As a reminder, during the summer our morning worship begins at 10:00 a.m.

The worship bulletin will be available to download and print on Friday

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

in Buchanan Chapel

The worship bulletin will be available to download and print on Friday

This Sunday we will continue our sermon series on Jeremiah, “A Prophet of Loss and Hope,” with a focus this week on Jeremiah 29:1, 4–14.

This Sunday is also Baccalaureate Sunday at Fourth Church, when we recognize members and Chicago Lights Tutoring students who are graduating in 2021 from eighth grade, high school, college, or graduate and professional programs.

Throughout Pride Month, the Pride flag sign and rainbow ribbons outside the Michigan Avenue courtyard bear public witness to the inclusive hospitality we extend to all and to our welcome of all of God’s children into the life of the church.

For those who have grown accustomed to worshiping online at 11:00, the service is also available online at that time (and any time afterwards) on YouTube.

For those who do not have Internet access, we also make our worship services 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.

Our Sunday services are available for viewing following the conclusion of worship and throughout the week at www.bit.ly/fpcvideos.

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.

We are offering two in-person worship services each Sunday as we gradually reopen our campus this summer.

4:00 p.m. Jazz at Four service

There are no capacity limits, and preregistration is not necessary.

Masks and social distancing are required for those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19. For those who have received the COVID vaccine, the wearing of masks is optional.

The front section of the Sanctuary is for those required to or choosing to wear masks, with socially distant seating by households. The remainder of the Sanctuary is open seating, with masks optional.

We are not checking vaccination status, but by coming on site you certify that (a) you do not currently have COVID-19; (b) you are not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms; (c) you have no reason to quarantine, and (d) you will wear a mask and practice social distancing if you are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Doors open a half hour before each service.

Access is by Michigan Avenue doors only for the morning service and by the Delaware doors to the Gratz Center only for the Jazz at Four service.

Discounted parking on Sundays is available at 900 N. Michigan (access from Rush or Walton) at the rate of $9 between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and at the Hancock garage (875 N. Michigan, enter from Delaware or Chestnut) at the rate of $10 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Validation tickets for the garages must be picked up from an usher.

Nursery care and child care is not available; Sunday School continues to be held online.

There is no congregational singing, though worshipers are invited to hum along during the hymns if they like.

You can read more about the guidelines that are in place for in-person worship—as well as information about continued online opportunities—at www.fourthchurch.org/reopening

If you worshiped with us online this past Sunday, you will have seen the new Fourth Church Legacy Society video shared following the postlude.

If you missed it, we encourage you to take a moment to watch this short video (just under 3 minutes), which features testimonies of those whose lives have been impacted by Fourth Church and how that has shaped their commitment to becoming part of the Legacy Society.

For more information about the Legacy Society, see www.bit.ly/fpclegacyinfo or contact Katy Frey Bever.

The Farmstand opens this week!

Each Friday afternoon through the end of October the Farmstand at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm will be selling a wide variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

Your purchasing fresh produce at the Farmstand directly supports Chicago Lights job-training programs, as students and young adults gain job skills through urban farming, skills that set them up for success as they pursue fulfilling careers.

1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm

444 W. Chicago Ave.

We are grateful to all who have made gifts in support of our mission and ministry this year. Thank you! This monthly generosity report summarizes those contributions to Fourth Church as of May 31, 2021.

Together with interfaith partners we are planning a trip to Israel, Palestine, and Jordan for a year from now, June 2022.

Registration is open through this September 1, 2021, for those interested in joining us for “Peace and Compassion: A Music and Travel Seminar Trip to the Middle East,” an opportunity to share the gift of music, to learn about daily life in the Middle East, and to build community among ourselves and all we encounter.

To register or to learn more about fees, travel arrangements, and other logistics, contact John Sherer or Nanette Sawyer.

God never intended that we struggle through life’s crises alone. For one-to-one spiritual and emotional support through difficult times, be it death, loss, illness, financial insecurity, pandemic fatigue, or other life challenges, we encourage you to consider being paired with one of our congregation’s trained and caring Stephen Ministers.

To request a match with a Stephen Minister or to learn more about this opportunity, contact David Handley, Interim Minister for Caring Ministries, or leave a confidential message for a Stephen Minister at 312.573.3365.

As many of us are looking for healthy ways to cope with stresses or anxiety, frustration or anger, uncertainty or grief, the staff of our Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being is also available to offer suggestions and support through phone appointments or teletherapy, whether for just a few sessions or on an ongoing basis.

To set up a time to talk or for more information about how the Center can be a resource for you, call the Center at 312.787.2729, ext. 2260.

Additionally, 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.

Married June 19, 2021

Died June 18, 2021

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).

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