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CONTENTS
Shawn Fiedler Preaching at 4:00
Welcoming Visiting Youth Groups
garage Shawn Fiedler Preaching at 4:00
Join Us for Jazz at Four!
Many of you will have seen Shawn Fiedler around the church on Sundays, as he carries out his role of Worship and Adult Education Coordinator. He joined us in that capacity this past March. This Sunday we look forward to his leading our weekly Jazz at Four service.

Shawn received a Masters of Divinity from Boston University and is ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Church of Christ.

Time: 
   Sunday, July 16
   4:00 p.m.

Place: 
   Sanctuary 
 
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Learning and Serving in Urban Ministry
Please join us in welcoming the youth of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Wing, Minnesota, and Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church from Kansas City, Missouri, who will be joining us on Sunday afternoon for the last week of this year's Urban Youth Mission (UYM) summer program.

The youth will be staying overnight at the church and spending their days engaging in both learning and hands-on outreach experiences at the church and in the city.

Traveling to Iona, Scotland, This Wednesday
This Wednesday a group from Fourth Church will depart for Scotland as they take part in our Spiritual Formation Pilgrimage to Iona. Please keep these travelers in your prayers in the days ahead.

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threeArt Techniques with Rhonda Nass
A Presentation This Sunday
Rhonda Nass, whose art is currently on exhibition in the Loggia, will be with us this Sunday following the 11:00 service.

Join her in Borwell Dining Room at 12:30 p.m. as she talks about her work as well as demonstrates the technique she uses in creating her exquisite colored-pencil drawings, some of which make up the show "Scratchings of a Madwoman: Personal Stories and Colored-Pencil Drawings Illustrating Intimacy with God."


Time:
   Sunday, July 16
   12:30 p.m.

Place:
   Borwell Dining Room

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pathMen's Book Club
An Invitation to Conversation
Men's Book Club is a monthly opportunity for men to gather for conversation and fellowship on a Monday morning at the church.

This month, on July 24, men are invited to join in discussing Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson.

Time:
   Monday, July 24
   7:30 a.m.

Place:
   Randolph Room
graduatesTaking Part in Prison Ministry
Writing Letters; Making Visits
Those interested in taking part in prison ministry--either as a pen pal with a prisoner or by making visits in a prison--are asked to contact Vicky Curtiss by Tuesday, July 18. 
 
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nineA College Christmas Break in Mexico
A Yucatan Mission Trip Experience
Do you know someone who will be a college student during the 2017-18 school year? If so, spread the word: we're planning a Fourth Church college winter break mission trip to Campeche, Mexico, from December 26, 2017, to January 1, 2018.

Partnering with Yucatan Mission, five to ten college students and two leaders will construct a cistern at someone's home so that that family can have a sustainable source of potable water.

You can learn more--and sign up--at www.bit.ly/fpcmexico17info or by contacting Rocky Supinger.

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tenSelah Freedom Connect This Saturday
Working to End Sex Trafficking
Fourth Church's Sunlight Project is hosting a Selah Freedom Volunteer Connect Meeting this Saturday morning.

Selah Freedom work s to end sex trafficking and has opened homes for survivors near  Chicago.

All are invited to come learn how to be part of a  volunteer team and take part in other opportunities to make a difference in the lives of survivors. RSVP to  volunteer@selahfreedom.com

Time: 
   Saturday, July 15
   9:30-10:30 a.m.

Place: 
   Room 5G  
 
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worship Worship This Week
Sunday, July 16, 2017
8:00 a.m.
Communion
Matt Helms, 
Associate Pastor

9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
New Members at 11:00
Matt Helms, 
Associate Pastor 

4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Shawn Fielder,
Coordinator for Worship and Adult Education         
Worship bulletin
for this coming Sunday is available online at www.fourthchurch.org/worship/this-week.html
 
"News and Opportunities"
is the weekly printed newsletter distributed with the Sunday bulletin and is available online Friday afternoon at www.fourthchurch.org/news/2017/071617no.pdf

Sermons
from previous weeks are posted online at www.fourthchurch.org/sermons 

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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
 
Catherine Anne Vander Ploeg and Tyler Nelson Vostry
     July 8, 2017
 
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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.

Friday, July 21, 2017
After School Matters
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Music by the Fountain resumes July 28! 
Bring your lunch and join us for free outdoor concerts on upcoming summer Fridays!

Friday, July 28, 2017

Lucy Smith
(Music leader and vocalist for our Jazz at Four services)
12:10 p.m.
in the Michigan Avenue courtyard

Friday, August 4, 2017
Tom Michael and Beckie Menzie
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard

Friday, August 11, 2017
Laura Freeman
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard

Friday, August 18, 2017
Claudia Hommel
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard

Friday, August 25, 2017
Elaine Dame
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard 
 
A complete concert schedule is available online
 
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volunteer Volunteer at Fourth Church
There are several ways to get involved in the mission and ministry of Fourth Church. See below for just some of the details!

Current Volunteer Needs
Cooks to prepare meals for Meals Ministry Sunday Night Supper, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Liturgists to read scripture
during Sunday 8:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. services of worship

Taizé greeters and liturgists on the fourth Friday of the month

Shower Ministry greeters (men) for a rotating schedule on Tuesdays between 1:15 and 4:00 p.m.

Urban Farm volunteers on Saturdays during open volunteer hours, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., at the Farm (444 W. Chicago)
    
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them--as well as additional volunteer opportunities--stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.