Dear Fourth Church, What a joy to gather the last two Sunday evenings for our Service of Lessons and Carols! Heartfelt thanks to the entire Music Ministry — staff, choirs, soloists, ringers, and orchestra for many hours of sacrificial service and helping us to declare God's glory in song. Psalm 96: "For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods." Next on our schedule of special Advent services is the December 19 Advent Communion Service followed by our three Christmas Eve Services. Invite family and friends! See times and locations below. Parents and students: believe it or not, it's time to register for the High School and Middle School Winter Retreats coming in late January and mid-February, respectively. See below for details and the link to register. Grace to you,  Don Nalle For the Communications Team

Calendar & Ministry Announcements

For the coming week-at-a-glance and detailed announcements from the ministries of Fourth, see our online Fourth Update.

Fourth Update | December 15

Worship Services | Sunday, December 19

Service Times & Location  The 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. services are all held in the Sanctuary. Face masks required, open seating. Children's Sunday School classes for all ages are held at 9:30 a.m. Cherub Church and Children's Church meet during the 11 a.m. service. More info at 4thpres.org/children. Nursery care is provided for children from birth to age 2 during the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services. Please check in your children at the computers at the Children's Welcome Center on the first floor.

Sermon for Morning Worship “A Light in the Darkness” Isaiah 9:1-7   Sermon for Evening Worship “A Body Prepared” Hebrews 10:1-10 Communion will be served at Evening Worship this week using prepackaged communion wafers (regular and gluten-free) and grape juice. Livestream Options The 9:30 a.m. service is available "live" or on demand by video and phone livestream. Video Livestream For the phone livestream, dial 855-217-0187. This enables you to listen to the full service.

Advent at Fourth Mark your calendars now for these special worship services

Advent Communion Service Sunday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Services Friday, December 24 Family Service, 5:00 p.m., Upper Room Communion Service, 7:00 p.m., Sanctuary Candlelight Service, 11:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Women's G2G Bible Study

Starts the Week of January 10 Begin your new year with a study of 2 Corinthians, part of Crossway's "Knowing the Bible" series by J. I. Packer and Dane C. Ortlund. Four options to gather: In-person|Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.* Zoom Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8:00-9:00 p.m. *A nursery/children's program is available with registration. Register Online

Winter Retreats for Youth

Middle and high school students are invited to a winter weekend retreat at River Valley Ranch in Manchester, MD. High School dates are January 21–23 and Middle School dates are February 11–13. Activities include basketball, ping-pong, zip-line, and much more. Register online now for early-bird pricing.

Register Online

Congregational Prayer Wednesdays, 5:30–6:00 p.m. All are invited for this online prayer time accessible by video or phone. Join by Phone Call 301-715-8592 (Meeting ID: 800 360 843) (Password: 867143) Join by Zoom

Sunday Prayer Sundays, 8:30–9:15 a.m. The Commons, Room 233 Different elders rotate in leading Sunday morning prayer in The Commons, just off of Halverson Hall. All are invited to pray for the ongoing needs of the congregation and for God to be glorified in and through the ministries of Fourth.

Contact: Sallie Holdrich, sholdrich@4thpres.org or 301-320-3600 x205

HELPFUL LINKS Sunday Livestream Sanctuary Renewal Campaign Sermon Audio & Video Mission DMV Resources on Racial Reconciliation

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