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CONTENTS
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Tonight
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Worship with Chicago Sinai and Holy Name
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Give thanks tonight in an interfaith setting as we join our partners in faith for the annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship service at 7:30 p.m. at Chicago Sinai Congregation (15 W. Delaware Pl.).
Pastor Shannon Kershner will preach, as together the faith communities of Chicago Sinai, Fourth Church, and Holy Name Cathedral express gratitude through word and song during this special time of joint worship.
Time:
Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.
Place:
Chicago Sinai Congregation (15 W. Delaware Pl.)
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Thanksgiving Day at Fourth Church
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A Worship Service and Traditional Dinner
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Celebrate Thanksgiving at Fourth Church!
A special Thanksgiving Day worship service will be held this Thursday, November 27 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary, with Joyce Shin preaching.
Following the service, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which offers opportunity to renew old acquaintances and make new friends in the spirit of giving thanks, will be served at 12:15 p.m. in Anderson Hall. Tickets are required for this traditional dinner and are available by calling the Fourth Church receptionist at 312.787.4570.
Parking for the Thanksgiving Day worship service and dinner is available at a discounted rate at the 900 parking garage. Please note, however, that the discount rate will not be the Sunday morning rate but will be the $16 holiday rate set by the garage. The $16 vouchers can be purchased with cash or check at the church reception desk on Thanksgiving morning. There will then be no additional fee when validating your ticket at the garage upon exit.
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Remembering Loved Ones with Christmas Flowers
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In this season of gratitude, as we give thanks for those people who are important in our life, there is again special opportunity to memorialize or honor loved ones through the donation of Christmas flowers and garlands. Contributions, which will help decorate the Sanctuary and Gratz Center this holiday season, are being received now through Friday, December 12.
Names of those remembered through Advent and Christmas flower donations will be printed in the Christmas worship bulletin. Contributions can be made online or by completing the Christmas flowers form also available online or in the literature racks.
Forms must be received by December 12 for names to appear in the Christmas worship bulletin.
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Decorate a Wreath This Sunday
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Families are invited to observe the first Sunday of Advent at this Sunday's annual Advent Wreath Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Parish House Dining Room. Each family will have opportunity to decorate together a wreath using live evergreens and candles and then take it home for use throughout the Advent season.
All materials--wreath forms, evergreens, candles, candle holders, and bows--and instructions will be provided. No reservations are required.
Join us for this annual family favorite as we usher in the Advent season!
Time:
Sunday, November 30, 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Place:
Parish House Dining Room
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Gift Items for Social Service Center Guests
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Donations Received through December 7
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To brighten Christmas for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center, we are collecting toiletries and other small items for gift bags.
Instructions and a list of needed items are available at Coffee Hour following morning worship services on Sundays or at the reception desk. Donations, which will be collected through Sunday, December 7, can be dropped off at reception.
They will then be sorted and put into special holiday bags, which will be distributed to the guests of EDSSC programs throughout the Christmas holiday.
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Welcome, New Members!
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Please join us in welcoming those who were received into Fourth Church membership this month:
Elizabeth Benson
Quantisha Mason
Jay Owens
Travis Pearson
Charles Staes
Nell Staes
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Worship This Week
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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7:30 p.m. Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Chicago Sinai Congregation (15 W. Delaware Pl.)
Shannon J. Kershner, Pastor, preaching
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Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 27, 2014
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11:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor, preaching
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First Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2014
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8:00 a.m. with Communion
Matt Helms, Minister for Children and Families, preaching "Shaped by Hope"Scripture texts: Psalm 42:1-8 Isaiah 64:1-9 Mark 13:24-379:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Shannon J. Kershner, Pastor, preaching Scripture texts: Psalm 80 Isaiah 64:1-9 Mark 13:24-374:00 p.m. Jazz Service with Communion
Layton Williams, Pastoral Resident, preaching "The Sleepless Night"
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Passages
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Births
We give thanks to God for the gift of new life.
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Emily Reede Sokolowski,
daughter of Mark and Mari Sokolowski
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Deaths
We give thanks to God for the gift of eternal life.
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Cathy VanderPloeg, November 13, 2014
A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 5 at 10:00 a.m. in Buchanan Chapel. A reception will follow in Anderson Hall.
Ralph B. Loucks Jr., November 15, 2014
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 29 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
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Concerts at Fourth Church
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The Noonday concerts listed here are free.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Mary-Christine Stingley, flutist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
"A Chanticleer Christmas" 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tickets available through concert cosponsor Symphony Center Presents Friday, December 5, 2014
Kristina Nyberg, pianist
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Cosponsored by the Musicians Club of Women Friday, December 5, 2014 St. Charles Singers: "Candlelight Carols"
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary Tickets available online Sunday, December 7, 2014 Holiday Pops!
Chicago Chamber Orchestra
cabaret duo Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael
3:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
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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
Volunteers to help take down the Fair Trade Bazaar
Volunteers will help pack up unsold items in Anderson Hall and the Commons on Sunday, December 7 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. and then load items onto trucks.
Church members to serve as Nursery caregivers during the 9:30 or 11:00 a.m. worship service
Audio recording equipment operators for Sunday morning worship services
This volunteer opportunity is available immediately. Training will be provided.
To sign up for any of these volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them, stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or contact Larry Nicholson, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
A complete list of volunteer needs is available online.
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