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 32:1–3a, 6–15.

The service is also available online 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.

For those choosing to worship with us in person, 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, and there is no congregational singing.

Read about all of the guidelines that are in place for in-person worship—as well as information about continued online opportunities—at www.fourthchurch.org/reopening

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.

The First Tuesday Book Club, hosted by the Adult Education Committee, will be gathering for a small in-person discussion on Tuesday, July 6.

The topic of conversation will be Grateful: The Subversive Power of Giving Thanks by Barbara Butler Bass.

Jim Garner will lead us in a closer look at Bass’s book, in which she explores the “gratitude gap” that we can feel when private thanks and feelings of gratitude seem disconnected from our larger concerns in life. Through the author’s trademark blend of historical research, spiritual insights, and timely cultural observation, we are led to see how we can overcome this gap and make change in our own lives and in the world.

7:00 p.m. in Room 5G

Preregistration required: www.bit.ly/fpcbookclub070621

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.

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.

The annual School Supply Drive will be starting soon!

This year we will be collecting supplies (via Amazon wishlists) for Chicago Light’s Urban Farm, Dance Academy, and Summer Day programs.

Watch for details in the coming days or email Simon Crow for information.

While we don’t have a Friday Noonday Concert planned for this week (July 2), we are excited to be kicking off a new season of Music by the Fountain next Friday, July 9!

You are invited to join us in person in the Michigan Avenue courtyard on Fridays at 12:10 p.m.—beginning July 9—for two months of outdoor concerts.

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 last summer on our YouTube channel.

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.

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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