- Men's Breakfast with a program on Pacific Garden Mission this Saturday morning, October 13
- A one-session Inquirers’ Class on Sunday morning, October 14 for those interested in learning more about or becoming members of Fourth Church
- A Chicago Lights Urban Farm Fall Celebration on Thursday, October 18, complete with farm tours, a potluck, and a screening of 70 Acres in Chicago
- Men’s Book Club discussing The Soul of America by Jon Meacham on Monday, October 22
- A Women at Fourth gathering on Thursday, October 25 at 5:30 p.m. to hear Shawn Fiedler, Nanette Sawyer, and Anne Ellis—in honor of LGBT History Month—share coming-out stories and the intersection with their faith
- Lock-Ins for fourth and fifth graders as well as junior high and senior high youth on Friday, October 26
The calendar, which is easily accessible from the home page of our website, includes opportunity to
register online
for any event for which registration is involved (along with an option to make online payment of any registration fees).
Want to learn more about an event? Click on the down arrow to the right of the event name.
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Sunday, October 14
8:00 a.m. Communion
Judith L. Watt
9:30 a.m. Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner
11:00 a.m. Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Shannon J. Kershner
Looking Ahead: Service of Remembrance
Mark
Sunday, November 4
on your calendars as the day we'll be holding a
n All Saints’ Service of Remembrance, including Communion, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. As part of this service in which we remember the faithful who have gone before us and honor departed loved ones,
the Morning Choir will sing the requiem
Lux Aeterna
by Morten Lauridsen.
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“Healing Prayer: A Gathering in Response to Sexual Violence” will be held this Tuesday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
This time of prayer, music, and silence will provide opportunity to grieve, lament, and pray for all in our community who are affected by sexual violence.
Tuesday, October 16
at 6:00 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
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Our 2019 Annual Appeal for Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights is underway, giving us opportunity to celebrate the particular ways in which this faith community is committed to actively participating in God
’s re-creating and reconciling work in this world.
In the days ahead, please prayerfully consider
the investment you will make in your Fourth Church family and its work in 2019 and
make a pledge by Sunday, October 28
: Commitment Sunday.
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While each Sunday we welcome children as part of our worship life at Fourth Church, on the second Sunday of the month—which this Sunday is—we invite their special participation in the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services as—
- We baptize infants and children
- Sunday School students lead us in worship through the roles of beadle and lay liturgist
- The Children's Choir sings the Introit at the 11:00 a.m. service
- Sunday School children take part in the first half of the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services
That means that this Sunday, all children who otherwise attend Sunday School on the fourth floor (ages three through fifth grade) should instead
stay with their parents as they attend worship
. Nursery-aged children (ages two and younger) are welcome in the nursery as usual.
Before the sermon begins,
all Sunday School children will be invited to come forward to the front of the Sanctuary for a short liturgical piece before heading off to their regular classrooms. Our teachers will meet them at the front of the Sanctuary and help make sure everyone gets where they need to go after exiting worship.
After worship ends,
parents will pick up their children from their fourth floor classroom just like they would on any other Sunday.
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A lecture on the current Gallery exhibition about
architecture and decor by Howard Van Doren Shaw and Frederic Clay Bartlett
—whose work can be seen at Second and Fourth Presbyterian Churches—will be presented by Second Church’s Susan Burian in the Loggia this Sunday, October 14 following the 11:00 a.m. service.
Also this Sunday, a new Academy for Faith and Life adult education class begins at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5G: “
Christian Discipleship and Civic Responsibility: The Impact of Gun Violence.
This three-week course will discuss the impact of gun violence on the city of Chicago, responses to the epidemic on a local and national level, and ways we might be called to respond.
The following Sunday, October 21, another new class will begin at 9:30 a.m.:
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Bible or Your Money Back
(A Free Class).”
Led by Rocky Supinger and Matt Helms,
this monthly class will mix biblical storytelling, historical context, literary analysis, and small group discussion to help bring the biblical text to life and wrestle with what it means for us today.
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One of our favorite Family Nights of the year returns next Friday: our annual Pumpkin-Decorating Night!
Parents and children are invited to join us in enjoying a fall-themed dinner menu, a visit to a “pumpkin patch” (otherwise known as Anderson Hall), and plenty of awesome crafts and pumpkin painting!
Friday, October 19
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Dinner starts at 6:00 p.m.
in Borwell Dining Room and Anderson Hall
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- Tutors for Chicago Lights Tutoring, on Thursday evenings in particular; sign up online for a one-session orientation
- Ushers for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services (December 24: 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, and 10:00 p.m.; December 25: 11:00 a.m.)
- Volunteers to unload food trucks at the church for Meals Ministry and the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center Food Pantry; individuals must be able to lift 50 pounds
Sign up by contacting
Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry
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Our free Friday Noonday Concerts continue next Friday, October 19 with another great organ concert, this time presented by Hans Hielscher, organist and carilloneur at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Friday, October 19 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Hans Hielscher, organ
Friday, October 26 at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Nancy Steltman, cello
Robert Byrens, piano
Looking Ahead: Commemorating the End of World War I
Mark
Friday evening, November 9 on your calendars as the evening that
the Fourth Church Choral Society will present a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The 7:30 p.m. concert will feature choral works by Elgar, Bainton, Tavener, and Mealor along with poems and letters written by soldiers in the war, and it will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert lecture by Claudia Boatright on “Remembering the Great War.”
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Births
We give thanks to God for the gift of new life.
Evelyn Joy Beiler
Child of Josh Beiler and Alison Van Vark
Marriages
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Karen Frances Frank and John Michael Sabine
September 29, 2018
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