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Coffee Hour Chats
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Discussing Themes from the Sermon
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We are resuming our monthly Coffee Hour Chats this Sunday with informal conversation about themes from Lucy Forster-Smith's sermon that morning.
Join Shawn Fiedler, Worship Coordinator, after the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services for these fifteen- to twenty-minute chats during Coffee Hour.
Time:
Sunday, January 28
10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Get Them Now for the Gala and the Drawing!
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The 2018 Gala of Hope offers three ways to support the life-changing outreach work of Chicago Lights--and its programs of Tutoring, Summer Day, Urban Farm, Dance Academy, and Elam Davies Social Service Center--and the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.
You can get a ticket (or sponsor a table!) to attend the Gala--a festive evening of dinner, dancing, and fabulous auctions--which will be held Friday, March 2 at the Radisson Blu Aqua.
You can get drawing tickets for the "Windy City Escapade" drawing. (Winner need not be present at the Gala.)
You can make a contribution to support our outreach programs.
Learn more online or by stopping by Coffee Hour on Sunday!
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New Class with Nanette Sawyer
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Throughout the ages, religious icons have taken on deep spiritual meaning and become a way to convey a spiritual truth through physical forms.
Join Nanette Sawyer for a new Academy for Faith and Life class, "Windows on the Divine," that explores how religious icons can open windows to a deeper understanding of the Divine.
Time:
Sundays, January 28-February 4
11:00 a.m.
Place:
Room 5D
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How Does Its Constant Use Change Us?
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Reliance on technology--from texting and social networking, to video games and constant Internet access--is affecting our brains, our sense of self, and our relationships with others.
On Saturday, February 24, Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee, a clinical psychologist, will help us explore the impact of these technologies on our lives and offer guidance on how to break destructive habits and create new ways for healthy technology use.
She will be with us for
"Logged In; Checked Out? How the Constant Use of Technology Is Changing Us," a one-day conference hosted at Fourth Church by our Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, mental health clinician, physician, minister, or user of current technologies, this is for you!
Time:
Saturday, February 24
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place:
Buchanan Chapel
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Conversations on Ministry
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Pastoral Staff Dialogue on Discipleship
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In a special adult education series dedicated to exploring God's call to ministry and Christian discipleship, our pastoral staff will talk with us about their journeys of faith and how they found themselves in Christian ministry.
Come engage in a time of informal dialogue as each staff duo shares with us their understandings of Christian discipleship in the contemporary church era and together we learn where and how discipleship takes root and blossoms at Fourth Church.
Time:
Sundays, February 4-25
11:00 a.m.
(except on Feb. 18, when it will be 12:10 p.m.)
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Why Nearby Nature Matters
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A Program Hosted by Cornerstones
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"Why Nearby Nature Matters: Brain, Body, and Community" will be the topic of a dinner program this coming Friday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room.
Hosted by Cornerstones, a fellowship group of those fifty and older, "Why Nearby Nature Matters" will be presented by Catherine Game, Interim Executive Director of Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, and John Cawood, Education Program Coordinator, who will talk with us about the health benefits of nature and why it is important to spend time in natural areas.
Come enjoy their fun and fascinating talk that will help us think about how we can connect to urban nature through school gardens, parks, and volunteer opportunities.
Prepaid registrations, which can be made online or by contacting Anne Ellis, are required by Wednesday, January 31.
Time:
Friday, February 2
6:00 p.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Welcome, New Members!
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Newest Members of Our Faith Community
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership this past Sunday:
Jennifer Backoff
Elyse Bisbee
John Clum
Kathryn Cole
Carol Culver
Robert Culver
Heather Gallenbeck
Jeffrey Gallenbeck
Ruben Harris
Catherine Inciong
Michael LaVitola
Sally Minnix
Kacia Morris
John Tinsman
Elspeth Wilde
WenWen Wu
Tiantian Zhang
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Worship This Week
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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Sunday, January 28
8:00 a.m.
Communion
Matt Helms,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Lucy Forster-Smith,
Senior Associate Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz at Four | Communion
Alex Wirth,
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Passages
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Kristin Elizabeth Hutson and David William Coughlin
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Concerts and Musical Events at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
The Handbell Choir Concert has been postponed until this spring.
Tuesday, January 30
7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, February 2
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Chicago Recorder Quartet
Friday, February 9
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Thomas E. Gouwens, organist
Friday, February 16
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Silver-Rose Flute and Guitar Duo
Kim Fleuchaus, flute
Julie Goldberg, guitar
Friday, February 23
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organist
A complete Fourth Church 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
Shower Ministry greeters
(men) for rotating Tuesday schedule (1:15-4:00 p.m.)
Greeters for the Jazz at Four 4:00 p.m. Sunday service
Tutors to work one-to-one with Chicago Lights Tutoring students one evening a week at Fourth Church; more tutors are needed so we can partner with additional students from the South Side
Current Donation Needs
Individually packaged snack items for Fourth Church Meals Ministry bag lunches
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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