- Men's Book Club discussion of Bill Browder’s Red Notice on Monday morning, September 24
- Knitting and Crocheting time for fellowship as well as dropping off completed projects and picking up additional materials on Tuesday, September 25
- New Tutor Orientation for Chicago Lights Tutoring, which resumes in October, on Tuesday evening, September 25
- The first in a three-week workshop on "Exploring Self-Compassion," offered by the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being, on Wednesday, September 26
- Women at Fourth fellowship on Thursday, September 27 with a program on “Are You Listening?” by Judy Watt
- An Immigrant Justice Vigil cohosted by our World Mission and Social Justice Committee on Tuesday evening, October 2
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).
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Sunday, September 23
8:00 a.m. Communion
Lucy Forster-Smith
9:30 a.m.
Shannon Kershner
11:00 a.m.
Shannon Kershner
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Abbi Heimach-Snipes
Looking Ahead: Blessing of the Animals
Mark
Saturday, October 6
on your calendars as the day we'll be holding a Blessing of the Animals service--pets welcome! We'll be gathering in the Michigan Avenue courtyard at 10:00 a.m. for a simple service of song, prayer, and story as we thank God for the special creatures in our lives.
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Thank you to all who updated your Fourth Connect profile in the past week, whether online or during our "Get Connected" Coffee Hour!
As part of this community-building effort we have already collected more than 160 completed interest forms and added more than 190 photos to profiles.
Opportunity to have your profile photo taken will again be available during Coffee Hour this Sunday, and there will also be interest profiles on hand to fill in. If you prefer to complete the profile at home and return it to the church, you can
download a form here.
If you haven't done this yet, please do take a moment to help us learn more about our Fourth Church community and build connections with one another!
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There is still opportunity to recommend yourself or other Fourth Church members to serve as church leaders.
The Nominating Committee is continuing to collect recommendations for church leadership through Sunday, September 30.
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This Sunday we will be receiving a Disaster Relief Offering
to help meet the emergency needs of those affected by recent disasters such as Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhut.
Gifts, which will be distributed through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, can also be made
online or by
writing “Disaster Assistance” on the memo line of a check made payable to Fourth Presbyterian Church.
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Complimentary classes in our new “Together We Play” Day School program are being offered on Tuesdays, October 2 and 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This weekly interactive class for parents and toddlers (ages 18–24 months) combines
free-play activities, songs, and stories as well as opportunity to meet other families, all in a one-hour program led by an early childhood professional.
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The Racial Equity Council of Fourth Church invites you to a discussion with Lutheran minister and author Joseph Ellwanger about his new book,
Strength for the Struggle: Insights from the Civil Rights Movement and Urban Ministry, next Sunday, September 30 at 1:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
In his book, Joseph Ellwanger talks candidly about race relations in the United States and particularly in Birmingham, Alabama, during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
In his time with us, Pastor Ellwanger will revisit “Bloody Sunday” and share his experience as a white minister who marched with Dr. King. He will also lead us in exploring where the church in this country stands today and look at strategies for it to move forward creatively and boldly toward its mission of racial justice and equity.
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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Fourth Church family--those who were received into Fourth Church membership this past Sunday:
Lauren Burdette
Melanie Derluth
Cynthia Greising
David Greising
Wesley Greising
Paul Gross
Cynthia Hull
Andrew Hull
Amelia Huntington
Trent Jones
Joan Leech
Brian Louis
Greta Musaraj
Paige Robinson
Joanne Ruxin
Jeffrey Zoul
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Needed by October 1:
3,577 more single-serving snack items
if we are to reach our goal of 5,000--which is the quantity that will be used in October in
Fourth Church Meals Ministry bag lunches.
Particularly needed are fruit cups and fruit snacks.
Donations (labeled "Meals Ministry") can be dropped off during Coffee Hour any Sunday this month or at the reception desk on weekdays and Saturday.
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- 100 tutors by October 1 to mentor Chicago Lights Tutoring students one evening a week at the church; a tutor orientation session will be offered on Tuesday, September 25
- Ushers for the 8:00 a.m. service
- Book Nook hosts for the 12:00 p.m. Sunday Coffee Hour to help people purchase books for classes and book groups
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This coming Friday, September 28, our organist John Sherer will be the featured musician at the weekly free Friday Noonday Concert. The following week, in a concert cosponsored by Musicians Club of Women, the instrumental ensemble Wind Energy will perform.
Friday, September 28 at 12:10 p.m.
In the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, Fourth Church Organist
Friday, October 5 at 12:10 p.m.
In Buchanan Chapel
Wind Energy, featuring flutist Michele McGovern
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Deaths
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Emma Talen
Died September 13, 2018
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
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