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Here's your weekly Fourth Church Youth e-newsletter for January 19.
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Prayer for the Day
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Great God, you are one God,
and you bring together what is scattered
and mend what is broken.
Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earth
that we may be one family of your children.
Bind up all our wounds,
and heal us in spirit,
that we may be renewed as disciples
of Jesus Christ, our Savior.
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The Summer Trip Deadline Is Here
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Summer trips are powerful experiences of service, worship, and fun. This year Fourth Church youth are going to Cuba, Missouri, Detroit, and Montreat, and the window to sign up for them is almost closed. The deadline is this Sunday, January 21. They all still have space.
Each trip has a suggested contribution towards everyone's cost, and the online registration permits the "pay later" option for that, just in case that's a barrier to participation. Also, as with all our trips, any students who want to go will, regardless of their contribution. It's why we fundraise.
If you have concerns or questions about any of the trips, please call me (Rocky). I want as many of our students as possible to experience a summer trip.
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RSVP for the "Our Whole Lives" Parent Orientation
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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, February 18
and finish at 12:00 noon on Monday, February 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 this Sunday, January 21
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in order for their student to participate.
At the orientation,
parents will see the curriculum and have opportunity to ask questions.
If you're coming to the parent orientation, email Rocky to RSVP so we can have enough coffee.
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Sign up to Help with the Souper Bowl of Caring
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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 next 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.
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Want to Be a Liturgist or Beadle on February 4?
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Fourth Church youth don't just go to worship; they lead worship. Our next time in worship together is February 4, and if you'd like to read scripture or lead the procession with the Bible (as the beadle), then
email Rocky
now to claim your spot!
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Youth-Led Worship Is upon Us Once Again!
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Once again, Fourth Church youth will lead worship on Sunday, February 11. Confirmands will be offering the "sermon" during 9:30 a.m. worship, and graduating seniors will be speaking during 11:00 a.m. worship. All youth are encouraged to sign up this coming Sunday, during our fellowship time together, for a speaking or nonspeaking role in one of the two services. If you are unable to be there this Sunday, please email Shelley to sign up to participate in either service.
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This Sunday's Schedule
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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. All groups will be working on the February 11 worship service they will be leading. See you Sunday!
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This email was sent by the Youth Ministry program at Fourth Church
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611
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