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Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10
11:00 a.m. online
Shannon J. Kershner preaching
This Sunday Luke Meyer and Emma Morley will be singing our Offertory. We are grateful to three of our graduating high-school seniors—Luke , Emma, and Clara Radtke—for sharing their musical gifts for the past fifteen years as part of our Children’s and Youth Choirs. Thank you!
If our 11:00 worship time does not fit your schedule, the service will be available for viewing throughout the week.
For families looking to create their own Sunday School time this weekend, we invite you to read and talk about Paul’s letters to the early church and how they kept him connected to the communities while apart. To help in exploring how the letters form a road map for Christians about how to act, how to live, and how to be church (Romans 12:9–21), you will find a
family discussion guide online along with related
craft and activity suggestions.
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In these days of pandemic we stand together with all God’s beloved children around the world,
praying for healing,
expressing gratitude to medical professionals and essential workers, and
using the power of our generosity to feed the hungry, provide emergency items to those in need, support employees, offer a listening ear, and nurture connections.
In an expression of unity, this past Tuesday was observed globally as #GiveTuesdayNow. If you did not have opportunity then to make a gift to support these ongoing efforts, you can still do so
online, by Venmo, or by check payable to Fourth Presbyterian Church.
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Each Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m., Fourth Church staff gathers via Zoom for
Morning Prayer. If you would like to join in this weekly time of prayer for those in need, please contact
Carol Allerton for the Zoom information.
if you have
a prayer request that you would like included in Morning Prayer or as part of our Deacon Prayer Ministries, we encourage you to send those requests to
Dave Handley, our Interim Minister for Pastoral Care.
We also invite you to join us for a time of virtual
Sacred Pause on Tuesday mornings (7:45 a.m.) and Saturday mornings (8:30 a.m.). You can connect with us online for these times of silent meditation—hosted by Tom Schemper, Director of the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being—on the
Replogle Center Facebook page.
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Looking for plants for your home garden?
Orders must be placed by midnight on Wednesday, May 13, with curbside pickup of the fulfilled orders one day only: Saturday, May 16 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Farm (444 W. Chicago Ave.).
All proceeds will support the Urban Farm, which is dedicated to cultivating a thoughtful and engaged community of youth and adults through educational and economic opportunities, hands-on learning experiences, and access to fresh, local, and sustainably grown produce.
For more information, contact
Ben Jaffe, Director of the Chicago Lights Urban Farm.
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Each Friday we stream a Noonday Concert online at 12:10 p.m. and then make it available for viewing throughout the week.
So if you missed pianist Mio Nakamura’s wonderful May 8 program of works by Chopin, Beethoven, and Liszt, you can still watch and listen at
www.bit.ly/fpcprograms.
On that page you can also click on “Videos” to enjoy previous online performances.
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In this season when many of us are struggling to sort things out, Stephen Ministers are available to be God’s listening presence.
Trained in providing emotional and spiritual care, Stephen Ministers are here to help during this difficult time.
If you would like to be in phone contact with a Stephen Minister, please leave a confidential message at 312.573.3365.
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Please let us know—
- If you are a medical professional, please let our Pastoral Care Office know who you are so we can reach out and care for you in what we know are are difficult days for you.
- If you are—or someone you know is—in self-quarantine or feeling isolated, lonely, anxious, or sick, please contact our Pastoral Care Office so that we can reach out to you.
- If you would like to talk to a pastor, please call the church (312.787.4570), and your request will be forwarded to someone on the pastoral staff.
As a connectional community committed to living out our care for one another and remaining together while apart, we very much want to hear from you!
If you would like to
talk with a therapist in the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being, you can schedule a teletherapy appointment by calling the Center at 312.787.2729, ext 2260.
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In this time of social distancing and our closed campus, we remain firmly committed to caring for the most vulnerable among us.
Fourth Church Meals Ministry is continuing to serve those in our community who are hungry. Staff and volunteers are outside in the Cloister handing out “to go” lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and “to go” meals for Sunday Night Supper. They are also handing out “to go” meals for Monday Night Supper at Catholic Charities. This enables us to distribute meals while also limiting lines and in-person gatherings.
How can you help? You will find online
lists of items we particularly need as we continue to feed our neighbors. These can be ordered and shipped directly to the church. You will also find, along with the list, information about making a financial gift to support this ministry for those in need.
The
Chicago Lights Social Service Center is also continuing to offer “curbside” emergency services on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Wednesdays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. These services include essential emergency clothing, hygiene items, and pre-assembled bags of food for those who have scheduled Food Pantry appointments
How can you help? While we cannot receive individual donations of canned goods, clothing, or hygiene items direct from households, you can order and have shipped to the church the items on our
emergency distribution list.
In particular need right now are the hygiene items:
- Toothpaste (travel-size)
- Toothbrushes
- Deodorant (travel-size)
- Shampoo (travel-size)
- Bars of soap or bodywash (travel-size)
- Shampoo (travel-size)
- Razors
How else can you help in these days? If you are interested in sewing face masks for health care workers and other providers of essential services, please contact
Nanette Sawyer.
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Death
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
David S. Boe
Died April 28, 2020
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