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A Coffee Hour Farmstand
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Shop for Urban Farm Produce
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Come to church this Sunday ready to do some grocery shopping!
Representatives of the Chicago Lights Urban Farm will be on hand during Coffee Hour this weekend with a variety of fresh produce available for purchase.
They'll continue setting up a small farmstand during Coffee Hour twice a month until early November. While what they have available will depend on the season, keep your eyes out for a supply of salad mix, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, kale, Swiss chard, or onions in the weeks to come.
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Learning and Serving in Urban Ministry
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Please join us in welcoming the youth of Chatham Presbyterian Church of Chatham, Illinois; the First Presbyterian Church of Elgin, Illinois; and Salem Presbyterian Church of Salem, Indiana, who will be joining us on Sunday afternoon for a week of our Urban Youth Mission (UYM) program.
The youth will be staying overnight at the church and spending their days engaging in both learning and hands-on outreach experiences at the church and in the city.
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Join the Iona Pilgrims for a Time of Meditation
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Later this month several members of Fourth Church will be taking part in our spiritual formation pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland.
This Sunday the group is hosting a labyrinth walk in Buchanan Chapel. Join them following the 11:00 service for a time of meditation and contemplative reflection while walking the labyrinth.
Resources and hosts will be available if this is your first time walking the labyrinth. (It takes approximately twenty minutes, and the labyrinth will be available for walking until 2:00 p.m.)
Time:
Sunday, July 9
12:15 to 2:00 p.m.
Place:
Buchanan Chapel
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Guest Preacher for Jazz at Four
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Please join us in welcoming back to Fourth Church Amy Pagliarella, who will be our guest preacher for the Jazz at Four worship service this
Sunday afternoon!
Amy was previously under care of our Seminarian Care Team. While working as a business consultant and serving as an elder and member of Fourth Church, she felt God's tug on her life. She pursued her Master's of Divinity at McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park and left Fourth Church to serve as the Associate Pastor for Children's Faith Formation at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest.
Recently she left First Presbyterian to focus on family life in Chicago as well as her volunteer efforts, such as serving on the Board of Trustees at McCormick Seminary and co-leading "Common Kids," a family service and education initiative of the Common Pantry foodbank.
Amy will be preaching at a variety of local churches over the next few months, but she is most excited to be back at her beloved home church this Sunday afternoon.
Time:
Sunday, July 9
4:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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It's Time to Register for Confirmation
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If you have a youth who will be an eighth-grader this fall or who is in high school and wishes to explore a profession of faith and active church membership, we invite you to register them for Confirmation.
Confirmation is Fourth Church's program for eighth-graders to explore the faith of the church they've been raised in. It involves weekly gatherings with a team of committed adults and two weekend retreats. The program builds lasting relationships with peers and adult church leaders as students learn about the church's beliefs, practices, and history in order to consider professing that faith for themselves and taking up an active part in the church.
Weekly gatherings are on Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. The fall and spring retreats are scheduled for September 22-24 and March 9-11, respectively. There will also be an overnight "Homelessness Immersion" experience on Friday, January 19.
If you have any questions about Confirmation, please be in touch with
Rocky Supinger.
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Seeking Those with Leadership Gifts
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Gathering Church Officer Recommendations
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Do you know someone with gifts for leadership and ministry? Consider recommending them for an officer position with Fourth Church or Chicago Lights!
Recommendations for the offices of Elder, Deacon, Trustee, and Chicago Lights Board can be made
online
. Paper forms are also available at the church in the pew racks and literature racks.
The Officer Nominating Committee would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping them gather names this summer so they can begin their review of recommendations this fall. So why not take a moment in the coming week to send your suggestions their way!
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Worship This Week
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8:00 a.m.
Communion
Rocky Supinger,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss,
Associate Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Amy Pagliarella,
Guest Preacher
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Passages
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Micah Taylor Mills and Peter David Kliefoth
July 1, 2017
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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
Music by the Fountain
Bring your lunch and join us for free outdoor concerts on summer Fridays!
Friday, July 14, 2017
Donnie Norton
12:10 p.m.
in the Michigan Avenue Courtyard
Friday, July 21, 2017
After School Matters
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, July 28, 2017
Lucy Smith
12:10 p.m.
in the Michigan Avenue Courtyard
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 just some of the details!
Current Volunteer Needs
Cooks to prepare meals for Meals Ministry Sunday Night Supper
Liturgists to read scripture during Sunday 8:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. services of worship
Taizé greeters and liturgists on the fourth Friday of the month
Shower Ministry greeters (men) for a rotating schedule on Tuesdays between 1:15 and 4:00 p.m.
Urban Farm volunteers on Saturdays during open volunteer hours, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., at the Farm (444 W. Chicago)
Farm Camp volunteers to work with youth in grades 1-8 at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm, Thursday afternoons, July 6 to August 10 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; for information, email
Allie Williams
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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