- A Monday, November 5 Chestnut Street Players performance of the Fibber McGee and Molly radio show “Election Day” originally broadcast on November 5, 1940
- Gratitude meditation with the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being on Tuesday, November 6
- A Women at Fourth discussion on friendship, relationships, and community building, led by Nanette Sawyer, on Thursday, November 15
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As we think about schedules, this is also the weekend when we
set our clocks back an hour,
as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end.
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All Saints
’
Sunday, November 4
8:00 a.m. Communion
Rocky Supinger
9:30 a.m.
Shannon J. Kershner
11:00 a.m.
Shannon J. Kershner
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Joe Morrow
6:30 p.m. Communion
Service of Remembrance
with Morten Lauridsen
’s
Lux Aeterna
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This Sunday is All Saints
’
Sunday,
a day when
we remember the faithful who have gone before us and honor departed loved ones. As part of that observance, the names of the following Fourth Church members, who entered the Church Triumphant in the past year, will be read during worship.
Richard G. Anderson
Laura Jean Barrows
Helen R. Beiser
Betty H. Bergstrom
Alice L. Bowles
Clyde O. Bowles Jr.
Samuel Chou
Allan J. Cox
James R. Donnelley
Gayle L. Engberg
Sue S. Felty
Jeanette Krenek
Jean Lerner
Miriam Littell
Gary J. Low
Charles Nay
John Parsons
Alice Perry
Irene Puckett
Rachel Towner Raffles
LeGrand Redfield
Mary H. Schaafsma
Ronald T. Schiltz
Dorothy J. Schmidt
Emma R. Talen
Sammie L. Turner
Robert Walker
Robert R. Williams
Martha C. Wiltsie
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This Sunday, November 4, as part of our All Saints’ Sunday observances, we will gather for a
Requiem Service of Remembrance
at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Featuring Morten Lauridsen’s
Lux Aeterna,
sung by the Morning Choir, the service will also include opportunity to celebrate communion.
Sunday, November 4
at 6:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
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On All Saints’ Sunday we also recall with gratitude those who went before us who, in their planned giving, remembered the generations that would follow in ministry here at Fourth Church.
We give thanks for them and their generosity and, in turn, pause to reflect on our own legacy. In doing so, we are invited to join the Fourth Presbyterian Church Legacy Society by remembering this congregation in our will or estate plan. Indeed, making a gift to the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago in your will can sustain this church’s ministries for generations to come.
To learn more about the Legacy Society, please stop by Anderson Hall during Coffee Hour this Sunday or contact
Stuart Barnes Jamieson
, our Major Gifts Officer.
If you have already included Fourth Church in your will or estate plans,
please let us know
!
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Our Sunday morning fellowship time—Coffee Hour—will have a special flavor this weekend: the Chicago Lights Associates Board will be hosting their annual
Bake Sale to benefit Chicago Lights
, the nonprofit community outreach arm of Fourth Church. Come enjoy some tasty treats while supporting the programs of Tutoring, Summer Day, Dance Academy, the Urban Farm, and the Elam Davies Social Service Center.
Also this Sunday morning, November 4, we’ll be holding interest meetings for those who might like to be part of forming
a new LGBTQIA group
at Fourth Church. Those informal interest gatherings will be held in the Randolph Room after both the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services this weekend.
On Saturday morning, November 10, there will be a
Men’s Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in Room 4E. John Sherer and Jerry Johnson will share their experiences from this past summer
’s Fourth Church
music trip to
South Africa.
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A new Academy for Faith and Life course begins this Sunday, November 4:
“Caregiving as a Spiritual Journey.”
Led by Jeannine Forrest at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5E, this two-week class provides opportunity to examine scriptural texts that offer support for family and friend caregivers. It also offers practical strategies intended to lessen fatigue and potential family conflict.
Also this Sunday, parents are invited to share in fellowship and conversation at our monthly
TED Talks for Parents,
held at 9:30 a.m. in Room 5D.
This month we will watch and then discuss “Breaking the Habit of Small Talk” and “How to Have a Good Conversation.”
Looking ahead, mark 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 29 on your calendar as the time when we will gather for a Michigan Avenue Forum on
"Beachcombing after the Wave: The Impact of the 2018 Election."
Our presenter will be
Robert Boatright, Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse Research Network and professor of political science at Clark University.
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This coming Friday we will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Join us as the Fourth Church Choral Society presents a moving concert combining choral works by Elgar, Bainton, Tavener, and Mealor with poems and letters written by soldiers in the war.
The performance will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert lecture by Claudia Boatright on “Remembering the Great War.”
Friday, November 9
Lecture
at 6:30 p.m.
in Borwell Dining Room
Concert
at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
(Freewill donations will be received at the door)
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Gerald Griffin’
s
painting “Let It Go” (a portion of which is seen above) will be dedicated this Saturday to the youth of Chicago Lights by Vicky Curtiss in honor of her husband, the Reverend Kent M. Organ, for his work for racial justice and inclusion.
The event will take place on November 10 at 12:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel and will include remarks by Vicky Curtiss, Kent Organ, and Gerald Griffin and a performance by Chicago Lights Dance Academy students. There will also be light
refreshments
.
Saturday, November 10 at 12:30 p.m.
in Bucahanan Chapel
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As we noted last week for subscribers to our Jazz at Four weekly email, beginning on December 2—the First Sunday of Advent and the start of a new church year—our weekly Jazz at Four worship service will find a new home in Buchanan Chapel.
To read th
at email, click here.
Those who are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity are invited to join us for an information session this Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel. We will share more detail about this move and the possibilities it gives us for faithful worship and deep fellowship at Fourth Church.
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- 100 ushers for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services (December 24: 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, and 10:00 p.m.; December 25: 11:00 a.m.)
- Volunteers to assist with Thanksgiving Brunch following Thanksgiving worship
- Auction committee members to help with the 2019 Gala of Hope to raise funds for Chicago Lights; for committee expectations and details about the Thursday, November 8 orientation meeting, click here
Sign up by contacting
Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry
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In the coming week Fourth Church will be host to various musical events, from performances by a solo artist to ensembles to choral groups. Come enjoy some great music!
Sunday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Requiem Service of Remembrance
with the Morning Choir singing Morten Lauridsen
’s
Lux Aeterna
Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Chicago Ensemble (violin, cello, and piano)
Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Chicago Philharmonic presents the Silesian Quartet
Friday, November 9 at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Olivia Doig, Soprano
Free weekly Friday Noonday Concert
Friday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Fourth Church Choral Society
A concert commemorating the end of World War I
A freewill donation will be received at the door
Looking Ahead: Organ Anniversary Concert
On Friday, November 16 we will mark the third anniversary of the dedication of our Andrew Pipe Organ. Organist Stephen Buzard, Director of Music at St. James Cathedral, will present a recital of works by Leo Sowerby, who was organist at Fourth Church in the early twentieth century.
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Marriages
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Kate Aileen Williams and Jonathan David Lautz
October 27, 2018
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