Welcome to
Crete United Methodist Church
Before and After School Program will be returning for the 2025-2026 School year
Start date was August 18, 2025
Recital Tea for 2026 is scheduled for
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
Contact Ms. Kathy Carter Young for more info at
Email: klcy6000@aol.com
(708) 414-6191
or call 708-672-8353 ext.
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2025-2026
DEADLINE to enroll your student for Enduring Strings is February 1st, 2026!
Contact Kathy Carter Young - cumcbas@gmail.com
(708) 414-6191
Beginners meet on Monday and Tuesday mornings during the Crete-Monee school year!
Drop off your student between 6:30 and 7:15 AM, so they can attend each 7:30 AM violin class. After violin, students at CSK and Balmoral will be bussed to school, and Crete Elementary students will be walked to school.
🎵 Grades: 1st through 5th
🎶 Cost: $32 per week ($16 per session)
Beginner and Advanced students will then showcase their skills at the Recital Tea in mid May. They will be rewarded with grand applause and flowers, plus a chocolate fountain with snack buffet!
Recital Tea will be on Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Check their website for the location and times of their concerts at
https://www.suburbanyouthsymphony.org
PAST EVENTS
DEADLINE to enroll your student is February 1st, 2026
Contact Kathy Carter Young - cumcbas@gmail.com
(708) 414-6191
Beginners meet on Monday and Tuesday mornings during the Crete-Monee school year! Drop off your student between 6:30 and 7:15 AM, so they can attend each 7:30 AM violin class. After violin, students at CSK and Balmoral will be bussed to school, and Crete Elementary students will be walked to school.
🎵 Grades: 1st through 5th
🎶 Cost: $32 per week ($16 per session)
Beginner and Advanced students will then showcase their skills at the Recital Tea in mid May. They will be rewarded with grand applause and flowers, plus a chocolate fountain with snack buffet!
Saturday, May 16th, 2026 will be our Recital Tea
@ Crete Public Library
1177 Main Street, Crete, IL
Enduring Strings Tea Recital
May 17, 2025
June of 2024
Enduring Strings Concert - May 18, 2024
Enduring Strings Concert - May 20, 2023
Enduring Strings Concert - 2022
2022
Enduring Strings
Recital Tea
e-learning Community Initiative
2021
We are grateful for all the teachers, volunteers, students, parents, relatives of students, and Crete UMC for their support.
We couldn't have done it without you!
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BLESSED and GRATEFUL for our Before and After School Program.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020-2021 school schedule The Enduring Strings Program met thru Zoom, on Monday Nights. Please contact David Forsman, Director for further infomation on how classes were handled.
Runs on the CM201U Schedule (when we met at Crete UMC)
In 2019 these were are scheduled times:
K-2nd Grades- 10 Children per class
meets Tue & Thur 7:30 a.m. -8:15 a.m.
3-5th Grades - 10 Children per class
meets Mon, Wed & Friday - 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Email: enduringstringscrete@gmail.com
for further information
Blog- http://enduringstringscrete.blogspot.com/2019/
VACATION BIBLE CAMP
Greetings Parents!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our yearly Vacation Bible School will be closed until further notice. We are planning to resume in the summer of 2022.
The Vacation Bible School is for children entering 1st- 6th grades! At Vacation Bible Camp, your child will learn skills that help them succeed in life. Your child will be supervised at all times and will learn to work together with others, problem solving, communication and much more.
Hosted at Crete United Methodist Church, 1321 Main Street, Crete, IL 60417
If you have any specific questions please calll Miss Kathy at (708) 670-6822.
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2019 Children’s Christmas Musical was
Wrapping All the Way
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Director- Kathy Carter Young
2018 Children’s Christmas Musical was
Isaiah Jones and the Seekers of
The Lost Christmas Treasure
Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.
Monday, December 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Director- Kathy Carter Young
Children’s Christmas Musical for 2017 was
Candy Cane Lane, a Recipe for Life
was performed on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
was performed on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Created and written by Celeste Clydesdale
Director- Kathy Carter Young
performed by the Before and After School Program.