For over 50 years, this hunger ministry has been fed by four churches, plus spouses of international students at McCormick Seminary. Read more about First at First. 

Two very different sabbaticals to Spain and Oxford renewed Rev.'s Amy Pagliarella and David Myers in their spiritual life and their vision for the Church. Read their reflections. 

By Joshua Mayer

Middle School students from churches in Chicago and Blackhawk Presbyteries will be at the East Bay Camp in Hudson, IL this weekend. 

Please pray for their growing faith, and their adult leaders' wisdom to guide them. Post your prayer online.

Clergy Retreat, Presbytery of Chicago. Speaker Dr. Timothy Eberhart. Mundelein - January 25-27, 2015. More info

Pres­by­ter­ian Church of Bar­ring­ton

Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 7th 2015

Saturday, March 7, 2015. 8am - 3pm

Location: Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago

Preacher: Rev. Joy Douglas Strome

Keynote: Rev. John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland

The Annual Statistical Report should be filled out no later than Wednesday, February 11, 2015.

 

Each congregation was mailed a user ID and password from Chicago Presbytery. If you lost or never received this information, contact Kitty Ridley at kridley@chipres.org or 312-488-3010

The United Presbyterian Church of South Holland closed on October 5, 2014. Items at the church that may be of value to other congregations are available at no cost. Download the list of items. 

Items will be distributed to the first churches that request them. Please contact Eric Heinekamp at 312-488-3016 or eheinekamp@chipres.org by Friday February 6th.

I am looking to do a pulpit exchange this summer for 3-4 weeks. I am a solo pastor of a small charge. The exchange would be for Sunday services and funeral cover (not onerous) and would include use of manse and car. Contact me, Dorothy Granger at dorothygranger61@gmail.com

Fourth Presbyterian Church has 1,000 blue hymnals (published 1990) for donation. These blue hymnals have "Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL" engraved at the bottom.  They are in good condition. 

 

These hymnals are available free of charge for your church or mission project, we simply ask that you come and pick them up or pay shipping charges to your location. Contact Ryan Loeckel at rloeckel@fourthchurch.org

"Tom & Edwin's Excellent Adventure" is a free video series featuring two Chicago Presbytery ministers - Edwin Estevez and Tom Dickelman - as they consider the challenges and opportunities in creating a new worshiping community. 

Faith, Hope and Recovery is a skills-based, faith-centered support group for people with mood disorders, their families and friends. View flyer
 

Kenilworth Union Church

Third Tuesdays of each month, 7-8:30pm

Contact Rev. Kathy Dale McNair at kdmcnair@comcast.net

Find out more about what per capita supports and how it is paid. Download the brochure. 

Share with your session and congregation, or take some of the language to create your own stewardship materials. 

The November Presbytery Assembly sent the search committee back to reevaluate the job title "Presbytery Community Organizer." After additional deliberation, the committee decided the original job title would attract the right applicants. Read more about their rationale.