It's Time for Get Connected Sunday!
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With a new program year kicking off, we have a full
church calendar. What might you find there in the coming days? Among other things--
- Youth Kickoff gatherings for junior high, senior high, and Confirmation students on Sunday morning, September 16
- One-session Chicago Lights New Tutor Orientation on Monday, September 17 for those interested in volunteering to mentor a student one evening a week at the church
- Complimentary “Together We Play” toddler class offered by our Day School on Tuesday morning, September 18 for parents and their children ages 18-24 months
- Center for Life and Learning walking tour of Streeterville for adults 60 and over on Friday morning, September 21
- TwentiesThirties retreat in Michigan on October 19-21, for which registration is due this coming Thursday, September 20
The calendar, which is easily accessible from the home page of our website, includes opportunity to
register online
for any event for which registration is involved (along with online payment of any registration fees).
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Sunday, September 16
8:00 a.m. Communion
Vicky Curtiss
9:30 a.m.
Shannon Kershner
11:00 a.m. with Welcome of New Members
Shannon Kershner
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Nanette Sawyer
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Are you looking to meet new people at Fourth Church? Build a community? Grow in faith? Engage in learning and conversation? Share your gifts with others?
This Sunday during Coffee Hour we will be inviting you to complete an interest profile so we can better identify activities that match your talents, gifts, and interests. We will also have photo booths, refreshments, and information about the many things happening at Fourth Church this season. Come find ways to “get connected”!
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If you haven't yet taken a moment to like our page on Facebook, why not do so today, to ensure your News Feed includes fun photos of church life, favorite quotes from sermons and devotions, event announcements, and the latest news from Fourth Church.
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We're looking for members of the community and the congregation who are interested in singing with the Choral Society at a November 9 concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1.
Rehearsals begin this Thursday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
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The civil war in Syria has created a desperate humanitarian crisis throughout the region. This crisis follows the floods of war-driven refugees coming out of Afghanistan, Iraq, and other nearby countries in recent years.
What are the refugees' needs? What are the challenges that nongovernmental organizations and religious groups face as they try to meet those needs?
Join us this Sunday as Mary Mikhael, a noted authority on the church in the Middle East and the role of women in the church, provides insights into these urgent topics.
We will gather for this one-session Academy for Faith and Life class on Sunday, September 16 at 12:15 p.m. in Room 5G.
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Get your pets ready for an outing to the Michigan Avenue courtyard this autumn, on Saturday, October 6.
We’ll be gathering that day at 10:00 a.m. for a Blessing of the Animals service of song and story, giving thanks to God for the creatures that bless our lives.
If you’d rather not bring your pets, please bring photographs of them and join us as we celebrate the wonders of God’s creation and our relationships with its creatures, great and small!
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- 100 tutors by October 1 to mentor Chicago Lights Tutoring students one evening a week at the church
- Ushers for the 8:00 a.m. service
- Book Nook hosts for the 12:00 p.m. Sunday Coffee Hour to help people purchase books for classes and book groups
- Shower Ministry greeters to serve on a rotating Tuesday schedule (1:15–4:00 p.m.)
- Meals Ministry volunteers to unload the food truck once a month for approximately 3 hours; must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Pianist to play in Children’s Chapel from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. three Sundays a month
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Fourth Church Meals Ministry needs
5,000 individually packaged snack items by October 1,
items that will be used to fill the lunch sacks distributed to guests each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday noon in Anderson Hall.
Donations (labeled "Meals Ministry") can be dropped off during Coffee Hour any Sunday this month or at the reception desk on weekdays and Saturday.
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This next Friday, an instrumental ensemble of bass clarinet, marimba, and violin will present our free Friday Noonday Concert.
Friday, September 21 at 12:10 p.m.
In Buchanan Chapel
Constellation (bass clarinet, marimba, violin)
Friday, September 28 at 12:10 p.m.
In the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, Fourth Church Organist
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Deaths
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Martha C. Wiltse
Died September 2, 2018
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Fourth Presbyterian Church | 312.787.4570 | www.fourthchurch.org
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