Looking for ways to connect with the Fourth Church community and one another? On the church calendar you will find many opportunities to do so online (or, where noted, in person). Included among them are—
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“Earth-Keeping as a Spiritual Practice” adult education class on Sunday mornings, both in person and via Zoom
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Men’s Bible Study on Tuesday mornings
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Benevolent Guild on Wednesday mornings, this week in person
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Cornerstones fellowship for those over 50, with a program on protecting and beautifying the environment, on Friday, May 6
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).
For highlights about some additional opportunities, keep reading!
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Third Sunday of Easter, May 1
10:00 a.m. worship in person and online
Lucy Forster-Smith preaching
Audio available by phone (toll free) by calling 888.916.9166
4:00 p.m. Jazz at Four worship in person
with Communion
in Buchanan Chapel
Lucy Forster-Smith preaching
During worship this Sunday we will recognize those who volunteered with Fourth Church in 2021, generously giving of their time and talent to bring to life the mission and ministry of this congregation.
Also this Sunday we will ordain, install, and commission to church office the elders, deacons, and trustees elected by the congregation at the February 13 Annual Meeting. Please keep them in your prayers as they embark on this important ministry! |
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Fourth Church’s Michigan Avenue Forum Steering Committee would appreciate your input!
As they plan future events that feature important religious and secular thinkers discussing current civic, ethical, and religious issues, they would like to hear what topics and formats would interest you.
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Last Sunday we recognized and welcomed into the wider life of the congregation the 2022 class of confirmands:
Caroline Cochrane
Christopher Cupps
Eve Daniels
Samuel Deverman
Alexa Farrar
Kira Gallenbeck
Francesca Gustafson
Jacob Kozlowski
Kate Kozlowski
Ava Lin
Morrison Luban
James McMillan
Jack Ramsey
Laura Supinger
Jack Zeiger
We ask that you please keep these youth in prayer as they continue with us on their faith journey.
We also ask you to join us in giving thanks for the faith-filled dedication of the confirmation leaders, who accompanied the youth on their journey this past year:
Kjirstin Almos
Jeff Gallenbeck
Amy Pagliarella
Olivia Skaff
Anne Stelle
Eric Wu
If you would like to become an adult volunteer leader with confirmation or our other youth opportunities, we are currently receiving applications for leaders to serve in the volunteer roles of weekly youth group leader or member of the Committee on Youth during the 2022–2023 program year.
For more information, email Katie Patterson, Youth Ministry Program Manager. |
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First Tuesday Book Club
For our next First Tuesday Book Club conversation this Tuesday, May 3, Nanette Sawyer will lead a discussion of How to Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss.
Throughout this book, which won the National Jewish Book Award, former New York Times writer Bari Weiss delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans, exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in both the right and left in this country, and explains what we can do to defeat it.
The book also addresses the relationship between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism and opens an important conversation about how we talk about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Tuesday, May 3
7:00 p.m.
via Zoom
Books by Women
Books by Women invites all interested women to join them online in May to discuss Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, a novel that “explores what it means to be a traveler, a wanderer, a body in motion not only through space but through time.”
Tuesday, May 10
6:00 p.m. via Zoom
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Fourth Church offers a variety of ways to connect with one another online. One of them is new Zoom Small Groups, which will start in May.
If you would like to connect with five to seven other people via Zoom for a time of fellowship, relationship building, and spiritual formation or simply want to learn more about our small-group opportunities, email Simon Crow. |
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For anyone interested in becoming a member of Fourth Church, our online Inquirers’ Class will be held next Sunday, May 8 via Zoom.
For additional information about Fourth Church membership, please contact Joe Morrow, Associate Pastor for Evangelism and Community Engagement. |
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Lauren Elizabeth Suppes and Shane Sargis Younan
Married April 23, 2022
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If you would like to join in praying for others—members of Fourth Church and those in need—we invite you to gather with us for Wednesday Morning Prayer at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom or at 10:00 a.m. in person in Buchanan Chapel. (The chapel is also open for opportunity to walk the labyrinth between 9:00 and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesdays and between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays.) For Zoom details, email Rocky Supinger.
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.
If you would like to alert pastoral staff to emerging pastoral care needs, please email caringministries@fourthchurch.org; however if the situation is an emergency or requires immediate attention, please call the church at 312.787.4570 to be connected to the Minister on Call.
For one-to-one spiritual and emotional support through life challenges, we encourage you to consider being paired with a Stephen Minister. To learn more about this resource, contact Nancy Benson-Nicol, Associate Pastor for Caring Ministries and Spiritual Formation, or leave a confidential message for a Stephen Minister at 312.573.3365.
To set up a time to talk or for more information about how the staff of the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being can be a resource for you, call the Center at 312.787.2729, ext. 2260.
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A Mask-Welcoming Community
Masks are welcome but not required for everyone on the Fourth Church campus.
As a mask-welcoming campus, we affirm that mask wearing continues to be an effective preventative measure for individuals. Thus we not only encourage the wearing of masks by anyone who wants or needs to wear one, but we are also committed to ensuring no one will feel out of place should they choose to wear a mask while at the church.
Since some populations are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others, some programs on the Fourth Church campus may choose to require masks. That is a decision that is made on a program-by-program basis.
We continue to have a socially distanced seating section at the front of the Sanctuary on the pulpit side. That section is reserved for those required to or choosing to practice social distancing, and everyone sitting in that section is required to wear a mask. The remainder of the Sanctuary is open seating.
Additionally, we are continuing our practice of not checking vaccination status, but anyone coming on site certifies by doing so that (a) they do not currently have COVID-19; (b) they are not experiencing COVID symptoms; (c) they have no reason to quarantine; and (d) they will wear a mask and practice social distancing if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
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