- A Prison Ministry information session this Sunday, October 21
- Knitting and Crocheting on Tuesday, October 23
- A live show of the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text in Buchanan Chapel on Thursday evening, October 25
- Two information meetings on Sunday, November 4 for those interested in creating a new LGBTQIA group at Fourth Church
- The Center for Life and Learning's Chestnut Street Players Acting Troupe presenting Fibber McGee and Molly’s “Election Day” on Monday, November 5
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).
Want to learn more about an event? Click on the down arrow to the right of the event name.
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Sunday, October 21
8:00 a.m. Communion
Rocky Supinger
9:30 a.m.
Lucy Forster-Smith
11:00 a.m. Welcome of New Members
Lucy Forster-Smith
4:00 p.m. Jazz Communion
Joe Morrow
Looking Ahead: Taizé Prayer on October 26
Our monthly fourth Friday Taizé service, which provides an opportunity to gather in a contemplative, prayerful setting, will take place this coming Friday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
Candles; easy-to-learn songs from various countries, traditions, and languages; and a period of silence all contribute to this time to reflect and open oneself to God.
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This Sunday, a new monthly Academy for Faith and Life adult education class begins at 9:30 a.m. in Room 5G:
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Bible or Your Money Back
(A Free Class).”
Led by Rocky Supinger and Matt Helms,
this monthly class will mix biblical storytelling, historical context, literary analysis, and small-group discussion to help bring the biblical text to life and wrestle with what it means for us today. Come bring any question you’ve ever had about the Bible!
The following Sunday, October 28, two new classes will begin:
“Death, Dying, and Human Dignity,” a four-week class led by Michael DeVries at 9:30 a.m., and
“Doxology: Hymns and the Christian Tradition,” a three-week class with John Sherer and Shawn Fiedler at 12:10 p.m.
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Men’s Book Club
, which meets on the fourth Monday of every month at 7:30 a.m. in Parish House Dining Room, will discuss
The Soul of America
by Jon Meacham this Monday, October 22. On November 26 conversation will focus on
The Sword and the Scimitar
by Raymond Ibrahim.
Women at Fourth
have their monthly gathering this coming Thursday, October 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bumpus Room. In honor of LGBT History, Shawn Fiedler, Nanette Sawyer, and Anne Ellis will share coming-out stories and the intersection with their faith.
Cornerstones,
a group of those fifty and over, will come together on November 2 for fellowship, dinner, and a program on
“Improving and Protecting Our Great Chicago River”
presented by Sally Fletcher, Board Chair of Friends of the Chicago River.
Registration for this event
, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room, is required by Wednesday, October 31.
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Next Sunday, October 28 is Commitment Sunday!
If you have not yet submitted your pledge to “Called to Be a Church Alive,” our 2019 Annual Appeal for Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights, please do
make your pledge
by next Sunday.
During worship that day we will dedicate our pledges to the work of God’s kingdom and
recommit ourselves to actively participating in God’s re-creating and reconciling work in this world.
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A
trip to Cuba
, led by Nanette Sawyer and Gretchen Wahl, is planned for
May 6–15, 2019. It will provide opportunity to continue our more-than-eighteen-year relationship with First Presbyterian Church of Havana as together we live into our shared faith. The
trip application can be completed online
and is due by January 15.
A service
trip to Guatemala
, led by Tom and Sue Schemper, is planned for next summer: August 4–11, 2019. Participants will partner with Common Hope, which works with Guatemalans through programs in education, health care, and housing. The
trip application can be completed online
and is due by January 15.
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This coming Friday, October 26 three of our groups will have lock-ins at Fourth Church: fourth and fifth graders, junior high youth, and senior high youth.
Each group will enjoy a time of dinner, games, fellowship, and an overnight at the church before being picked up in the morning.
To sign up for the fourth and fifth grade lock-in, email
Matt Helms.
Senior High youth are also encouraged to
sign up for the
Senior High Fall Retreat, which will take place Friday evening, November 9 to Sunday afternoon, November 11 at Camp Stronghold in Oregon, Illinois.
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- Volunteers to unload food trucks at the church for Meals Ministry and the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center Food Pantry; individuals must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Ushers for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services (December 24: 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, and 10:00 p.m.; December 25: 11:00 a.m.)
- Tutors for Chicago Lights Tutoring, on Thursday evenings in particular; sign up online for a one-session orientation
Sign up by contacting
Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry
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Our free Friday Noonday Concerts continue next week with a cello-piano performance by
Il Duo Lyrico.
Friday, October 26
at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Il Duo Lyrico:
Nancy Steltman, cello
Robert Byrens, piano
Friday, November 2
at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Alicia Berneche, soprano
Patricia Morehead, oboe
Philip Morehead, piano
Friday, November 2
at 7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Camerata Chicago
Presenting Handel’s
Messiah (Christmas) and Bach’s
Magnificat
Looking Ahead: Commemorating the End of World War I
Mark
Friday evening, November 9 on your calendars as the evening that
the Fourth Church Choral Society will present a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The 7:30 p.m. concert will feature choral works by Elgar, Bainton, Tavener, and Mealor along with poems and letters written by soldiers in the war. It will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert lecture by Claudia Boatright on “Remembering the Great War.”
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Deaths
We give thanks to God for the gift of life eternal.
Clyde O. Bowles Jr.
October 12, 2018
A memorial service will be held Friday, December 15 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary with a reception in Anderson Hall afterwards.
Samuel Chou
October 6, 2018
Private services will be held.
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