Worship on
Sunday,
May 20
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms preaching | Communion
9:30 a.m.
Frank Yamada preaching | Officer Ordination/Installation
11:00 a.m.
Frank Yamada preaching | Officer Ordination/Installation
Reception of New Members
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek preaching - Jazz Service | Communion
During the NATO Summit, no road closures are planned for the immediate Fourth Church neighborhood. However, those who travel to the church from the south are advised to consult the map of road closures and traffic impacts and plan alternate routes as necessary. Those who use Ohio, Ontario, and I-90 between O’Hare and downtown will also want to note that the NATO host committee’s website lists those routes as intermittently closed or otherwise affected. Parking at the 900 and Hancock garages will be available unless activities necessitate closing streets or garages; please stay tuned to the local news and the NATO and church websites for any updates. Please also allow extra time for garage attendants to search vehicle trunks. In the meantime, church leadership continues to be in conversation with city authorities, who do not envision our programming being affected by the Summit activities and encourage us to proceed with our usual schedule. We look forward to seeing you for worship and our regular programs!
Welcome to Our New Website!
We hope you will take some to explore this all-new Fourth Church website and begin to make use of its added functionality. The churchwide calendar allows you to see what is going on at the church at what time and in what room. There are also program-area calendars as well as the option to add individual events to your electronic calendar.
In the days ahead, after Google has fully indexed all of the new pages, a new search function will make it possible to look up prayers by specific pastors, search the more than 1,000 sermons to find those on particular topics, and much more. (Until that indexing is completed, the search function will continue to look on the new site for pages that were on the old site.)
There are also new menu options to provide easier access to up-to-date details about upcoming programs and activities, and you can also browse resources such as sermons dating back to 1998 and a bulletin archive. A simple click on the colored icons above the church photo in the left menu will take you, respectively, to our page on Facebook, our Twitter feed, and our page in iTunes, where you can download or subscribe to the free podcasts of recent 11:00 worship services and sermons.
In the weeks and months ahead, you’ll also find even more content, including lots of photographs and an expanded architecture section. While you’re here, be sure to bookmark the site as one way to keep connected to Fourth Church over the summer!
The PNC is pleased to report that the job description necessary for posting the Pastor position—the Church Information Form (CIF)—was approved by the Session at their May meeting. The CIF was subsequently sent to the Chicago Presbytery Committee on Ministry, which also must approve the document. Once they have approved the CIF, the position will be posted with Presbyterian Church (USA) denominational offices and advertised through the Christian Century, the Presbyterian Outlook, and other channels. The Pastor Nominating Committee can then begin to receive Pastor Information Forms (PIFs) from interested candidates and from those whose qualifications match the CIF. Thank you to all who attended input sessions and completed the search survey. Your input was critical to informing the CIF and will also help in developing criteria for evaluating the candidates. You can follow the process and next steps for calling the new Pastor to Fourth Church on the PNC web page.
