the middle school students to host a breakfast for the confirming students and their families, please join us in helping to continue the tradition.
Action Needed: 
Other students- sign up for provide food for the breakfast
Confirming students – submit a current picture to Lisa (electronically is preferred) and notify her of the number from your family attending the breakfast.  Sign up to meet for your one-on-one with Pastor Denny.
 IMG_0011 Graduate Sunday
Service of Recognition
Date:
Information: Graduates will be recognized at both services
Action Needed:  If interested in being adopted fill out this form
 IMG_0009 Year End 4G Picnic
end of school year/”hell0″ summer picnic
Date:
Time: 5:30-8:00
Location: Pleasant View Park
Action Needed:  Bring a side dish or dessert to share and come hungry!
 IMG_0503 Jubilee Day – fundraising opportunity
Date:
Action Needed: Sign up to help
 IMG_0001 Tubing Down the Breeches
a 4G summer adventure
When:
Where: Messiah College
Time:
Action Needed: Summer Adventure Permission Form and RSVPing
DEADLINE:
  Summer Adventures
a permission form for all things summer
Date, Time: varies
Action Needed:
Permission Form and RSVPing for some events
  Mission Trip
annual summer youth mission experience
Date: June 28- July 3
Information: Information packet
Action Needed: Registration Form
DEADLINE:
 IMG_0004 Impact
a Salt ‘n Light Ministry Camping Event
Date: July 29- Aug 2
Action Needed: Registration Form and Salt ‘N Light Release
Information: Food Donation List and Packing List
DEADLINE: rolling deadline and rates
  Lock-In
an all night event
Date:
Time:
Action Needed: Summer Adventure Permission Form and RSVPing
DEADLINE:
Church Exploring
expanding worship style awareness
Age: high schoolers
Where, time: varies
Action Needed: Church Exploring Permission Form and  RSVPing
Ongoing Service Opportunities

There are a variety or regular and intergenerational service activities that are offered at First Church which students are encouraged to participate in:

109Bagging Groceries at Mission Central
Time: 6:00-7:45
When:  3rd Wednesday
Where: Mission Central

Isaiah 61
Time: 6:30 (meet at FUMC at 6:00)
When: 3rd Wednesday
Where: Harrisburg

mobilemission-620x226Bethesda Mobile Mission
Time: 9:00pm-12:00am
When: (dates vary each year)
Where: The streets of Harrisburg
Ongoing Events, Activities, and Small Groups
  4G Sunday Evening Fellowship
Youth Lounge
6:15-8:15
Sunday Evenings (during the school year)
 IMG_0601 Monday Night Football
Offsite (Various Locations)
8:00-10:00pm
Monday Nights of the fall football season
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Mid-Week Bible Study 
Offsite
7:00-8:30
Wednesday Nights (during the school year)
  4G Periphery in the Park
Off-site (local park)
6:15-8:15
Wednesday Evening (during the summer)
General Involvement Reminder

Youth are also expected to have signed a Youth Covenant  and are held to the expectations set for in that covenant at all youth events.