This Sunday, Fourth Church will observe Dedication Commemoration Sunday, declared by Pastor John Timothy Stone in 1914 to be observed on the third Sunday of each May.

On Sunday, May 10, 1914, the Fourth Church congregation worshiped in the Michigan Avenue Sanctuary for the first time, having moved from its smaller facility on Rush at Superior. A series of dedicatory services were held the remainder of that week, and later that month, the new Sanctuary and Parish House buildings were host the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, including the assembly's communion service attended by more than 1,800 worshipers.

 

Photos of previous Fourth Church Sanctuaries as well as pictures of the construction of this Sanctuary and of Parish House are posted on the Timeline, accessed on the far right side of the Fourth Church page on Facebook.

 

This Sunday, join Fourth Presbyterian Church and Ecumenism Metro Chicago (EMC) for an afternoon of prayers for Christian unity offered by members of the EMC's twenty faith communities.

There will be a reception at 2:00 p.m. in Allison Hall, followed by a worship service at 3:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel at which John Armstrong, president of ACT 3 Network ministry and adjunct professor at Wheaton College, will preach.

 

For more information or to RSVP, visit www.archchicago.org  

Time:

     Sunday, May 17

     2:00 p.m. Reception

     3:00 p.m. Prayer service

Place:

     Allison Hall and Buchanan Chapel   

 

This Sunday, May 17, Fourth Church member and author Betsy Storm will give a presentation on her book Bright Lights in the Second City: 50 Prominent Chicagoans on Living with Passion and Purpose. In this book, Betsy profiles fifty gifted Chicagoans, from activists and authors to leaders in the academic, artistic, political, and medical communities--including our own organist and director of music, John Sherer! Join us that afternoon at 12:15 p.m. in Room 4G to learn more.

 

Time:

     Saturday, May 17, 12:15 p.m. 

 

Place:

     Room 4G of the Gratz Center 

 

Opportunity to take part in interfaith dialogue will be offered at Chicago Sinai Congregation (15 W. Delaware Pl.) this Friday, May 22. Chicago Sinai, in conjunction with the Downtown Islamic Center and Fourth Presbyterian Church, is hosting "War and Peace in Our Scriptures: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives" as part of their weekly 6:15 p.m. Friday service; this interfaith dialogue will take the place of the sermon. It will be followed by a reception with refreshments.

Inamul Haq, Program Coordinator of the Niebuhr Center for Faith and Action and adjunct professor at Elmhurst College and Catholic Theological Union, will deliver the Muslim perspective; Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor at Fourth Church, will deliver the Christian perspective; and David Levinsky, Associate Rabbi at Chicago Sinai, will deliver the Jewish perspective. Seth Limmer, Senior Rabbi at Chicago Sinai, will moderate the discussion.  

 

Time:

     Friday, May 22, 6:15 p.m.  

 

Place:

     Chicago Sinai Congregation (15 W. Delaware Pl.)