What’s coming up on the church
calendar? Quite a variety of things, including—
- For those interested in learning more about becoming a member of Fourth Church, an Inquirers’ Class this Sunday, November 10
- Also this Sunday, a TwentiesThirties brunch for young adults
- Books by Women discussing Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell on Tuesday, November 12
- Wednesday Morning Storytime with the Day School for those three and under (accompanied by their caregivers)
- Horizons Women’s Bible Study on Wednesday, November 13
- “Spiritual Discernment: Listening to the Spirit,” a Sunday morning class with Vicky Curtiss, beginning Sunday, November 17
- Our annual Family Night with Animals on Friday, November 22
- The Fair Trade Holiday Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8
The calendar, which is easily accessible from the home page of our website, also includes direct links to any online registrations (along with an option to make online payment of any registration fees).
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost: November 10
8:00 a.m. Communion
Shannon J. Kershner 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
Nanette Sawyer preaching
During the 9:30 and 11:00 services, the
Sunday School students will help lead us in worship, as they frequently do on the second Sunday of the month through their participation in the roles of beadle and lay liturgist.
Also, for the first part of the services, all children who otherwise take part in Sunday School will instead stay with their parents as they attend worship. The children will then depart for their classrooms, with their teachers, before the sermon begins.
We will also take this opportunity to commission during the 9:30 and 11:00 services the
Sunday School teachers, who are a faithful presence in the lives of our children. They are but one way that we live out our congregational promise, made during the baptismal liturgy, to nurture in the Christian life the children being baptized.
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Our churchwide composting program is underway!
During Coffee Hour look for
“Green Apron” volunteers, who are helping oversee a “station” where compostable items will be collected in green bins. These items include food scraps, plates and utensils, cups, napkins, wood coffee stir sticks, paper tea and sugar packets, and used tea bags.
(Interested in being a “Green Apron” volunteer? Please contact
Robert Crouch to sign up.)
The compost will be carried offsite by an outside vendor and turned into rich soil used to grow nutritious food. By doing that, we are also reducing greenhouse gas emissions by diverting material from landfills.
Together we are committed to living, as the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s environmental stewardship web page emphasizes, “in homage to God by living green and sharing our witness with the world.”
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Looking back 50 years to the music and events of 1969 . . .
That is what is on the calendar for next Friday evening, November 15 when the Fourth Church Choral Society presents their autumn concert.
Come listen for the sounds that express the challenges and struggles as well as the celebrations and joys of that year—from the Civil Rights Movement to the Stonewall Riot to Vietnam to the Moon Landing to the Beatles and Abbey Road to that sunny place where the air is sweet: Sesame Street!
Friday, November 15
7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
A freewill donation will be received at the door
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On Friday, November 22 a concert by organist Nathan Laube will mark the fourth anniversary of the dedication of our Andrew Pipe Organ.
Mr. Laube is Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and International Consultant in Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the United Kingdom.
His program that evening will feature works by Willan, Duruflé, Roger-Ducasse, and his own transcription of Les Préludes, Poème Symphonique No. 3 by Liszt.
Friday, November 22
7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
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Sing in the season with us on Saturday, November 23!
Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving we gather on the Sanctuary steps at 5:00 p.m. to sing carols prior to the Tree-Lighting Parade, which is part of the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.
Come spread holiday cheer to the thousands gathered for the Michigan Avenue festivities!
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In this season of gratitude, we invite you to celebrate Thanksgiving with Fourth Church.
Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Tuesday, November 26
7:00 p.m.
in the Fourth Church Sanctuary
Cohosted by Chicago Sinai Congregation, Fourth Church, Holy Name Cathedral, and LaSalle Street Church
Thanksgiving Day Worship
Thursday, November 28
11:00 a.m.
in the Sanctuary
Vicky Curtiss and Kent Organ preaching
Thanksgiving Day Dinner
Thursday, November 28
12:15 p.m.
in Anderson Hall
Prepaid tickets are required:
Purchase online through Tuesday, November 26 or, after
November 26, at the reception desk
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We have a variety of wellness opportunities on our calendar in the weeks ahead. Come take some time for reflection and personal growth!
PhotoYoga
In PhotoYoga, Tom Schemper uses photographic images to facilitate a process that can give you access to a deeper knowing of yourself. Join him on Tuesday, November 12 for an evening of reflection sparking spiritual and emotional growth.
Tuesday, November 12
6:30 p.m.
in Boyle Conference Room
TwentiesThirties Retreat
Those in their twenties and thirties are invited to join us for a getaway for reflection, rest, and relationship building the weekend of November 15–17. We’ll gather in a lakeside home in Michigan City beginning that Friday evening, returning Sunday morning after worship together. Our theme will be story sharing and spiritual practices in times of change and transition, and there will also be plenty of time for relaxation, games, and enjoying nature trails.
Friday evening to Sunday morning
November 15–17
in Michigan City, Indiana
Chair Yoga with Women at Fourth
All women are invited to join us on Thursday, November 21 when we will learn chair yoga from Maripat (Mp) Abbott. Through a series of easy and gentle chair yoga poses we’ll learn how to improve flexibility, focus, and strength. Mp will also share how her twenty-year journey with yoga continues to bring her closer to God.
Thursday, November 21
5:30 p.m.
in the Bumpus Room
No RSVP necessary
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Did you see the
Halloween-themed treats our baking team made for Monday Night Supper?
Or the
trick-or-treat fun shared by Day School students and our Fourth Church and Chicago Lights staff?
How about the
playground pumpkin patch for Family Night?
Also, if you haven’t yet, we encourage you to take a moment to read the
expression of gratitude and powerful testimony made on Facebook by a Fourth Church visitor, lifting up how God’s call to hospitality touches the lives of others.
You can find that as well as sermon quotes and celebrations of our life together—along with
invitations to upcoming events—on our page on
Facebook.
As you engage with us via these platforms, please know that
you are what makes our social media social! Your sharing, liking, commenting, and inviting is what expands our reach and increases our visibility. That in turn is how we together spread the word about what is going on at Fourth Church and Chicago Lights, build community, and extend a warm welcome!
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Next week—Friday, November 15—is the deadline to register for our
music mission trip to Cuba the week of March 2–9.
This trip, which will be led by John Sherer and Vicky Curtis, offers opportunity to spend a week with our host congregation, the First Presbyterian Church of Havana. You can read
more about the trip online, where you will also find a link to the online registration.
(Our Guatemalan hosts need a commitment of five trip participants by December 4 in order to begin planning our time with them, so if you are intending to go, we would appreciate your signing up now, in advance of that trip’s January 15 deadline.)
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We are in need of volunteers to help with a few projects. Could you help?
- Book Nook volunteers during Sunday morning Coffee Hours
- A Food Pantry assistant to help guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center on Tuesdays
- Share Shop assistants to help guests of the Social Service Center who have come to the shop for clothing
- Sunday Night Supper servers to help with our weekly Sunday Night Supper for those in our community who are hungry
- Fair Trade Bazaar volunteers for various shifts, including setup and takedown, between Friday evening, December 6 and Sunday afternoon, December 8
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ushers
Sign up or learn more by contacting
Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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We have a wonderful lineup of organ and choral performances—as well as the Bach Marathon’s
Brandenburg Concertos—planned for you this month.
On the horizon? A Chanticleer Christmas on December 3 and 4 and a Tower Brass Christmas on December 21—to name just a few of our seasonal concerts!
Friday, November 8 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Marianne Kim, organ
Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Chicago Ensemble
Friday, November 15 at 12:10 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Roosevelt University Choirs
Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
The Fourth Church Choral Society
in a concert commemorating 1969
Monday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
and the Bach Marathon Finale:
J.S. Bach’s
Brandenburg Concertos
Friday, November 22 at 12:10 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
John Sherer, organ
Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Nathan Laube, organ
celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Andrew Pipe Organ
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Marriage
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Smaranda Fillip and Jeremy McCaslin
November 2, 2019
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