CONTENTS
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Families Belong Together March
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This Saturday March to Reunite Immigrant Families
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Walk with the Fourth Church World Mission and Social Justice Committee in the march to protest against jailing immigrant families for an indefinite period of time and to push for a plan to reunify over 2,300 children with their parents. Meet in the lobby of the Palmer House (17 E. Monroe) at 10:15 a.m. for the 11:00 a.m. event at Daley Plaza.
Time:
Saturday, June 30
10:15 a.m.
Place:
Palmer House and Daley Plaza
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"History of Oppression and Resistance" Tour
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This Saturday, June 30 is the last day to apply for the October 6-13 mission trip to Washington, D.C.
This trip will bring together Fourth Church members and members of other congregations of the Interfaith Coalition Against Racism for a weeklong exploration of historic sites that reveal oppression and resistance in our history.
Led by Vicky Curtiss and Robert Crouch, participants will visit numerous museums and monuments, as well as the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to learn about current political efforts and worship at Shiloh Baptist Church (founded by former slaves shortly after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation). They will also share in daily reflection and prayer as a group.
Places visited will include the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, and memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
More information (including cost details) is available online, as is a trip application form. Applications are due by Saturday, June 30.
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Building Bridges with Cuba
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Speaker Presentation on Sunday
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Gail Walker, Director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) and Pastors for Peace, will present a talk this Sunday. The discussion will include the importance of building bridges between the people of the U.S. and Cuba, mobilizing people in the U.S. to end the economic blockade of Cuba, and ending all travel restrictions.
For more than twenty years, IFCO/Pastors for Peace has organized Friendshipment Caravans to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba. In addition, IFCO coordinates a program for U.S. students from underserved communities to study medicine on full scholarship in Cuba. Several graduates of this program work in the Chicago area with undeserved communities.
Time:
Sunday, July 1
11:00 a.m.
Place:
Room 4F
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Additions to Our Fourth Church Family
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership this past Sunday:
Robert Cupps
Dawn Griffin-O'Neal
Knox Lingenfelter
Willow Nielson
James O'Neal
Anthony Vitale
Alicia Wolff
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Culminates with a Showcase at the End of July
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Chicago Lights Dance Academy will begin its annual four-week Summer Dance Intensive program this coming Monday here at Fourth Church, concluding with a free performance for the public on Thursday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers the students and staff participating in this program for youth from under-resourced neighborhoods.
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A Week of Exploring Ancient Babylon
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Each year Vacation Bible School at Fourth Church is an action-packed week of learning, singing, and fun, all centered on a particular biblical theme.
This year our preschoolers through fifth graders will be journeying back to ancient Babylon, where we'll learn about Isaiah, Daniel, and other Old Testament prophets while also making crafts, playing games in the courtyard, and all the other excitement that VBS usually brings.
Monday to Friday
, August 6-10
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day
Place:
Anderson Hall and Fourth Floor Gratz Center
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Worship This Week
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 1, 2018
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Lucy Forster-Smith,
Senior Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Lucy Forster-Smith,
Senior Associate Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Service with Communion
Shawn Fiedler,
Worship Coordinator
Worship bulletins
for this coming Sunday are available online Friday afternoon at
www.fourthchurch.org/worship/this-week.html
"News and Opportunities"
is the weekly printed newsletter distributed with the Sunday bulletin and is available online Friday afternoon at
www.fourthchurch.org/news/2018/070118no.pdf
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Music and Concerts at Fourth Church
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All concerts are free unless otherwise noted.
Friday, June 29
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organist
Music by the Fountain Begins!
Bring your lunch and join us for free outdoor concerts on July and August Fridays.
Friday, July 6
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard
Libby York, jazz
Friday, July 13
12:10 p.m. in the Michigan Avenue courtyard
Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael, cabaret
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
Ushers for the 8:00 a.m. usher team
Jazz at Four greeters for the 4:00 p.m. worship service
Volunteers to launder towels and washcloths for the Shower Ministry
Shower Ministry greeters
(men) for rotating Tuesday schedule (1:15-4:00 p.m.)
Current Donation Needs
Snack items for Fourth Church Meals Ministry Bag Lunches
Clothing, including socks
(all sizes) for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
School supplies
for the annual Women at Fourth school supply drive
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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