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Congregational Meeting This Sunday
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The 147th Annual Meeting of the Congregation
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This Sunday we will do what we have done every February since 1871, the year the congregation of Fourth Church was organized:
Gather for our Annual Meeting of the Congregation.
We will meet this Sunday, February 12 in the Sanctuary following the 11:00 a.m. service.
Please join us for this time to reflect on the past year at Fourth Church, look ahead to the year to come, and elect new officers to serve in various leadership roles.
Child care will be provided.
Time:
Sunday, February 12
12:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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A Time for Fellowship after the Annual Meeting
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Join us for a time of table fellowship this Sunday, February 12 when we gather for an all-church intergenerational lunch hosted by the Congregational Life Committee.
After the Annual Meeting we will come together to enjoy a meal with one another in Borwell Dining Room.
Tickets are required; check at the door for availability.
Time:
Sunday, February 12
1:00 p.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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This Sunday at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
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Our Sunday School children will be joining us in worship this Sunday morning at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.!
Usually they begin their Sunday School hour with Children's Chapel worship in Buchanan Chapel, but this Sunday children age three through grade five will come to the Sanctuary and sit with their parents at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
This is something we used to do regularly as a congregation, and so we are delighted to have the Sunday School children join us again this Sunday. Worshiping with them is an important way we live out the baptismal vows we make whenever we baptism children--which we will do this Sunday: our vows to nurture children in their faith.
We also look forward to the children getting to see baptisms this Sunday but to their experiencing in worship the larger church family to which they belong.
Our usual family worship bulletin will be available for the children to use during worship (as it is each week, as we are always glad to have children be part of the service!), and at the time of the Gloria Patri, the children will be called forward to take part in a "Liturgy of Sending" before heading to their Sunday School classrooms with their teacher.
Please join us in welcoming our Sunday School children to worship this Sunday!
Time:
Sunday, February 12
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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Offering Personal Self-Care Tools
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Do you know anyone caring for a family member or friend who is chronically ill, disabled, or has dementia?
Care-giving, which takes many shapes and forms in today's society, can be stress-inducing for the caregiver.
Fourth Church Pastoral Care, the Center for Life and Learning, and the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being are teaming up to offer a four-week seminar that helps address this--specifically, how caregivers can care for themselves.
Each week a professional will discuss topics such as long-distance care-giving, care-giving strategies for success and redirecting difficult behaviors, family involvement, and end-of-life issues. Together we will seek to offer spiritual and personal self-care tools and communication for the caregiver on their journey.
Space is limited, so if you are interested in participating, be sure to sign up soon.
Time:
Mondays, February 27-March 20
1:00 p.m.
Place:
Room 5G
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Celebrating Black History Month
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Next Sunday, author Maudlyne Ihejirika will be with us to talk about her book, Escape From Nigeria: A Memoir of Faith, Love, and War.
Escape from Nigeria
chronicles the early life of Ihejirika's mother and her struggles to protect six small children while attending college overseas during the brutal Nigerian-Biafran War (July 1967-January 1970).
In this true, compelling, and heartrending story, readers gain a new context for understanding the current global refugee crisis and the anti-refugee backlash taking hold in American political discourse. "A riveting and heartwarming memoir," this book is, says one reviewer, "a love story, full of wisdom, pain, and unwavering optimism, a testament to the resilience and ultimate triumph of the human spirit."
We hope you will join us for this author conversation as part of our Black History Month observances.
Time:
Sunday, February 19
12:30 p.m.
Place
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"Cookies and Cocoa" Family Night
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Fellowship and Games with Fourth Church Friends
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We've got an evening of family fun planned for Friday, February 17: It's "Cookies and Cocoa" Family Night!
Families with young children are invited to join us for a relaxed evening filled with comfort food--including a variety of types of hot chocolate and a chance to decorate (and eat!) cookies.
In addition to sampling cookies and cocoa, we hope that you'll also consider bringing one of your family's favorite board games to play with other families.
Come take part in a cozy evening of food, fellowship, and game time!
Time:
Friday, February 17
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Worship This Week
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Sunday, February 12, 2017
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8:00 a.m.
Communion
Rocky Supinger,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner,
Pastor
Sunday School children will come to worship with their parents and leave for Sunday School at the singing of the Gloria Patri.
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Abbi Heimach-Snipes,
Pastoral Resident
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Concerts at Fourth Church
Friday Noonday concerts are free.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Christopher Atzinger, pianist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, February 24, 2017
John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, March 3, 2017
Mio Nakamura, pianist
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Cosponsored by the Musicians Club of Women
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
Volunteers for the Gala of Hope on Friday, February 24 to help with this event supporting Chicago Lights and the Replogle Center of Counseling and Well-Being. To sign up, contact Allie Williams.
Coffee Hour hosts to serve refreshments on Sunday mornings
Shopping aides for guests of the food pantry in the Social Service Center
Ushers and greeters for 4:00 p.m. jazz service
A complete list of volunteer needs is available
online.
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