Next Sunday, October 26 is Commitment Sunday, a day when we celebrate all that we are able to do together through our generous response to God's blessings in our lives.

As we look ahead to this year's celebration, we encourage everyone to complete a giving response card for the 2015 Annual Appeal for Fourth Church and Chicago Lights prior to worship that day.

As many as 400 unaccompanied immigrant children are in Chicago for a two- to three-week period at any one time as they await help in being united with a relative in the United States or in being taken under care by the federal foster care system. 

How can you help? While these unaccompanied children are in Chicago, they receive housing, meals, and education and engage in recreation and arts and crafts through Heartland Alliance. To assist in meeting the needs of these children, Fourth Church is collecting school and art supplies, books, clothing, and other supplies through Sunday, November 2. A list of needed items is available online here.

Donations can be dropped off at Coffee Hour following Sunday morning worship services or at the reception desk during the week.

If you haven't already seen the latest art exhibit on display in the Loggia, stop by this Sunday! "Art from Esperanza" features artwork created by participants in the programming at Esperanza Community Services, which supports children and adults with developmental challenges.

The collection represents self-expression and the shared humanity of each of those individuals who receive enrichment at Esperanza, which offers individualized therapeutic and educational programs to increase self-esteem and the ability to live independently.

A reception with the artists will be held on Sunday, November 2 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Loggia. We hope to see you then as we celebrate these gifted artists!

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A $20 donation will be collected at the door.

The Choral Society, which is open to all interested singers in the Chicago community, rehearses on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. For more information about the Choral Society and future performance opportunities, contact John Sherer, Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church.

Time:

     Thursday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.

Place:

     Sanctuary

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Sunday, November 2 is All Saints' Sunday, a day when we remember the faithful who have gone before us and honor departed loved ones. As part of that observance, the names of all Fourth Church members who have entered the Church Triumphant in 2014 will be read during morning worship.

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen will be sung by the Morning Choir during a special communion service of remembrance at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Time:

     Sunday, November 2, 6:30 p.m.

Place:

     Sanctuary

Calling all fourth and fifth graders! You're invited to our annual Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Lock-In next Friday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Fourth Church. The evening will include a shared dinner, time for worship and reflection at a Taiz� service, games, a talent show, and a special flashlight tour of the Sanctuary.

A registration form is available online and in the Sunday School classrooms on the fourth floor of the Gratz Center. For more information, contact Matt Helms, Minister for Children and Families.

Time:

     Friday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.

Place:

     Meet outside Borwell Dining Room

Sermons

from previous weeks are posted online at www.fourthchurch.org/sermons 

Friday, October 24, 2014 

12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Hamline University A Cappella Choir 

Thursday, October 30, 2014

7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Fourth Church Choral Society 

$20 donation collected at door

Friday, October 31, 2014
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)

Sunday, November 2, 2014
6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
All Saints' Requiem Service with Communion
Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen
sung by the Morning Choir