Parent’s Night Out is a community outreach to families to offer them a time of respite. For three hours, kids join us for dinner, crafts, games, a movie and more! There is a theme each month to make it fun, and we try to find new and fun ways for kids to interact with each other too! Come and join us for our first PNO event on Friday, September 20th from 5:15pm-8:15pm!

Sign up by clicking here or in the main hallway on the second floor.

Heroes in Action: Kindergarten-2nd grade in Room 105

Heroes in Action was started by our very own Cindy Armbruster, but then she retired last winter, and we had to re-imagine what it could look like. Keeping much of the structure and flow of the class, and with lots of research and child development work, we have landed on using Celebrate Wonder. This program will rotate the entire Bible in 3 years, so when they go through the class, they will learn the whole Bible! Combine this with journaling, growth mindset, dancing, music and growing together, this class is so fun!

Nursery: ages 0-5, not yet in kindergarten in Room 104

In nursery, you can expect the main goals to be that our littlest feel safe and loved. On Wednesday Nights we typically start with a meal, and then enjoy some time of imaginative play, wondering about who we are, and what we need to feel safe and loved because that looks different for everyone.

Come join us and play, explore, draw, color, paint, eat…

Sign up to volunteer here:

https://www.shelbygiving.com/App/Form/983ddbce-c95d-40e7-b100-990068ed347f

October Serve Saturday Summary

Please email Ginna Beckett at gwbeckett61@gmail.com or contact the church office at office@tccentralumc.org with any questions. 

Schedule: Saturday, October 19, 2024;

8 am – Coffee, Community and Donuts in Lounge (everyone is welcome)

8: 45 am  – Community Prayer and send teams off to work sites

9 am to Noon – Teams Serve

Blessing Bag Donation– Fill a bag with all the items needed for a family experiencing food insecurity. Pick up your empty Blessing Bag with an attached shopping list beginning Sunday, October 6th, and return it full to the church’s back door on the morning of Serve Saturday, October 19th. The Salvation Army, Kalkaska InterFaith Resources, Leelanau Christian Neighbors, Grace Episcopal Church, and Kingsley United Methodist Church are the distribution points for the 150+ bags collected through this effort. (No registration needed, just pick up a bag in the gathering space.)

Blessing Bag Sorting – Sort and prep the filled Blessing Bags for pick up by the various food distribution organizations at noon that day. Sign up to fill a bag or two, and/or sign up to help Saturday morning the 21st. (6 people)

Reining Liberty Ranch – Clean up projects and animal interactions. Reining Liberty Ranch offers community based programs that serve Veterans, their families, and other disabled/at-risk individuals within the Grand Traverse Community through horse-human therapy programing. Family friendly, off site project. From 9 am to noon. (20 volunteers)

Safe Harbor – Shelter volunteers needed beginning October 18 through the 23rd. This TC-based facility provides shelter, food and other resources to those experiencing homelessness. Saturday, October 19, is the first day of CUMC’s commitment to operate our Safe Harbor shelter. This link provides access to a separate sign up form for all of Safe Harbor’s shifts, including the shift that takes place during Serve Saturday: Safe Harbor Volunteer Registration. Here is a link to volunteer descriptions for more information. Please email at josh@gtsafeharbor.org or Ginna Beckett at gwbeckett61@gmail.com with any questions. 

Cherryland Humane Society – Cleaning projects and animal interactions. CHS provides a safe harbor for the animals entrusted to them and strives to find responsible, loving and permanent homes while advancing the well-being of animals. Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. From 9 am to noon. (8 volunteers over the age of 12 years).

Saturday, October 26th

10:30am – 11:30am

Central United Methodist Church

222 Cass Street

Traverse City, MI 49684

Parking lot (accessible from alley between Cass and Union)

Can you provide a trunk? Or treats?

Contact Erica Kozlowski at erica@tccentralumc.org to sign up!

Learn more here about how to get involved