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On Thursday a letter from Joyce Shin was mailed to members of Fourth Church, sharing the news that Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, will be gathering on September 27 to call Joyce to serve as their new Pastor and Head of Staff.
If you have not yet received your letter--including the details about an October 11 opportunity for us to thank Joyce for her ministry among us and to send her forth with our gratitude and blessings as she continues to embrace new opportunities in her pastoral vocation--you can read it online.
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Learn about Programming and Volunteer Opportunities
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This Sunday learn how you can stay connected and volunteer with Fourth Church!
Coffee Hour will feature information about upcoming and ongoing educational, fellowship, and community outreach opportunities, including details about fellowship groups and other ways you can get involved with the church community. Fourth Church representatives will be available to talk about volunteer needs, mission activities, Academy for Faith and Life classes, and more!
"Get Connected" Coffee Hour will take place in Anderson Hall and the Commons following 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m. worship services.
We hope to see you there as we welcome all to Fourth Church this autumn and celebrate ways to deepen connections and serve others!
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An Associates Board Bale Sale
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Treat yourself to a sweet--and support Chicago Lights--at a bake sale, hosted by the Chicago Lights Associates Board, this Sunday, September 20 in the Commons during "Get Connected" Coffee Hour.
Breads, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and more will be available. All proceeds will support the six programs of Chicago Lights, the community outreach arm of Fourth Church.
Time:
Monday, September 20, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m..
Place:
Commons of the Gratz Center
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An Afternoon with Peter Brandes
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Want to learn about and create beautiful works of art? Join us this Sunday, September 20 for a presentation and demonstration by Danish stained-glass artist Peter Brandes and his master glasscutter, Jannik Kvetny.
Fellowship begins at 12:15 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room, followed by a showing of a documentary that depicts Peter Brandes creating his latest project: four twenty-six-foot stained-glass windows in the new Christ Chapel at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Brandes will then hold a question-and-answer session, after which he will work alongside attendees to create a one-of-a-kind stained glass window, which will be put on display at Fourth Church.
Come enjoy this educational discussion and opportunity for hands-on learning!
Time:
Sunday, September 20, 12:15-2:30 p.m.
Place:
Borwell Dining Room
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A Multicultural Committee Book Series
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Save the date: this fall, Fourth Church's Multicultural Committee is sponsoring a three-part book series about mass incarceration.
The first meeting, which will be led by Fourth Church member Claudia Boatright on Tuesday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 4F, will revolve around The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, legal scholar and Associate Professor of Law at Ohio State University. The New Jim Crow presents an overview of mass incarceration and, according to Harvard law professor Lani Guinier, "directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness."
We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a powerful and productive discussion about this pervasive issue.
Time:
Tuesday, October 20, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Place:
Room 4F of the Gratz Center
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 Join in Singing Mozart's Requiem
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Choral Society Rehearsals: Thursday Evenings
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All are invited to join the Fourth Church Choral Society, which is open to all interested singers in the Chicago community and gathers periodically throughout the year to prepare for a concert.
This season the Choral Society will join the Chicago Chamber Orchestra for a concert on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The ensembles will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem that evening. Rehearsals for this concert take place on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel.
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Families, Register Now for Family Camp
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Come for an October Weekend of Fun!
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Join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship at Fall Family Camp next month at Covenant Harbor in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
From Friday evening, October 9 through Sunday afternoon, October 11, we'll be enjoying structured activities as well as plenty of downtime, including opportunity to canoe and scale a climbing wall. Come bring your family and join us!
If you haven't registered yet, why not do so now, so you're sure not to miss out on the fun!
An online registration form is available here. A paper copy to download and drop off at reception is available here.
We hope you'll join us for one of our favorite weekends of family fun!
Time:
Friday-Sunday, October 9-11
Place:
Covenant Harbor, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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Tutor . . . and Change a Child's Life
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Volunteer with the Chicago Lights Tutoring Program
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Make a difference in the lives of children from Chicago's under-resourced neighborhoods--join Chicago Lights Tutoring during their fiftieth anniversary year! Volunteers are needed to be tutors and mentors to the 400 first- through twelfth-grade students who participate in the program.
New volunteers are asked to attend an orientation session at 6:00 p.m. in Borwell Dining Room on either Tuesday, September 22 or Monday, September 28. RSVP online here.
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Have You Made Your Officer Recommendations?
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Nominating Forms Are Available through September 30
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It's not too late to submit recommendations for officer positions with Fourth Church or Chicago Lights!
Nominating forms for the offices of Elder, Deacon, Trustee, and Chicago Lights Board are available online. Paper forms are also available at the church in the pew racks and literature racks.
Please take a moment in the coming week to send your officer suggestions our way!
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Welcome, Chicago Sinai!
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We wish our Jewish brothers and sisters a good year! We were honored this week to host Chicago Sinai Congregation on Sunday evening and Monday, as they held their community Rosh Hashanah services at Fourth Church, as they have done for several years.
High Holy Day observances continue in the week ahead, when Chicago Sinai returns for their community Yom Kippur services on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
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Worship This Week
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
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Passages
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Birth
We give thanks to God for the gift of new life.
Jacob Dale Lukens, September 2, 2015
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Matthew C. Fox, September 11, 2015
Weddings
We give thanks to God for the gift of life together.
Kimberly Gail Kruzynski and Jeffrey Douglas Nelson, September 12, 2015
Sarah Patricia Kelley and Matthew Steven Cameron, September 12, 2015
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Concerts at Fourth Church
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Concerts at Fourth ChurchFriday Noonday concerts are free.Thursday, September 24, 2015 Camerata Chicago Orchestra conducted by Drostan Hall with Grammy Award-winning Sylvia McNair, soprano, performing Gershwin classics accompanied by Sun Chang, pianist 7:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel Tickets available through Camerata Chicago| 630.221.5555
Friday, September 25, 2015 John W. W. Sherer, organist
(Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Church)
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, October 2, 2015
Mira Luxion, cellist
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Cosponsored by the Musicians Club of Women
Friday, October 9, 2015
Emily Nash, violinist
12:10 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
Experienced cooks for the Melting Pot Cooking Club at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm; Thursdays, 3:00-6:30 p.m.; September 17-December 17
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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