prayer Prayer for the Day
Eternal God,   
your everlasting mercy  
rises new in the morning of another year.   
Give us grace to arise with Christ ,  
who is our morning light.    
In this new year of our life's journey,   
may we walk by faith in him,  
and with a willing spirit  
persevere to the end;  
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.   
Amen.  
 
 
trips Sign Up for Summer Trips by January 21
Monday, January 21 is the registration deadline for our summer trips to Cuba, Missouri, Detroit, and Montreat . This early deadline gives us lots of time to fundraise and build important relationships among the trip teams. Please follow this link to register while there is still time.   
 
Some new information about the Missouri trip: we will be working with Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri to help with damage from the April 2017 floods.  
 
 
owlOur Whole Lives Registration and Parent Orientation 
Our Whole Lives is a life-cycle sexuality education curriculum developed by the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association. It informs and advises young people on several aspects of sexuality, including anatomy and physiology, decision making, body image, sexual and gender orientation, and consent. It is a valuable tool for discussing, in a manner that is both clear and relatable, what can be very uncomfortable issues for young people.

Six th - through twelf th -grade youth are invited to the Our Whole Lives retreat on Presidents' Day weekend. It will start with lunch at 12:00 noon on Sunday, January 18   and finish at 12:00 noon on Monday, January 19 , including an overnight lock-in at the church. There will be separate sessions for junior high and high school students. Register at bit.ly/OWL18
 
At least one parent must attend the orientation session on January 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in order for a student to participate. At the orientation, parents will see the curriculum and have opportunity to ask questions. 
 
 
souper Souper Bowl Sign-Ups
The Souper Bowl of Caring is Sunday, February 4 ! This is a nationwide effort to tackle hunger by collecting donations of money and nonperishable food items. Fourth Church youth participate with a Coffee Hour table throughout the morning.  
 
Please sign up here for a time on February 4 when you can be at the table collecting donations. You can also use that link to volunteer to tell the congregation about the Souper Bowl of Caring during the Minute for Mission in worship on Sunday, January 28 !  
 
Here's another cool sign-up: Sunday Night Supper. Last fall roughly twenty youth and their parents served Sunday Night Supper together, so we're doing it again, this time on February 11 . Click here to sign up for a spot to serve.  
 
 
bagels Sponsor a Week of Bagels 
The Fourth Church youth community is blessed to have so many parents and supporters who have helped provide bagels for our weekly community time at 10:30 a.m. in the Bumpus Room. If you would like to contribute $75 for a week of bagels, please click here . Thank you for helping our students grow in community and discipleship.  
 
 
sunday This Sunday's Schedule  
We're on a regular Sunday morning schedule this week, with choir at 10:00 a.m., community and bagel time at 10:30 a.m., and Confirmation, Junior High , and Senior High all at 11:00 a.m. See you Sunday!
 
 

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126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611