Looking for ways to connect with the Fourth Church community and one another? On the church calendar you will find many opportunities to do so online (or, where noted, in person). Included among them are—
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Men’s Bible Study on Tuesday mornings
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Knitting and Crocheting (in person) on Tuesday morning, July 5
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Horizons Bible Study for women, offered at both noon and in the evening, on Wednesday, July 13, with a summer focus on practicing spiritual disciplines
For information about whom to contact for an event’s Zoom details or the link to register for an event, 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).
For highlights about additional opportunities, keep reading!
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Sunday, July 3
10:00 a.m. worship in person and online
Rocky Supinger preaching
Audio available by phone (toll free) by calling 888.916.9166
Due to the COVID risk level in Chicago, and consistent with the advice of city health officials, we are recommending, though not requiring, that individuals wear masks during worship and elsewhere on the Fourth Church campus.
4:00 p.m. Jazz at Four worship in person
with Communion
in Buchanan Chapel
Rocky Supinger preaching
Patrick Daymond Preaching July 10
Next Sunday morning, July 10, we look forward to welcoming back to Fourth Church Patrick Daymond, who will be our guest preacher for the 10:00 a.m. service.
In September 2005, Patrick joined the Fourth Church staff as a Pastoral Resident, having graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with concentrations in biblical studies and homiletics. Upon completion of the residency program, he was called to serve as Pastor of Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church of Chicago and then as Pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Long Island, New York.
Dr. Daymond is currently Senior Pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois. His passion is rooted in “engaging and empowering all of humanity, locally and globally, through preaching and teaching the life-changing Word of God and living out the convincing gospel of Jesus Christ.” A sought-after preacher, teacher, revivalist, and conference and workshop facilitator, he has been awarded numerous citations for his community and civic activism and involvement.
We hope you will join us for this opportunity to again take part in worship with Dr. Daymond!
Before We Close the Survey
Have you had opportunity yet to respond to our survey about online engagement with Fourth Church?
If not, please do so today, so that your input might help us continue to shape meaningful connections with Fourth Church and one another for the many who are engaging with us online.
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The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going will be the topic of conversation at this month’s First Tuesday Book Club gathering.
All who are interested in learning more about this increasingly significant group—Americans who say they have no religious affiliation—are invited to join this online discussion with the book’s author, Ryan P. Burge, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.
Together with Professor Burge we will take a closer look at may well be the largest religious group in the United States in the next decade, how this rise happened, who the Nones are, and what they mean for the future of American religion.
Reading the book in advance is not required.
Tuesday, July 5
7:00 p.m. via Zoom
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The Center for Life and Learning (CLL), which offers programming and community for adults sixty and over, is gearing up for their Summer Term!
Running from July 11 through September 1, this eight-week summer session is anchored by a full portfolio of nine weekly exercise and fitness classes, including Stronger Seniors (twice weekly), Continuing Tap, Continuing T’ai Chi (twice weekly), Silver Barre, Yoga, Zing! Total Fitness, and Range of Motion. All are on Zoom.
The CLL Summer Membership provides access to those classes as well as member-led discussion groups, meditation classes, and some wonderful in-person outings and gatherings.
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Our Music by the Fountain series continues on Friday, July 8 with an outdoor concert by the Fourth Church Jazz Ensemble, whom you will recognize from their music leadership at our weekly Jazz at Four worship service.
We hope you will join us outside for some fabulous jazz on Friday at 12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard.
For those who prefer to enjoy our concerts online, we will not be livestreaming the outdoor concerts but invite you to watch your favorite Friday Noonday Concerts from previous seasons on our YouTube channel: www.bit.ly/fpcvideos
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Women at Fourth is collecting donations for the annual School Supply Drive. The school supplies will be given to students connected with Chicago Lights Summer Day, Tutoring, and the Urban Farm.
For details about how to contribute or how to receive a list of items needed, contact Simon Crow. |
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This past Sunday we welcomed during worship the following new members, who were received into membership by the Session.
Please join us in adding your welcome to these newest members of the Fourth Church family!
Margaret Izzo
Charles Lipthrott
Madeline Lipthrott
Annette Stenstrom
John Stenstrom
Lee Zacharias
If you or someone you know would like to learn more about becoming a member of Fourth Church, please email member@fourthchurch.org
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If you would like to join in praying for others—members of Fourth Church and those in need—we invite you to gather with us for Wednesday Morning Prayer at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom or at 10:00 a.m. in person in Buchanan Chapel. (The chapel is also open for opportunity to walk the labyrinth between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays.) For Zoom details, email Nancy Benson-Nicol.
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.
If you would like to alert pastoral staff to emerging pastoral care needs, please email caringministries@fourthchurch.org; however if the situation is an emergency or requires immediate attention, please call the church at 312.787.4570 to be connected to the Minister on Call.
For one-to-one spiritual and emotional support through life challenges, we encourage you to consider being paired with a Stephen Minister. To learn more about this resource, contact Nancy Benson-Nicol, Associate Pastor for Caring Ministries and Spiritual Formation, or leave a confidential message for a Stephen Minister at 312.573.3365.
To set up a time to talk or for more information about how the staff of the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being can be a resource for you, call the Center at 312.787.2729, ext. 2260.
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A Mask-Welcoming Community
Although wearing a mask is not required at Fourth Church, we as a community have made a commitment to be a mask-welcoming campus, encouraging the wearing of masks by anyone who wants or needs to wear one.
With the COVID risk level in Chicago at “high,” we are going a step further to not just encourage but recommend (though not require) that individuals wear masks while on campus.
This is consistent with city health officials recommending that—in light of the “high risk” level—individuals wear masks indoors when they are not certain of the vaccination status of others present.
As a mask-welcoming—and now recommending—campus, we also remain committed to ensuring no one will feel out of place should they choose to wear a mask while at Fourth Church.
Since some populations are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others, some programs on the Fourth Church campus choose to require masks. That is a decision that is made on a program-by-program basis.
We continue to have a socially distanced seating section at the front of the Sanctuary on the pulpit side. That section is reserved for those required to or choosing to practice social distancing, and everyone sitting in that section is required to wear a mask. The remainder of the Sanctuary is open seating.
Additionally, we are continuing our practice of not checking vaccination status, but anyone coming on site certifies by doing so that (a) they do not currently have COVID-19; (b) they are not experiencing COVID symptoms; (c) they have no reason to quarantine; and (d) they will wear a mask and practice social distancing if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
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