Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, February 12

10:00 a.m. worship in person and online

Shannon J. Kershner preaching

Worship bulletin

In person and streamed from the Sanctuary on our YouTube channel: www.bit.ly/fpcvideos

Audio available by phone (toll free) by calling 888.916.9166

Livestreamed worship services and concerts are accessible by going to www.bit.ly/fpcvideos, subscribing to our YouTube channel, or clicking on the photo with a “Play” arrow on the home page of the Fourth Church website.

4:00 p.m. Jazz at Four worship in person

with Communion

in Buchanan Chapel

Rocky Supinger preaching

Worship bulletin

Our Fourth Church youth have an invitation for you! Watch it here—

—and then get ready to help score a victory in the Souper Bowl of Caring by bringing cans of soup, nonperishable food items, or monetary contributions to the church this Sunday.

Or make your Souper Bowl of Caring gift online.

All donations will support Fourth Church Meals Ministry and the Chicago Lights Social Service Center Food Pantry.

Together we can help the youth reach their $10,000 goal!

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is working with various partners to provide emergency relief and short-term recovery in Syria and Turkey in the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake. They are also committed to remaining active in the region throughout the entire recovery process.

To support this disaster relief work, you can make a gift to PDA at www.bit.ly/earthquakepda

This Monday, February 13 is the deadline for completing the trip application for our May 29–June 5 trip to Cuba.

For more information about this opportunity to visit our sister congregation the First Presbyterian Church of Havana, see the website or email Joe Morrow.

Ghost Ranch New Mexico in the spring. Finding ways to care for creation. Awakening the inner terrain of God’s Spirit. Kindling connections with others from Fourth Church.

If this sounds intriguing, consider joining Nancy Benson-Nicol and Lucy Forster-Smith for a Ghost Ranch Pilgrimage of Faith and Learning this May 15–19 in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

A brief information session about this travel opportunity will be held this Sunday, February 12 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 5E and will be offered again next Sunday, February 19 at the same time.

For additional details, email Nancy Benson-Nicol or Lucy Forster-Smith.

Are you interested in joining the Fourth Church Choir trip to India in February 2024?

Travel details for this tour, which is open to singers and non-singers alike, are included in the trip brochure and are also available by contacting Emily Cox.

“The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Individual or Universal?”

A one-session adult-education class — “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Individual or Universal?” — will take place next Sunday morning, February 19 at 11:15 a.m. in Borwell Dining Room and via Zoom.

Stephen Hauser and Michael Kazanjian will lead this discussion using religious art from the East and West from the book Resurrecting Easter by John and Sarah Crossan and several Bible passages.

Join them as they guide us in exploring first millennium religious art that portrays Christ’s resurrection as both individual and universal. We will also look at Western religious art that conveys the resurrection as Christ alone and Eastern/Orthodox art that conveys the resurrection as a universal event bringing Adam, Eve, Abel, David, Solomon, and others with Christ.

For Zoom details, register online.

“Faces at the Cross”

On Sunday, February 26, Betsy Storm and Kat Evans will be presenting the one-session adult education class “Faces at the Cross” at 11:15 a.m. in Borwell Dining Room. (This class will meet in person only and will not be recorded.)

We know the story of the resurrection well from oft-told Bible stories, but what about hearing them from the breaking heart of Mary, whose beloved son has died brutally, or Pontius Pilate, the man who sentenced Jesus to death? How did these major characters experience Holy Week and the resurrection itself?

In poetic and often riveting words, author J. Barrie Shepherd’s book Faces at the Cross: A Lent and Easter Collection of Poetry and Prose regales us with clearly imagined stories in the voices of Mary, Pilate, and others. Join us as we share, aloud, several selected readings from Shepherd’s well-loved book. There will also be time for small-group discussion.

Register online

“The Ancestors in Genesis”

Looking ahead, in March a favorite Fourth Church adult education instructor, Tom Dozeman, will return to teach a class on the ancestors in the book of Genesis, who are meant to provide identity both for ancient Israel and for contemporary readers.

This course will explore the themes of identity that emerge in the three cycles of stories about Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar; Isaac and Rebekah; and Jacob, Leah, and Rachel—stories that are complex and hardly heroic. We will also look at the aim of the biblical authors in composing the literature and different ways in which readers have found identity in the stories.

The class will meet in person only on Sundays, March 5–19 in Borwell Dining Room.

Register online

Coffee Hour Hosts

Do you enjoy expressing your faith through hospitality? Are you interested in being a welcoming presence to new and familiar faces at Coffee Hour?

We are looking for people to sign up on VOMO to be a Hospitality Coordinator, Cookie Table Host, or Cookie Server. The time commitment is minimal, and the experience is rewarding!

Chaperones for Summer Youth Trips

Adult volunteers are what make our summer youth mission trips possible. We are currently recruiting chaperones for the St. Louis (June 25–30) and Paris (July 5–11) mission trips as well as Montreat Youth Conference (July 29–August 5).

If you are interested in chaperoning, please fill out the application here. For more information, contact Katie Patterson.

Spanish Translators

Spanish-speaking translators are needed to assist the Chicago Lights Social Service Center in providing services to the asylum seekers currently residing next door to the church.

Volunteers are needed Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the church.

Translator tasks include assisting with registration, helping in the Food Pantry and Clothing Shop, and speaking with families to assist with resource distribution.

If you can help, please sign up on VOMO.

Clothes Donation Processors

As the Social Service Center continues to receive donations of adult clothing for guests of the Center, staff needs assistance in processing clothing donations to make those ready and accessible for our guests.

If you can assist, please sign up via VOMO or contact Lynn Milligan.

Meals Ministry Volunteers

Fourth Church Meals Ministry is in need of volunteers to assist in preparing and serving meals for our neighbors who are hungry and food insecure.

To learn more or explore the various Meals Ministry volunteer needs, see our Volunteer Ministry platform, VOMO (www.bit.ly/fpcvolunteers).

Tutors

Chicago Lights Tutoring is in need of in-person (at Fourth Church) and online mentors to connect one-to-one with a student (grades 1–12) one evening a week. There are volunteer openings for weekly tutors as well as substitute tutors.

If you would like to learn more about how you can make a difference in the life of a child (and in yours!), please contact Mark Dennison or visit chicagolights.org/volunteer/#tutoring