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

We will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper at both the 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. services. As worshipers enter the Sanctuary or Chapel, the ushers will distribute individually prepackaged Communion elements to them. Those worshiping with us online at 10:00 a.m. are invited to have bread and juice on hand as we share in this meal from wherever we are.

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 annual School Supply Drive hosted by Women at Fourth continues to collect supplies (via Amazon wish lists) for Chicago Light’s Dance Academy, Summer Day, and Tutoring programs through this week.

Supply collection for the Urban Farm will continue through August.

For links to the wish lists, see the Fourth Church website: www.fourthchurch.org/women/schoolsupplydrive.html or email Simon Crow for information.

You can also make a monetary contribution to be used for the purchase of school supply items (designate School Supply Drive). Gifts can be given by check or on our website: www.fourthchurch.org/give-online

Are you interested in traveling to Israel and the Palestinian territories in June 2022 with Fourth Church and our interfaith partners?

Registration is open through this September 1, 2021, for those who would like to join 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.

Register online at www.bit.ly/mideast2022

Or to learn more about fees, travel arrangements, and other logistics, contact John Sherer.

This Friday our Music by the Fountain outdoor concert series continues with a performance by two Music by the Fountain favorites, the Chicago cabaret duo Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael.

Throughout the summer you are invited to join us in person in the Michigan Avenue courtyard for these Friday concerts, which begin at 12:10 p.m.

For those who prefer to enjoy our concerts online, we are not livestreaming the outdoor concerts but invite you to watch the summer 2020 performance by Menzie and Michael.

Looking ahead to a new school year, the Fourth Church Day School has openings in its Together We Play program (for those 12–30 months) as well as its preschool classes for those ages 2–5.

If you’d like to know more about the learning and growing opportunities at our Day School, please let Director Kathy Hager know!

Donations of clean, gently used adult shoes and clothing can again be dropped off for the Chicago Lights Social Service Center.

Particularly needed are men’s laced shoes in sizes 7-1/2 and up that are good for walking as well as clothing items in sizes L, XL, XXL, and XXXL. (We are not accepting children’s clothing, household supplies, or used underwear or used socks at this time.)

Donations can be dropped off inside the entrance at 126 E. Chestnut on Sundays through Fridays (not Saturdays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Please do not leave any donations on the church steps. Upon arrival, simply ring the receptionist bell to be buzzed in and directed to where to leave the donations. Masks are required while on campus.

For those interested in volunteering with the Social Service Center, we are looking for individuals to serve with the Good Neighbors Street Outreach program, which takes food and supplies to people in the neighborhood who are experiencing homelessness.

For details or to sign up, see VOMO, our Volunteer Ministry sign-up platform, at www.bit.ly/fpcvolunteers

The Nominating Committee would appreciate your help identifying candidates for positions opening in 2022 for Elder, Deacon, Trustee, and Nominating Committee as well as the Chicago Lights Board.

So please take a moment in the coming days to think of Fourth Church members who have demonstrated gifts for leadership and a commitment to the life and ministry of this congregation.

Then add their names—self-nominations are welcome!—to the Leadership Candidate Form online at www.bit.ly/nominating2022.

The Chicago Lights Urban Farm invites you to stop by their Farmstand this Friday afternoon (or any Friday afternoon through October!) for your fresh produce.

Each purchase supports Chicago Lights job-training programs, as students and young adults gain job skills through urban farming.

1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm

444 W. Chicago Ave.

If you 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.

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.

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).

If you know someone who would like to receive email updates from us but currently is not, please encourage them to add their email address to our distribution list by signing up at www.bit.ly/newsfromfpc