- The monthly Horizon’s women’s Bible Study on Wednesday, May 8
- “Music, Nostalgia, and Wellness,” a three-week series for adults over sixty, hosted by the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being beginning this Wednesday afternoon, May 8
- Family Camp in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the weekend of May 17 (the registration deadline is this Tuesday, May 7)
- A Day School Open House for preschoolers and their families on Saturday, May 18
- And looking farther ahead, Vacation Bible School the week of August 5–9!
The calendar, which is also accessible from the home page of our website, makes it easy to add these and other events to your calendar as well!
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Sunday, May 5: Third Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m. Communion
Rocky Supinger preaching
9:30 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss preaching
11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss preaching
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Nanette Sawyer preaching
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This Sunday we launch our
“Big Questions” sermon series, which over the course of two months will have us exploring topics that earlier this year you told us you hoped would be addressed in a sermon.
Our first questions, this Sunday, May 5, will be “Why care about creation? Isn’t God in control?”
Next week, on May 12, we’ll consider “Are we saved?” And then on Sunday, May 19 we will wrestle with “How can we be church with differing political views?”
Come think about big questions with us!
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As people of God we believe we are called to lovingly care for the world with which we’ve been entrusted. That commitment is something we live out in a variety of ways—whether it is seeking to learn more about how we can be better stewards of the earth or working to make choices that heal and sustain the world in which we live.
This Sunday we will have a special focus on earth stewardship as we celebrate
Care of Creation Sunday. As part of that focus we will be piloting a project to use
compostable materials during Coffee Hour and Sunday Night Supper.
Next Saturday morning, May 11, we will again partner with
Working Bikes to sponsor our annual Bike Drive to
collect used bicycles and bicycle parts. These bicycles and parts can be dropped off at the Delaware entrance to the Gratz Center between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on May 11. The repaired bikes will then be sent on to Africa and Latin America as well as neighborhoods of Chicago, where they will offer a means of transportation to those who might not otherwise have one.
Also on the morning of May 11, the 8:00 a.m.
Men’s Breakfast will host a program by Gerald Adelmann, President and CEO of Openlands. Founded in 1963,
Openlands protects the natural and open spaces of northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region to ensure cleaner air and water, protect natural habitats and wildlife, and help balance and enrich our lives.
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This Sunday we have two special presentations taking place following the 11:00 a.m. service.
Why We March: Stonewall to Today
Sunday, May 5
12:15–1:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, an event in New York City in 1969 that sparked the gay rights movement and international Pride Parades. On the last Sunday of each June, our church marches in Chicago’s Pride Parade. Why is that, and what does it mean to our community?
Come hear the stories of congregants, clergy, and staff from Fourth Church as they reflect on the meaning of Stonewall today as well as our participation in the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches.
Claire Mukundente on Refugees and Aslyum Seekers
Sunday, May 5
12:15 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room
The World Mission and Social Justice Committee invites you to join them this Sunday for a presentation by Claire Mukundente, a refugee from Rwanda. She will tell her own story as well as talk about her ministry with other refugees and asylum seekers in Chicago.
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The Fourth Church Legacy Society has been established to acknowledge and thank members and friends of Fourth Presbyterian Church who have chosen to remember the church in their estate plans and who have demonstrated their deep commitment to the church’s future mission and ministry through these special gifts.
Becoming a member of the Legacy Society is a wonderful way to give your life purpose and meaning as you make plans to leave a legacy of love for the next generation and to ensure that Fourth Church will always be a part of our future.
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Another way to invest in the next generation and to share your faith is to serve as an adult leader with our Youth Ministry program.
We are currently recruiting a leadership team for the 2019–2020 program year, which will begin in September.
Youth Ministry leaders can choose from a variety of roles, whether helping junior and senior high Sunday morning fellowship groups, leading an eighth-grade Confirmation circle, chaperoning a retreat or lock-in, or coordinating special events, such as fundraisers.
Want to learn more? Interested in helping prepare our young people to lead in the church and the world? Fill out the
Youth Ministry Leader form by May 31.
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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Fourth Church family—the eighth-grade confirmands, who were received into Fourth Church membership this past Sunday!
Please also continue to hold them in your prayers as they continue with us on the journey of faith we make together.
Joan Bahnfleth
Anna Calkins
James Collins
Tim Cook
Jackie DeMille
Henry Deverman
Gunder D’hondt
Charlotte Ericson
Aaric Gray
Jacob Grissom
Chiara Gustafson
Charless Keenan
Alexandra Kerr
Ryan Kershner
Hudson Lin
Sally Morgan
Addison Morley
Sadie Nichols
Kees Ottens
Eva Pinto
Amelia Prater
Nathaniel Raub
Sean Richards
Serena Thomas
Nate Von der Sitt
Sara Charles Waterstraat
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At Fourth Church we believe in living out our commitment to mission by sharing in the struggles and hopes of our brothers and sisters both in this city and around the world, working together for a world of compassion, peace, and justice.
As an expression of that commitment, travelers from Fourth Church will be spending next week with our sister congregation, the First Presbyterian Church of Havana, in Havana, Cuba.
Please keep these travelers and the members of First Church Havana in your prayers in the days ahead as we continue to strengthen our relationship and live into our shared faith together.
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Mark your calendar today for some wonderful spring music—including a performance by Tower Brass and the Choral Society presenting an evening concert that will include
Gloria by John Rutter.
Friday, May 10 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Thom Gouwens, organ
Friday, May 17 at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Laura Perkett, soprano and oboe
Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Fourth Church Choral Society with Tower Brass
Performing
Gloria by John Rutter
as well as other works for choir, organ, and brass
Freewill offering received at the door
Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Bella Voce
Presenting works by Purcell, Handel, and Vivaldi
Friday, May 24 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Heinrich Christensen, organ
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Marriages
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Anna Elizabeth Massengill and Graham Frederick Bauer
April 27, 2019
Kathleen Elizabeth Rodak and Michael Samuel McIlroy
April 27, 2019
Death
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Bernice I. Magnuson
Died April 14, 2019
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 15 at 2:30 p.m. at Rosehill Cemetery
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