- Meditation with the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being on Tuesday, May 14
- A “Better Health through Housing” presentation on Tuesday, May 14
- “Yoga for Managing Stress and Mood” on Wednesday, May 15
- A Day School Open House for preschoolers and their families on Saturday, May 18
- A program on Tuesday, May 21 on inequities plaguing Chicago public schools
The calendar, which is also accessible from the home page of our website, makes it easy to add these and other events to your calendar as well!
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Sunday, May 12: Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m. Communion
Rocky Supinger preaching
9:30 a.m. Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner preaching
11:00 a.m. Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner preaching
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Joseph L. Morrow preaching
Looking Ahead: Welcoming Father Elias Chacour
On Sunday, May 26, we will welcome Father Elias Chacour to the Fourth Church pulpit as our guest preacher at our 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services.
Author of
Blood Brothers and founder of Mars Elias University in the village of Ibillin in northern Israel, Father Chacour is internationally known for his work fostering peace and justice in Israel and Palestine through education.
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This Sunday we continue our
“Big Questions” sermon series, which over the course of two months will have us exploring topics that earlier this year you told us you hoped would be addressed in a sermon.
Our question this Sunday will be “Are we saved?”
Then on Sunday, May 19 we will wrestle with “How can we be church with differing political views?”
Come think about big questions with us!
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This Sunday is your one-time opportunity to
purchase a share of “stock” in our youth’s work in Detroit, New Jersey, and at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium this summer.
Specially designed shareholder certificates will be available for $10 each during Coffee Hour this Sunday only. Stop by and show your support of the work our youth will be doing this summer!
Another way to invest in our youth is to
become an adult leader with our Youth Ministry program.
Youth Ministry leaders can choose from a variety of roles, whether helping junior and senior high Sunday morning fellowship groups, leading an eighth-grade Confirmation circle, chaperoning a retreat or lock-in, or coordinating special events such as fundraisers.
Want to learn more? Interested in helping prepare our young people to lead in the church and the world? Fill out the
Youth Ministry Leader form by May 31.
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Last Sunday we celebrated Care of Creation Sunday. This Saturday we have an opportunity to live out our stewardship of the earth by contributing to our annual
Bike Drive.
We are again partnering with Working Bikes
to
collect used bicycles and bicycle parts. These bicycles and parts can be dropped off at the Delaware entrance to the Gratz Center between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. this Saturday, May 11.
The repaired bikes will then be sent on to Africa and Latin America as well as neighborhoods of Chicago, where they will offer a means of transportation to those who might not otherwise have one.
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Another way to live out our call to care for creation is through involvement with the Chicago Lights Urban Farm.
This Saturday, May 11, you can
get your plant starts at the Urban Farm (444 W. Chicago) between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Available plants and produce may include lettuce, spicy greens, kale, onions, peas, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, zinnias, nasturtiums, and more.
These plant starts are available for a recommended donation that supports the outreach of the Chicago Lights Urban Farm, which is dedicated to cultivating a thoughtful and engaged community of youth and adults through educational and economic opportunities, hands-on learning experiences, and access to fresh, local, and sustainably grown produce.
The Farm also has limited space open for
community gardeners this growing season. If you are interested in community gardening at the Urban Farm,
advance registration is required as well as participation in an orientation next Saturday, May 18.
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Are you aware that Fourth Church posts Fourth Church and Chicago Lights employment opportunities on our website and on Facebook?
Among the current openings that you will find on our Job Openings page is the recently posted
Director of Operational Ministries, a position that is a perfect match for someone with logistical skill, business acumen, a desire to serve, and the ability to provide daily oversight, ensuring that all operational functions deliver results and support and advance the plans and goals of Fourth Church and Chicago Lights.
Even if you are not looking for employment at present, we hope you will periodically
review the openings.
Then if you know of someone who would be a good fit for ministry with Fourth Church and Chicago Lights—and who wants to work for an organization voted one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces each of the past three years—please encourage them to apply!
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Many members and friends of Fourth Church have chosen to remember this congregation in their estate plans. In grateful recognition of that deep commitment to the church’s future mission and ministry, we have created the Fourth Church Legacy Society.
Becoming a member of the Legacy Society is a wonderful way to leave a legacy of love for the next generation and to ensure that Fourth Church will always be a part of our future.
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This coming Friday come show your support for Tower Brass and the Fourth Church Choral Society while enjoying some wonderful music!
As part of their spring concert, the Choral Society and Tower Brass will together perform John Rutter’s stirring
Gloria, whose movements the composer has described as “exalted, devotional, and jubilant.”
Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Freewill offering received at the door
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In addition to the Choral Society concert on Friday, we have two other special musical treats for you this coming week: a Noonday Concert by Morning Choir member Laura Perkett and a Bella Voce presentation of works by Purcell, Handel, and Vivaldi.
Friday, May 17 at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Laura Perkett, soprano and oboe
Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Fourth Church Choral Society with Tower Brass
Performing
Gloria by John Rutter
as well as other works for choir, organ, and brass
Freewill offering received at the door
Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Bella Voce
Presenting works by Purcell, Handel, and Vivaldi
Friday, May 24 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Heinrich Christensen, organ
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Nancy Mae Curtis and Jorge Armondo Morel
May 4, 2019
Death
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Martha J. Reid
Died April 10, 2019
A memorial service for Martha, who served as Financial Secretary at Fourth Church from 1968 to 1988, will be held in Florida on July 20.
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Fourth Presbyterian Church | 312.787.4570 | www.fourthchurch.org
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