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Reading Scripture during Worship
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Lay Liturgist Training This Sunday
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Are you interested in serving as a lay liturgist during worship and reading scripture as part of the service?
There will be a brief training session this Sunday for those who would like to be part of the lay liturgist rotation. No experience is necessary!
Join Worship Coordinator Shawn Fiedler in the Sanctuary following the 11:00 service for this short training time. Can't make it? Contact Shawn for dates when the session will be repeated.
Time:
Sunday, February 25
12:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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March 14 at Chicago Sinai Congregation
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For more than twenty years, one of the highlights of the Passover season for Chicago Sinai Congregation is their annual Interfaith Seder. Over the years they have hosted hundreds of guests from area churches and seminaries to share the rich tradition of the Seder, and we are grateful that again this year they have invited Fourth Church members and friends to participate.
This ancient story of Redemption and Liberation is shared through narrative, prayer, song, and symbolic foods. All combine to create a wonderful experience during this festive spring season.
If you would like to attend, please sign up by the registration deadline, which is this Wednesday, February 28. A donation of $10 is suggested. (Please note that there is limited seating capacity.)
Time:
Wednesday, March 14
6:00 p.m. (please arrive by 5:45 p.m.)
Place:
Chicago Sinai Congregation
(15 W. Delaware)
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Honoring the Legacy of MLK Jr.
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A Presentation by Daniel Davis This Sunday
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We are honored to have Daniel Davis with us this Sunday for a presentation at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5G.
A tenured professor of African American studies at Kennedy-King College, consultant and faculty coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, and professor of African American history at St. Xavier University, Dr. Davis will be talking about Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact and, as we reflect on Black History Month, discuss what we can do to address systemic racism and advance the Beloved Community today.
Time:
Sunday, February 25
11:00 a.m.
Place:
Room 5G
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Monday Deadline for Gala of Hope
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Festive Event Is Just One Week Away!
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This coming Monday, February 26 is the very last day to get your ticket to this year's 25th anniversary Gala of Hope.
Don't miss this festive evening of dinner, dancing, and fabulous auctions on Friday, March 2 as we gather to support the life-changing outreach work of Chicago Lights--and its programs of Tutoring, Summer Day, Urban Farm, Dance Academy, and Elam Davies Social Service Center--and the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.
Get your ticket now or during Coffee Hour on Sunday.
Even if you can't attend, you can get drawing tickets for the "Windy City Escapade" drawing (the winner need not be present at the Gala) or make a contribution to support our outreach programs.
Learn more online or by stopping by Coffee Hour on Sunday!
Time:
Friday, March 2
5:30 p.m.
Place:
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
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Matt Helms and Nanette Sawyer on Ministry
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The Call to Ministry and Discipleship
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These week's discussion partners in our "
Conversations on Ministry" class are Matt Helms and Nanette Sawyer.
Come engage in informal dialogue with them about their call to ministry and Christian discipleship.
Time:
Sunday, February 25
11:00 a.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Contemplative Lenten Retreat
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Reviving Spiritual Practices, Restoring the Soul
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This Lent, join us for a contemplative retreat cosponsored by Urban Village Church and the Fourth Church Spiritual Formation Council.
Guest facilitator Teresa Pasquale Mateus--co-founder of Mystic Soul Project and the author of Sacred Wounds--will lead us in a daylong retreat to revive spiritual practices and restore the soul. Join us in Anderson Hall on Saturday, March 17 as together we explore contemplative spirituality and its transformative practices.
Registration can be completed online.
Time:
Saturday, March 17
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place:
Anderson Hall
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Welcome, New Members!
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Newest Members of Our Faith Community
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership this past Sunday:
Samuel Chou
Elaine Duffens
Meryl Fox
Stephanie Schebar Gilson
Carrie Gilson
Katelyn Kelly
William Miller
Courtney Robinson
Michael Robinson
Randy Rusthoven
Susan Santiago
Laura Schwartz
William Strickland
Rebecca Thomson
Kristopher Williams
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Worship This Week
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Sunday, February 25
8:00 a.m.
Communion
Rocky Supinger,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Rocky Supinger,
Associate Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz at Four | Communion
Abbi Heimach-Snipes,
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Concerts and Musical Events at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
Friday, March 2
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Katherine Ventura, harp
Friday, March 9
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano
Tuesday, March 13
7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
The Morehouse College Glee Club
Friday, March 16
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Theodore Davis, organist
Friday, March 23
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Grant Wareham, organist
A complete Fourth Church concert schedule is available online.
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Volunteer and Donation Needs
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There are several ways to get involved in the mission and ministry of Fourth Church. See below for just some of the details!
Current Volunteer Needs
Tutors to be paired with a Chicago Lights Tutoring student one evening a week at the church; the next new Tutor orientation will be Monday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room
Volunteer to help an older member
(who lives near the church) get to and from Sunday morning worship services
Shower Ministry greeters (men) for rotating Tuesday schedule (1:15-4:00 p.m.)
Greeters for Jazz at Four 4:00 p.m. worship service
Current Donation Needs
Large paper grocery bags for use in the Social Service Center Food Pantry
(four grocery bags are needed for every guest who visits the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center Food Pantry)
Men's clothing
(all sizes)
for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
Individually packaged snack items for distribution as part of the Meals Ministry Bag Lunches
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them--as well as additional volunteer opportunities--stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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