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Remembering and Honoring Loved Ones
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This season there is again special opportunity to memorialize or honor loved ones through donations for the Advent and Christmas flowers and garlands that will decorate Fourth Church. Contributions are being received now through Sunday, December 10.
Names of those remembered through Advent and Christmas flower donations will be printed in the Christmas worship bulletin. Contributions can be made by completing the Christmas flowers form available in the literature racks or online at
www.bit.ly/FPCgifts
Forms must be received by December 10 for names to appear in the Christmas worship bulletin.
For more information about this opportunity to remember loved ones, contact Andrea Miller.
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Let us help you with your holiday shopping!
Plan to stop by the Fair Trade Gift Bazaar next Saturday, December 2 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or Sunday, December 3 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in Anderson Hall and Borwell Dining Room.
This annual bazaar features handcrafted merchandise, ranging from folk art to ceramics, textiles, baskets, jewelry, and more, and a variety of vendors, including Ten Thousand Villages, will be on hand.
Groups in more than forty countries benefit from the proceeds of this bazaar, making it possible for them to earn a fair wage for their labors and provide food, shelter, education, and health care for their families.
Come shop for a difference!
Time:
Saturday, December 2 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 3 | 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Place:
Anderson Hall and Borwell Dining Room
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Civic Orchestra Concert Thursday
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Presented in Memory of David Donovan
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In recent years we have been honored to host the finale concert of the annual Civic Orchestra Bach Marathon, during which celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma has appeared as a guest performer.
This coming Thursday we are honored to again host the marathon's free concluding concert of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, which will be dedicated to the memory of our former Associate Pastor David Donovan.
Time:
Thursday, November 30
7:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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A Chanticleer Christmas
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A Seasonal Favorite Offered on Two Nights
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Back by popular demand, the Grammy-award-winning a cappella group Chanticleer--known around the world as "an orchestra of voices"--will again be bringing "A Chanticleer Christmas" to the Sanctuary this season.
Join us for this holiday favorite on either Tuesday or Wednesday, December 5 or 6. Tickets are available through Symphony Center Presents at www.cso.org; use coupon code CHANTICLEER for a 25 percent discount!
Time:
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5 and 6
7:30 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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Sign Up for the Marathon by Nov. 29
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Run to Support Chicago Lights
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We are looking for runners to join our 2018 Chicago Lights Marathon Team!
We'll again be running the Chicago Marathon--on Sunday, October 7, 2018--in support of Fourth Church's nonprofit community outreach organization, Chicago Lights and its programs: Tutoring, Summer Day, Dance Academy, Urban Farm, and the Elam Davies Social Service Center.
Those interested in joining the Marathon Team and helping to raise funds for Chicago Lights are asked to contact Kate Solis Silva by this coming Wednesday, November 29.
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Showcasing Congregational Artwork
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Do you create art you'd be willing to share with fellow members and friends of Fourth Church and visitors to our Loggia Gallery?
In January we will be showcasing in the Loggia some of the artistic talents of our congregation. If you would like to submit artwork, please contact Rob Koon for a copy of the guidelines.
This coming Thursday, November 30 is the deadline for submissions: only two-dimensional work, please (drawings, paintings, collage, and photography).
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Welcome, New Members!
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The Newest Members of Our Faith Community
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership this month.
Brittany Bacon
Pamela Baker
April Boland
Esmeraldino Celestino
Danielle Jovanovic
Catherine Lind
Emily Ninnemann
Jackson Phelps
Jenna Swan
Lance Tines
Dana Tookey Trumbull
Benjamin Winge
Lauren Wretman
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Worship This Week
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Reign of Christ Sunday, November 26, 2017
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8:00 a.m.
Communion
Victoria G. Curtiss,
Associate Pastor
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss,
Associate Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Abbi Heimach-Snipes,
Pastoral Resident
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Passages
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Abigail Griffith Canfield and David Guna Sekar
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Laura Jean Barrows
November 15, 2017
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funeral will be held at Fourth Church on Saturday, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
Thursday, November 30
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago
performing Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
This free concert will be dedicated to the memory of David Donovan,
in recognition of his twenty years of ministry at Fourth Church
and his support of the Civic Orchestra.
Friday, December 1
Picosa Chamber Ensemble
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Saturday, December 2
St. Charles Singers singing Christmas favorites
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tickets available at the door and online at www.stcharlessingers.com
Tuesday, December 5 and Wednesday, December 6
Christmas with Chanticleer
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tickets available by calling 312.294.3000 or at www.cso.org;
use coupon code CHANTICLEER for a 25 percent discount
Friday, December 8
Robert Chen, violinist
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Saturday, December 9
Holidays
a cappella with
Chicago a cappella
8:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tickets available at the door and online at www.chicagoacappella.org
A complete concert schedule is available online.
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Volunteer and Donation Needs
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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
Individuals to help with the Fair Trade Bazaar setup and takedown on Friday, December 1 and Sunday, December 3; for details, email Nancy Davis
Individuals to staff the Book Nook during 12:00 p.m. Sunday Coffee Hour
Current Donation Needs
Individually packaged snack items (5,000 per month) for Fourth Church Meals Ministry bag lunches and Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center emergency snack packs
Men's clothing (all sizes)
for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
Large paper grocery bags for use in the Social Service Center Food Pantry (four grocery bags are needed for every guest who visits the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center Food Pantry)
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.
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