Sunday Worship
Sunday, June 23
Baccalaureate
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
CommunionPreaching:
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor"Practical Instructions" Scripture texts:
Psalm 42 1 Kings 19:1-18 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
New Members (11:00)
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor"Preaching to the Choir" Scripture texts:
Psalm 42:1-7 Luke 8:26-39
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Service
with Communion
Preaching:
Adam H. Fronczek,
Associate Pastor
"Not Quite
an Ending"
Scripture text:
2 Kings 2
(selected verses) 
This Sunday is Baccalaureate
Sunday.
Communion will
be celebrated
during 8:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m.
worship services.
New members
will be received
during 11:00 a.m.
worship.
The women
of the choirs
will be providing
music leadership
during morning
worship services.
To learn more about worship at Fourth Church this Sunday, read a copy of
the worship bulletins, which will be available online Friday afternoon at www.fourthchurch.org/ worship/this-week.html. The publication "News and Opportunities," distributed on Sundays with the worship bulletin and containing information about upcoming Fourth Church events, will be available online Friday afternoon at news/2013 /062313no.pdf
Deaths in Our Church Family David Ruble, May 30, 2013 A memorial service
was held this Friday,
June 21 at 3:00 p.m.
in the Sanctuary. We give thanks to God
for the gift of eternal life. Weddings in Our Church Family Alexandra Grande
Reed and
Matthew J. Eesley, June 15, 2013 We give thanks to God
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Join Us for a Saturday Cookout The Chicago Lights Urban Farm is hosting a community cookout this Saturday, June 22 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. All are invited to the Urban Farm (444 W. Chicago Ave.) for food, seasonal activities, and live music. Lunch from the grill, using ingredients from the Urban Farm, will be served beginning at 12:00 noon. While at the cookout, be sure to stop by the Farm Stand and check out the Urban Farm's harvest of fresh veggies! Time and place Saturday, June 22 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. at the Urban Farm (444 W. Chicago Ave.) Food served beginning at 12:00 noon back to top |
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Congratulations, Graduates!
This Sunday is Baccalaureate Sunday, a day when we celebrate members and Chicago Lights Tutoring students who have graduated or will graduate from eighth grade, high school, college, or a graduate or professional program this year. Names of graduates will be printed in the June 23 bulletins.
Congratulations to our 2013 graduates!
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 Prayers and a Sermon by John Boyle A booklet of fourteen Prayers of the People offered by John Boyle during morning worship services is now available in the literature racks. Also included in the booklet is John's sermon "When God Challenges Us." These as well as additional prayers and sermons by John are also posted online at www.fourthchurch.org/about/john-boyle.html. back to top |
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 Becoming a Stephen Minister
Do you have gifts of mercy, encouragement, and listening? Are you a person who feels compassion for others in their life challenges but wonders what you can do? Are you interested in people?
These are just some of the qualities of a person who pursues Stephen Ministry training. This October, Fourth Church will offer the fifty-hour training course required for new Stephen Ministers. To learn more about this program, visit the "Stephen Ministry" page on the Fourth Church website or pick up a brochure from the literature racks.
Those who would like to apply to take part in the class and make a two-year commitment to serve the Fourth Church community as a Stephen Minister are asked to download and return this Stephen Minister application form.
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 CLL's Year-End Picnic Kick off the summer with a Center for Life and Learning (CLL) picnic in the Garth next Thursday, June 27 at 11:30 a.m. Adults sixty and more are invited to celebrate the past year of enrichment and fellowship and look forward to the CLL's summer offerings of excursions, films, and more. Space is limited, so RSVP early by contacting Ashley Elskus. Time and place Thursday, June 27 11:30 a.m. in the Garth courtyard back to top |
Sermon Archive Online
Did you know that the online archive of sermon manuscripts on the Fourth Church website dates back to September 27, 1998? You can browse the sermons by visiting the sermon archive online.
Be sure to bookmark the Fourth Church website and return often as a way to keep connected to Fourth Church this summer through sermons, news, and photos of church life.
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"Prevent Medical Errors"
Learn practical ways to prevent medical errors at this coming Tuesday's Center for Life and Learning Noonday program in Room 5A of the Gratz Center.
Adults sixty and more are invited to attend this free discussion and learn how to be a part of the effort to prevent mistakes in medical care, from medicine to surgery to tests and more.
Participants are welcome to bring a brown-bag lunch to enjoy at 11:30 a.m. The fifty-minute program will begin at 12:00 noon. No RSVP is necessary.
Time and place
Tuesday, June 25
11:30 a.m., brown-bag lunch
12:00 noon, program begins
in Room 5A of the Gratz Center
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Music at Fourth Church
Join us for outdoor concerts this summer! After next Friday's concert in the Sanctuary, the free Friday Noonday Concert series will move to the Fourth Church courtyard in July and August, where you can bring a lunch to enjoy while taking in some noonday music outside in the Garth.
Friday, June 28
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Ryan Loeckel, violin
Charles Sega, organ
Friday, July 5
12:10 p.m. in the Garth
"Paris When It Sizzles"
Claudia Hommel, chanteuse
Friday, July 12
12:10 p.m. in the Garth
Christine Mild and Doug Peck, vocal/piano duo
Friday, July 19
12:10 p.m. in the Garth
To be determined
Friday, July 26
12:10 p.m. in the Garth
Andrea Pokrefke
For a full listing of concerts, click here.
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