SEEKING A FAITH COMMUNITY? Curious about membership at Dearborn First UMC? Come explore church membership with Pastor Suzy Sunday, June 28 at 11:30 a.m. in the DFUMC Library Parlor. Get your questions answered and explore what it means to be part of a faith community at Dearborn First UMC.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 6 - 8 P.M., DFUMC Wesleyan Hall - Come learn more about what happened at Annual Conference this year, and why it matters. Pizza, salad, and beverages provided!

ALL-CHURCH OUTING: A Detroit Tigers Game! Friday, June 19, 6:40 p.m. @ Comerica Park. Reserve your tickets by Monday, May 19 - or as soon as you can - fill out the online form or contact the church office.

Observe Freedom Day in remembrance of the day when the last slaves were freed in Galveston, Texas - nearly 2 years after the passing of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

HELP PLAN THE BEST BIRTHDAY BASH! Our building turns 100 years old this September, and we need your help! Tuesday, June 16 @ 5 p.m. - DFUMC Wesleyan Hall - come with your ideas and old photos if you have them!

Celebrate on this last day of Sunday school before summer break!

The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 pm via In-person/Zoom hybrid. Email bookclub@dearbornfirstumc.org for the zoom link, or contact the church office during business hours (M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) 313.563.5200. The schedule of book titles through the year can be found at DearbornFirstUMC.org/book-club.

Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to SUMMER MISSION CRAFTING & MOVIE NIGHTS 2nd Wednesdays (June - August), 5 - 8 p.m. in DFUMC’s Creator Space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!

In honor and remembrance of those who gave their lives in service to our country, Dearborn First UMC offices will be closed Monday, May 25. In case of pastoral emergency, contact Pastor Suzy: 313-563-5200, ext. 1

Sunday, May 24 @ 10 a.m. we will honor and remember beloved DFUMC military personnel who died in service to our country. Submit your loved one’s information to be remembered, using the online form (DearbornFirstUMC.org/memorialday) or contact the office (313-563-5200 ext. 0) by Tuesday, May 19.

Sunday, May 17th we’ll recognize and thank our dedicated clergy and staff for all their hard work and service over the last year. Monetary gifts of appreciation can be given online, or via cash or check payable to Dearborn First UMC, “Staff Appreciation” in the memo line.

Dearborn First UMC MUSIC SUNDAY, May 17 @ 10 a.m. Come worship and praise God through the love of music, led by our own music staff and congregational musicians! Worship in person, or via livestream on our LIVE page, on Facebook LIVE, and on YouTube.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 @ 10 A.M. we will celebrate Miracle Sunday with 30,000 United Methodists congregations around the world. Help fund 500 annual scholarships for theological education in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines through a special offering that will be collected that day.

The Book Club at Dearborn First UMC meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 pm via In-person/Zoom hybrid. Email bookclub@dearbornfirstumc.org for the zoom link, or contact the church office during business hours (M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) 313.563.5200. The schedule of book titles through the year can be found at DearbornFirstUMC.org/book-club.

6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.

Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!

Saturday May 2, starting at 10 a.m. - It’s time for Creation Care in our community! Help clean the trails and gardens at University of Michigan Environmental Interpretive Center in Dearborn. Bring gloves, water bottle and tools if you have them. RSVP by April 15 so organizers know what kinds of jobs to assign!

Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose and wish to lead!

Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and whatever you may propose!

Tap into your creative side and use your skills for a good cause! Come to MISSION CRAFTING Wednesdays, resuming April 15, 5 - 6 p.m. in DFUMC’s former library space. Projects include creating a non-traditional worship banner from pop cans, weaving mats from plastic grocery bags for unhoused persons, and sewing dresses from pillow cases for children in Africa.

6 - 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PACK LUNCHES FOR BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK! Take part on the 2nd Tuesdays of the month, at 6 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church. Dearborn First UMC takes on monthly packing sessions to help fight hunger in Dearborn.

Dearborn First Missions invites you to help assemble 300 sack lunches for NOAH at Central. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 in DFUMC Welcome Center/Library area. 5:00 p.m. - FREE PIZZA. 5:30 p.m. - lunch sack packing until all 300 are finished. You can also volunteer to make sandwiches at home, donate online, and/or deliver the sandwiches to Central UMC in Detroit on the morning of Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m..

The FREE event will feature a guest speaker, Doug Marks, a long-time educator and DFUMC member, as well as a light breakfast. RSVP using the online form, or contact the church office: 313-563-5200, ext. 0

THURSDAY, March 26 @ 7 P.M., come to Dearborn First UMC to experience a night of advocacy and justice-seeking through art of all forms: visual arts, music, storytelling, and spoken prose. This event will focus on faithful resistance to violations of peace and justice in our communities.

Michigan UMC Advocacy Day, Wednesday, March 18 in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan United Methodists and friends will gather to impact change in the area of food insecurity. Activities include meeting with lawmakers, writing letters, and peaceful gathering, prayer and worship.

UMCOR SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 10 a.m. - Donate to support the operating expenses of United Methodist Committee on Relief, so that 100% of all relief donations can go directly to those in need.

THURSDAY, March 12 @ 7 P.M., come to Dearborn First UMC to experience a night of advocacy and justice-seeking through art of all forms: visual arts, music, storytelling, and spoken prose. This event will focus on the militarization in our communities.

THURSDAY, March 12 @ 5:45 P.M., come rehearse “Light, Surround Us” as part of a combined chorus performing that same evening during the Night of Art and Protest Event. The song is “dedicated to those practicing non-violent resistance and those stolen from our communities, and is an adaptation of a protection prayer, set to music by a Minnesota resident in the wake of the ICE encounters in Minneapolis.