The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be held this Sunday, February 9 following the 11:00 a.m. service. As part of the meeting, the congregation will elect new officers and act--at the request of Calum MacLeod--to dissolve the pastoral relationship with Calum, with his last Sunday at Fourth Church being February 23.

All members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting; child care will be provided.

Time: Sunday, February 9, following 11:00 worship

Place: Sanctuary

Tickets for Carnaval are still available--and so are tickets for this year's Vespa drawing! Ride through Chicago in style on a brand new LX 50 4V red Vespa outfitted with a powerful, fuel-efficient engine and compact steel body. Vespa drawing tickets are $25 each or five for $100 and may be purchased during Coffee Hour on Sunday morning, online at the event website, or by contacting Andrea Miller.

The winner of the Vespa will be announced at Carnaval--which benefits Chicago Lights, the Center for Life and Learning, and the Counseling Center--on Friday, February 28, although the winner need not be present.

Time: Friday, February 28 at 5:30 p.m.
Place: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (221 N. Columbus Dr.)

Thank you to Fourth Church youth who collected contributions for last Sunday's Souper Bowl of Caring and for all who generously gave monetary gifts and nonperishable food items. More than $3,000 and 148 cans were collected to support the programs of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center.

Thank you for your support to help end hunger in our community!

Learn about the faiths of postwar presidents--from Eisenhower's rearing in the Jehovah's Witnesses to George W. Bush's avoidance of evangelical churches--at a presentation by author David L. Holmes this coming Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the nearby Newberry Library (60 W. Walton, between Clark and Dearborn). "The Faiths of Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama," cosponsored by Fourth Church's Academy for Faith and Life, will provide insights into these and other aspects of presidential religion.

Then join us on Sunday, February 16 at 12:30 p.m. in the Gratz Center when David L. Holmes will be with us again to present a follow-up discussion on "Faiths of Our Presidents: Then and Now."

The conference will be held from 12:00 noon to 5:30 p.m., with a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

There is a registration fee of $45 for this conference. Register online or by contacting Sharon Crawford Tucker by Saturday, February 15.

Time: Saturday, February 22, 12:00 noon-6:30 p.m.
Place: Buchanan Chapel

Adults sixty and more are invited to discuss U.S. foreign affairs in a lively and compelling environment through the "Great Decisions" series. Based on the Great Decisions curriculum published by the Foreign Policy Association, this series--offered through the Center for Life and Learning--meets on Tuesdays through June, at 1:15 p.m. A "Great Decisions" discussion group for men only is held on alternate Wednesdays, February 19-June 11 at 10:00 a.m.

To register, contact Ashley Elskus.

Time:  

   Men and women: Tuesdays, through June, at 1:15 p.m.

   Men only: alternate Wednesdays, February 19-June 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Place: Fifth Floor, Gratz Center

Friday, February 14, 2014
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel

Cole Seaton, tenor     

Friday, February 21, 2014
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel

Sheridan String Quartet

4:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel

Ottawa Hills High School Choraliers  

Friday, February 28, 2014

12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Anthony Williams, organist

Friday, March 7, 2014

12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary 

Joanna Turska, flutist

Jaroslav Malanowicz, organist

Cosponsored by the Musicians Club of Women