CONTENTS
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President, Protestant Churches of Egypt
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This Sunday we are honored to have with us as our guest preacher at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. the Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki, a leading voice for Christians in the Middle East.
Dr. Zaki is the President of the Protestant Churches of Egypt and General Director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), an NGO that works to raise the quality of life for more than 2 million Egyptians in economically challenged communities each year. He also lectures at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo and serves as the President of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches and as a board member of Hands Along the Nile Development Services (HANDS), based in the Washington, D.C., area.
Dr. Zaki's educational background includes a PhD in religions and politics from the University of Manchester, UK, and a master of arts in theological studies from Eastern University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He also earned a diploma in social development from Coady International Institute and a bachelors of theology from Cairo Evangelical Seminary.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Zaki to Fourth Church!
Time:
Sunday, June 24
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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Expressing Support of the LGBTQ Community
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You are invited to join a Fourth Church contingent in expressing our support of the LGBTQ community this Sunday, when we walk
in the Chicago Pride Parade with fellow partners in the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC).
All are welcome to join the parade by meeting at 11:30 a.m.
on the west side of Broadway, north of the Target and Aldi driveway, behind the WGN Radio and Jewel float. The
CCWC is in parade position number 47.
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Candlelit Meditative Reflection
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Join us tomorrow for our monthly service in the style of Taiz
é at 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
The Taiz
é service provides an opportunity to gather in a contemplative, prayerful setting at the end of a busy week. Candles; easy-to-learn songs from various countries, traditions, and languages; and a period of silence all contribute to a time to reflect and to open oneself to God. We gather for this service on "fourth Fridays at Fourth Church."
As it is each month, the service will be preceded by opportunity to walk the labyrinth in Anderson Hall between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. This meditative walk takes approximately twenty minutes, and members of the labyrinth ministry team are present to offer guidance for first-time labyrinth walkers.
Time:
Friday, June 22
Between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m., Labyrinth Walk
7:30 p.m., Taiz
é Service
Place:
Anderson Hall, Buchanan Chapel
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| Families Belong Together |
Chicago March to End the Separation of Immigrant Families
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To walk with the Fourth Church
World Mission and Social Justice Committee in the protest march to end the separation of immigrant parents from children, meet in the lobby of the Palmer House (17 E. Monroe) at 10:15 a.m. for the 11:00 a.m. event at the Federal Plaza.
Time:
Friday, June 30
10:15 a.m.
Place:
Palmer House and Federal Plaza
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Learning and Serving in Urban Ministry
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Please join us in welcoming the youth of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Greenville, South Carolina, who will be joining us on Sunday afternoon for a week of our Urban Youth Mission (UYM) program.
The youth will be staying overnight at the church and spending their days engaging in both learning and hands-on outreach experiences at the church and in the city.
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Shawn Fiedler Begins New Role
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Ministerial Associate for Worship
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Starting in July, Shawn Fiedler will assume the new role of Ministerial Associate for Worship at Fourth Church. Shawn has been with us in the role of Worship and Adult Education Coordinator since Spring 2017. In this new role, Shawn's energy will be devoted full-time to the worship life of the congregation. By partnering with the Pastor, Shawn will be able to maintain, enhance and deepen our common worship life, bringing intention and energy to this core ministry. According to Shawn,
"Worship is not a benign activity; rather it is the single most important act we engage in as Christians. Fourth Church has a long tradition of excellence and beauty in worship. Our location in the heart of the city of Chicago comes with a commission and charge from God to offer poetic, intellectually challenging, high and holy worship for all. The stakes are high. In this new era of Christian faith, we are faced with the challenge to breathe new life into the Protestant tradition (its customs, texts, visions) and bring people to faith. It's a soul-stirring task."
Shawn is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Church of Christ--a sibling denomination in the Reformed tradition. Shawn completed his master's in divinity degree at Boston University School of Theology with a special concentration in liturgical studies. Prior to coming to Fourth Church, Shawn served various congregations in Boston, Massachusetts, where he specialized in worship ministry.
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Academic and Arts Program Begins Monday
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Chicago Lights Summer Day, a six-week academic, arts, and enrichment program for first through ninth graders, begins this coming Monday here at Fourth Church.
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers the students, staff, and volunteers participating in this program for youth from under-resourced neighborhoods.
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Heading Out for Summer Mission Trips
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Please join us in holding in prayer this coming week our Fourth Church youth who are traveling to Detroit and to Cuba for their summer mission trips.
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Informal Sermon Discussion and Fellowship
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Coffee Hour Chats are on the calendar for this Sunday following the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services. We'll gather in Borwell Dining Room to discuss themes from that morning's sermon preached by our guest preacher, Dr. Andrea Zaki.
We hope you'll plan to stop by for fifteen to twenty minutes of informal conversation with one another!
Time:
Sunday, June 24
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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Worship This Week
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Taizé Contemplative Service
7:30 p.m.
in Buchanan Chapel
Hosted labyrinth walk in Anderson Hall beforehand, between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m.
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Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
June 24, 2018
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Sunday Services
Victoria G. Curtiss,
Associate Pastor
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Andrea Zaki,
President of the Protestant Churches of Egypt
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Service with Communion
Joseph L. Morrow,
Minister for Evangelism
Worship bulletins
for this coming Sunday are available online Friday afternoon at
www.fourthchurch.org/worship/this-week.html
"News and Opportunities"
is the weekly printed newsletter distributed with the Sunday bulletin and is available online Friday afternoon at
www.fourthchurch.org/news/2018/062418no.pdf
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Music and Concerts at Fourth Church
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All concerts are free unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, June 21 | Make Music Chicago
12:00 noon in the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organ
Friday, June 22
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Therese Pircon, soprano
Friday, June 29
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organ
Music by the Fountain outdoor concerts on Fridays begin in July!
Friday, July 6
12:10 p.m. in the courtyard
Libby York, jazz vocalist
Friday, July 13
12:10 p.m. in the courtyard
Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael, cabaret
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
Ushers for the 8:00 a.m. usher team
Ushers for memorial services and special events at the church
Jazz at Four greeters for the 4:00 p.m. worship service
Shower Ministry greeters
(men) for rotating Tuesday schedule (1:15-4:00 p.m.)
Current Donation Needs
Individually packaged snack items for Fourth Church Meals Ministry Bag Lunches
(5,000 items are needed each month)
Socks
(adult-sized) for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them--as well as additional volunteer opportunities--stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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