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On the church calendar are many opportunities to connect online with the Fourth Church community and one another. Included among them are—

For information about whom to contact for an event’s Zoom details, simply click on the down “arrow” to the right of the event name in the calendar (which is easily accessible from the “Calendar” button in the upper left corner of our website).

Rocky Supinger preaching

The worship bulletin is available to download and print in advance

Livestreamed from the Sanctuary at www.bit.ly/FPCworship

This Sunday is Reformation Sunday, a time when we recall the rich heritage of the Protestant tradition.

It was on All Hallows’ Eve (the day before All Saints’ Day), October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, the watershed event sparking the Reformation.

The Presbyterian Church (USA) grew out of that Reformation in the sixteenth century under leaders such as John Calvin and the Scotsman John Knox. Thus on the last Sunday of October we remember and give thanks for Reformation leaders and all others who have kept the faith.

Our online worship service is available live at 11:00 a.m. (Central) via

For those who do not have Internet access, we also make our worship service available to listen to via the phone. If you know of someone for whom this audio opportunity would be welcome, please encourage them to call 888.916.9166 (toll-free) at the time of the service.

The Sunday service is available for viewing throughout the week at www.bit.ly/FPCworship.

Worship and sermon podcasts are available via iTunes and Spotify, and you can sign up to receive the text of the weekly sermon by email.

Although your schedule might not allow you to join us “live” for all of our online opportunities, many of them are available via video for you to watch when you choose.

Check out our YouTube channel—www.bit.ly/fpcvideos—for videos of Bible studies, classes on topics such as the impact of Black history on our faith traditions, and highlights of what our various programs are doing in 2020.

On Facebook—www.facebook.com/fourthchurch—you can find the Facebook Live videos of worship and Friday Noonday Concerts.

You can also enjoy videos of past Friday Noonday Concerts on our programs channel—www.bit.ly/fpcprograms—and watch previous worship services on our worship channel—www.bit.ly/FPCworship

We encourage you to bookmark these pages and connect with our videos as your schedule allows!

And if you would like to listen to worship services or sermons, you can subscribe to our podcasts via iTunes or Spotify.

Following worship each Sunday we hope you will join us via Zoom for virtual Coffee Hour, an opportunity to connect online with one another and share in a time of fellowship.

Following the postlude

Also accessible at www.bit.ly/fpcfellowship

(the link is posted on our website as well: www.fourthchurch.org)

Meeting ID: 963 5583 1751

Passcode: 631276

Phone: Call 1 312.626.6799

and enter Meeting ID 963 5583 1751#

5:30 p.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, register at www.bit.ly/cornerstones1120

In this November Zoom gathering for those fifty and older, Paul Hamann, President and CEO of the Night Ministry, will talk about the work he and the Night Ministry teams tackle daily, as well as the long-term impact this pandemic will likely have on our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

In our 2021 Stewardship Campaign for Fourth Church and Chicago Lights, we are recommiting ourselves to “Putting Our Faith into Action.” In doing so, we are each called to ask of ourselves, What investment will I make in my Fourth Church family and its work in 2021?

In preparation for Commitment Sunday—November 8—the Stewardship and Giving Council asks that you please make your 2021 pledge by that date. Then on that Sunday we will dedicate our gifts and celebrate all that we are able to do together through our generous response to God’s blessings in our lives.

6:00 p.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, email Anne Ellis

All women are invited to join in monthly Books by Women discussions whenever their schedules allow and the books are of interest.

November book: Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

7:00 p.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, register at www.bit.ly/firsttuesdaybooks

This book group hosted by the Adult Education Committee examines the ethical and social issues facing Christians today.

November and December book: The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone; Nanette Sawyer will lead our discussion.

9:30 a.m.

For Zoom details, register at www.bit.ly/womeninjudges

Join Dr. Steed Davidson, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs at McCormick Theological Seminary, for this study of “Women in the Book of Judges.”

12:30 p.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, register at www.bit.ly/fpcff20

This weekly Bible study, led by members of the pastoral staff, is currently focusing on the theme “Varying Voices of the Prophets: Cries for Justice, Lamentation, and Consolation.” Texts from Amos, Jeremiah, and Isaiah form the foundation of these discussions led by Jeff Doane.

Then beginning November 1, Matt Helms will guide us in taking a closer look at “From Pentecost to Constantine: How the Early Church Grew.”

Men’s Bible Study

7:30 a.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, email Anne Ellis

This weekly Bible study for men uses the lectionary readings for the church year to guide conversation.

Horizons Bible Study for Women

12:00 p.m. via Zoom

For Zoom details, email Anne Ellis

This Bible study for women uses the material presented in Horizons, the women’s magazine of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

For those interested in becoming members of Fourth Church, our next online Inquirers’ Class will be held Sunday, November 15 at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom.

You can register here for this one-session class.

For additional information about Fourth Church membership, please contact Joe Morrow.

Fourth Church Youth Ministry is in need of adult volunteers to serve as high school youth leaders with the Senior High Youth Group.

The group meets via Zoom every Sunday following worship, at 12:00 p.m. During that time a team of dedicated adult leaders leads students in community-building, study, and discussion.

If you would enjoy joining that team and accompanying high school students in their faith journey, and if you are available Sundays from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., email Katie Patterson. (An application and background check are required.)

Fourth Church Meals Ministry is in need of volunteers to help prepare Sunday Night Suppers as well as individuals to help serve the grab-to-go meals outside.

If you are available to assist, please sign up here for a date(s) to cook or here for a date(s) to serve the meal.

If you have questions about volunteering or using VOMO, our volunteer sign-up app, please contact Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.

Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one ministry of care and supportive listening for those who are experiencing life’s challenges.

If you or someone you know could benefit from a such a connection, we invite you to learn more about being paired with a Stephen Minister.

We also welcome applications for our next Stephen Minister training course—a fifty-hour series that culminates in making a two-year commitment to serve as a Stephen Minister. That course will next be offered in the spring.