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Taizé and Labyrinth Walk Tonight
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Candlelit Meditative Reflection
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Join us tonight for our monthly service in the style of Taizé at 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
The Taizé service provides an opportunity to gather in a contemplative, prayerful setting at the end of a busy week. Candles; easy-to-learn songs from various countries, traditions, and languages; and a period of silence all contribute to a time to reflect and to open oneself to God. We gather for this service on "fourth Fridays at Fourth Church."
As it is each month, the service will be preceded by opportunity to walk the labyrinth in Anderson Hall between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. This meditative walk takes approximately twenty minutes, and members of the labyrinth ministry team are present to offer guidance for first-time labyrinth walkers.
Time:
Friday, May 26
Between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m., Labyrinth Walk
7:30 p.m., Taizé Service
Place:
Anderson Hall, Buchanan Chapel
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Become a Shareholder in Youth Mission
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Invest in our youth's summer mission trips to Cuba, Montreat, and Detroit! Become a shareholder in their ventures--and the proud owner of stock.
This Sunday, May 28 is the last Sunday that shares will be available, so be sure to stop by the youth table during Coffee Hour and show your support for the mission work the youth will be doing this summer!
All shareholders will receive a stock certificate and an invitation to attend the August 13 shareholders meeting to hear reports on all that the youth learn and experience on their mission trips.
Time:
Sunday, May 28
Coffee Hour
Place:
Anderson Hall
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Hundreds of bicyclists will take to Lake Shore Drive this Sunday, May 28 for Bike the Drive--the one day of the year when only bikes are allowed on Lake Shore Drive.
Those who usually travel to worship via Lake Shore Drive between 5:30 and 10:30 a.m. will want to plan an alternate route.
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Come Celebrate on Saturday, June 3
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Robert Chen--Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster--and his children, Noah and Beatrice, return to Encore again this year, joined by cellist Gabriel Martins, to offer a delightful string quartet performance.
Their program next Saturday, June 3, which will begin at 5:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel, will feature selections from Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Baptiste Barrière, and Zoltán Kodály, among others.
Afterwards we'll gather in the Commons for a cocktail reception, all as part of Encore, the annual benefit to celebrate and support the Center for Life and Learning, our learning community for adults sixty and more.
Tickets are available online
or by contacting Ashley Elskus.
Time:
Saturday, June 3
5:00 p.m.
Place:
Buchanan Chapel and Gignilliat Commons
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Congregational Meeting: June 4
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Electing an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee
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The Session of Fourth Church has called a congregational meeting for next Sunday, June 4 in the Sanctuary following the 11:00 a.m. service.
The purpose of the meeting is for the congregation to elect an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee, which will work to identify a candidate to serve Fourth Church as Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Small Group Ministry.
That committee will then report back to the congregation with a candidate that they recommend the congregation call to join us in ministry.
Please be with us for the meeting next Sunday!
Time:
Sunday, June 4
12:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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Welcome, New Members!
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--Including Our 2017 Confirmands!
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership in April and May--including our eighth-grade confirmands!
Lindsey Artola
Scott Belsky
Blair Bradford
Kelly Casaccio
Cynthia Casteel
Brian Chambers
Michael Fanelli
Karen Frank
Curt Hale
Rhonda Faulkner
Sara Krivoshia
Janice Moore
Stanley Moore
John Quigley
Christine Schipke
Keith Siebenaler
Preston Torbert
Kyle Willis
Confirmands
Devon Belsley
Paige Buikema
Julian Calian
Adeline Cook
Campbell Cox
Josephine Daab
Lawrence Denson
Sarah Douglas
Jack Ericson
Henry Gray
Grace Holleb
Peyton Holleb
Devon Kelly
Edward Kening
Clayton Kies
Quin Kies
Dawson Kimbell
Grant Kins
Samuela Kosipa
Melody Kulich
Taylor McAdams
Finn McGaan
Madelyn "Maddie" Pieper
Ethan Pinto
Cole Prater
Emily Reome
Katie Reome
Gabriella Saracco
Sarah Thomas
Katie Tsai
Charlie Turner
Clara "CC" Wahlfeldt
Will Wasielewski
Graham Waterstraat
Janey Winiecki
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Worship This Week
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8:00 a.m.
Communion
Matt Helms,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Shannon J. Kershner,
Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Nanette Sawyer,
Minister for Congregational Life
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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Patrice Michaels, soprano
Elizabeth Bucchieri, pianist
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Cosponsored by the Musicians Club of Women
Friday, June 9, 2017
Thomas E. Gouwens, organist
(Associate Organist at Fourth Church)
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, June 16, 2017
St. Giles' Cathedral Choir
(from Edinburgh, Scotland)
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, June 23, 2017
L and M Duo
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, June 30, 2017
John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
A complete concert schedule is available online.
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Volunteer at Fourth Church
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There are several ways to get involved in the mission and ministry of Fourth Church. See below for details!
Current Volunteer Needs
Greeters and liturgists for the Taizé service on the fourth Friday of the month
Meal hosts for two to four Urban Youth Mission staff on a Saturday evening during June or July
Shower Ministry greeters
(men) on Tuesdays from 1:15 to 4:00 p.m., on a rotating schedule at the church
Chicago Lights Summer Day classroom assistants and chaperones for field trips. Summer Day runs from June 26 to August 3. A one-session volunteer orientation will be offered at two different times in Room 4G: Wednesday, May 31 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, June 7 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
For details, contact Fernie Tiflis.
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them, stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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