Events
Coming Up:
From Our Community:
The following listing is chronological with ongoing groups first.
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The following listing is chronological with ongoing groups first. 〰️
Food Sunday
On the first Sunday of each month, please bring a food item with you to worship or drop it off during office hours on Monday-Thursday.
Starting Point
Interested in learning more about the church and possibly becoming a member? Join Pastors Brittany and David in the Library after church on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Living with Serious Illness Support Group
Our goal is to share, vent, and offer comradery without judgement. Meets after worship on the first Sunday of each month.
Roll Down, Justice! (Lent)
Lent is a time of reminding ourselves who we are called to be in this world. Our Lenten series is inspired by Amos, a prophet whose message is that God calls us to let “justice roll down like waters.”
Easter Flowers Sale
Easter and spring flowers will decorate our Sanctuary for Easter! Flowers may be purchased in memory of and/or in honor of your loved ones. The flowers will be displayed on the chancel on Easter Sunday and may be picked up after the 2nd service on Easter Sunday (12:30pm).
Illinois Brass Band Open Rehearsal
The Illinois Brass Band, (IBB), invites you to attend as our guests, an open rehearsal on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM. The rehearsal will take place in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights, 1903 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL.
This is the last rehearsal before the band leaves for the North American Brass Band Associations (NABBA) national championships in Ft. Wayne, IN.
The evening will begin with a brief program featuring the Fox Valley Brass Band. IBB will then present the two selections that they will perform in Ft. Wayne. The required test piece for all bands in the section, “Ghost of Industry” by Lucy Pankhurst was commissioned by NABBA for this year’s contest. The title of IBB’s own choice piece cannot be revealed in print as it is a blind judged competition. We can tell you though that it is as exciting a piece as you will ever hear and that it has never been performed in competition in the USA. This will be the only time that either of these pieces will be performed locally.
We hope to see you at the rehearsal for an evening of exciting brass band music. This is an opportunity to experience brass bands performing some of the most difficult music written for the genra. Families and friends are invited to this free performance.
Youth D&D Adventures
Join us for another (and now ongoing) adventure at the table of roll and play.
Palm Sunday
We begin Holy Week on Palm Sunday, celebrating Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, with a service at 9:30am.
Good Friday
Our Good Friday service begins at 7:30pm.
Drawing on the ancient Vigil ritual that incorporates Light, Water, Word and Table, we will go on a pilgrimage as traveling companions through the church, offering us a deeply moving experience of our faith story then and now.
Easter Sunday
This is the day we proclaim that justice does indeed roll down in a stream of love that cannot be stopped! No matter what, we will continue to work to invite and welcome all people to “a city built of love and light, the new Jerusalem.” For it is in walking together, talking together and dreaming together that we are all saved from the things of death and made heirs to life as we create a better, safer, and more hospitable world.
We will have two Easter Sunday services, at 9:30am and 11:15am, with an egg hunt and games for kids in between.
Alice Jenks Birthday Celebration
You are invited to Alice Jenks’ 90th birthday party!
Celebrate our very creative and colorful friend, Alice (aka Rainbow Grandma). Please join her family and friends at FUMCAH next Saturday afternoon. Wear your most colorful clothes and enjoy cake, coffee and beverages at this open-house party. No gifts, please. Your presence is everything!
See you in the Gathering Place at FUMCAH on Saturday, April 26 between 2:30-4:30 pm.
Spring Gift Card Sale for Youth Missions
Youth Missions will be sponsoring a Spring Gift Card Sale. Need a little something for Mom, Dad, or a Grad? Or maybe to brighten someone's day? You can purchase a gift card for that special person and help support this summer's youth mission trip to Appalachia at the same time! Pick up your order before or after worship on April 27, May 4, and May 11. Place your order any of those days and pick up your cards the following Sunday. The final pickup day will be May 18.
Payment must accompany the order form. You can pay cash or write a check payable to FUMCAH, with “Youth Missions Gift Cards” on the memo line. You may also pay online at fumcah.com/give. For online payments, select “Youth Missions Fund” and write “Gift Cards” on the memo line. Be prepared to show either a screenshot of an expected payment or an email acknowledging payment when you turn in your order form.
Thank you for supporting FUMCAH Youth Missions!
Feed My Starving Children Meal Packing
We invite you to offer hope for the vulnerable around the world by Hand-packing specially formulated MannaPack meals for children around the world.
JAM Musical 2025
Open to all youth/teens and adults. Please complete this survey if you are interested in participating/helping: 2024 Musical Survey.
Youth Summer Mission
The SrHI youth and several adults are heading back to the Appalachian hills this Summer, June 14-22. We'll spend a transformative week helping make folks' homes warmer, safer, and drier in the name and way of Christ. Contact Ben Hallett if you're interested in coming along.
Learn About Gerry's Cafe
Learn about and enjoy some delicious refreshments from Gerry's Cafe, a non-profit, full-service local café with over 35 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
GAYM Nite
Join the Reconciling Ministries Committee and their Friends and Allies for a multi-generational evening of food, fellowship and board games. Be sure to wear your rainbow colors or be wearin' your St. Patrick's Day green! We hope to see you there for what promises to be a fun evening!
Bring your favorite game and an appetizer or dessert to share. Donations of $5 appreciated to benefit Glen's Friends | LGBTQ+.
Old-Fashioned Methodist Potluck
Enjoy some socializing and eating with the FUMCAH family after worship!
FUMCAH Saturday at the Faith Feeds Food Pantry
Team FUMCAH will help staff the Faith Feeds Food Pantry for their regular Saturday distribution.
Troop 132 Spring Flower Fundraiser
BSA Troop 132's Annual Spring Flower Fundraiser has begun! We are returning to Northwoods this year for their reliable offering of garden flats, planters and hanging baskets, along with a selection of tomato and pepper plants. Sales run through Sunday, March 16th; flowers will arrive on Friday, May 9th (before Mothers' Day). Andrew Smiskol will have a table in the Gathering Place on Sundays to answer any questions and to help with ordering.
Please visit our online fundraising page to view the full selection of plants and vegetables available for Spring 2025: BSA Troop 132 Spring Bedding 2025 | Northwoods Wreaths
Next Steps
Interested in learning more about the theology and mission of Methodism? Join us for a 3 week course after worship. Note we will start after the potluck on the 16th.
You Are Not Alone
Join us for an uplifting and encouraging sermon series that will help you find hope, connection, and a sense of belonging.
Commonground's White Elephant Party
We hope you can join us for Commonground's annual Holiday party! RSVP here.
Cook, Cork, and Fork to Connect!
Ready to Connect with your FUMCAH family over a dinner that we make together? Join the Connections team for an outing at Cook, Cork, and Fork. Sign up here.
Youth Missions Bread Bake (and Lock-IN)
Sign up here: Bread Bake/Bread Sale for Youth Missions
(the Bread Sale will be on Sunday, February 2)
United Women in Faith Ice Breaker
postponed until 1/28 due to the cold
Meet and mingle with others! Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome, whether UWFaith members or not.
Missions Valentine’s Day Cards
Valentine’s Day cards will be available before and after worship.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Join us for a fun, family-friendly, intergenerational morning of service at FUMCAH! Sign up here: MLK Service Day January 20, 2025
Tethered: Finding Peace in an Anxious World
We will explore the transformative power of serenity, acceptance, courage, and wisdom, aiming to live more intentionally in a world that can often feel out of control.
Recycled Christmas Donations
Donations will be accepted in January on Wednesdays, 9am-1pm & 5-7pm, and Sundays 9-11am.
Undeck the Church
The Advent Season is Almost Over
As the Holiday season is ending it is also time to take down the Holiday decorations. We need to take down and pack the decorations in boxes and bins, and then take up to the storage area on the 2nd floor. All ages are welcome, the storage bins will be down from upstairs and placed in the Gathering place or distributed to the appropriate area.
Any questions may be directed to Becky Johnson.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Be sure to come for Christmas Eve services at 4pm, 8pm, and 11pm! Join us in the Sanctuary or online at fumcah.com/worship. The services will be live-streamed to YouTube and will be available to view later.
"Holiday Classics" with The Illinois Brass Band
Come join The Illinois Brass Band and music director Stephen Squires for an afternoon filled with the music and sounds of the season. The band presents their “Holiday Classics” family Christmas concert at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights, 1903 E. Euclid Ave, Arlington Hts, IL. Featured guests with the band will be the “Familia Dei” hand bell choir from the church accompanying the band on selected numbers.
The 30 member British-style brass band, now in their 33rd year of performing, will provide an exciting and upbeat performance of Christmas fanfares, popular Christmas favorites, sacred carols, holiday novelty numbers, our traditional sing along, and many other holiday favorites.
This year’s performance features a new and exciting festive work from the pen of composer Philip Rayment, “City of David.” The work features a trio of carols associated with the place of Christ’s birth, “Once in Royal David’s City,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” and “How Far to Bethlehem.” The work was premiered in 2023 by the Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army. This will be the first performance in the greater Chicago area.
Also featured on the program are carols by John Rutter, Bach’s “Ave Maria,” “Frosty the Snowman” with tuba soloist Dan Bethel, “White Christmas” with featured vocalist Amy Bearden, the seldom heard Ken Norman arrangement of “Jingle Bell Rock” and many other selections.
Tickets are available in advance at illinoisbrassband.org or at the door on the day of the performance. A family ticket option is $35 and includes admission for 2 adults and up to 4 children under the age of 18. Individual adult tickets are $15 with children under 18 at $5.
We hope that you will join us on the 22nd and make this a part of your Christmas traditions.
The Longest Night
While most people enjoy the festive spirit of major holidays, for those who have suffered recent loss the pain of isolation, loneliness and grief is underscored. The winter solstice is a natural symbol that reminds us that light eventually overcomes darkness. Even the longest, darkest night gives way to longer and brighter days.
A service of hope for those who are enduring a season of sorrow will be held on Friday, December 20, at 7:30pm in the chapel. Through candlelit song, sharing and prayer, we will honor the journey you’ve been on and set our feet on a brighter path forward. No reservations necessary.
This service will be in-person only.
Annual Missions Cookie Sale
It's Christmas cookie time! Our annual Missions Cookie Sale will be held on Sunday, December 15th both before and after the service. All proceeds will benefit Sustainable Action International in La Victoire, Haiti.
We are in need of bakers to drop off Christmas cookies on Saturday, December 14th from 10-11am. See our SignUpGenius for additional details.
The Arlingtones Christmas Concert
Come attend our Christmas Show!
Under the direction of John Davis, the Arlingtones will hold its annual barbershop a cappella Christmas show on Saturday, December 14th, at 3pm in the First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights (FUMCAH).
Enjoy live performances with a mixed repertoire of barbershop Christmas songs sung by the chorus and various quartets!
2024 National Interfaith Vigil: Remembering Together: All Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence
Please join us in the Sanctuary at 7-8pm on December 8 to hear the compelling stories of victims and survivors of gun violence. FUMCAH has the honor to host this important event for the Northwest Suburban Area. This Vigil is part of the larger national movement sponsored by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation (NAAF), an organization dedicated to remembering the victims of Sandy Hook disaster and ALL gun violence victims. This Vigil is planned by many local anti-violence groups including Moms Demand Action, NWSOFA--INDIVISBLE, Chicago Survivors, Illinois Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence, AIM-IL, and others.
We stand together with these organizations to say ENOUGH to the scourge of gun violence in our country. Please join us on December 8.
Let us know that you will be attending by clicking here-> https://mobilize.us/s/VKo0Jh
Informational meeting for: Living with critical illness support group
This initial meeting is to gage interest in a support group for people with critical illnesses. The group will be a place to share fear and acceptance of health crises without judgement. Participants can vent and share how they are feeling and coping.
Moving forward the group will set a day and time that is most convenient for all. Nancy Tierney will facilitate and bring donuts. Please bring your own coffee.