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Advent and Christmas at Fourth Church
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Sharing Christmas Joy: Light Up a Life
Advent and Christmas Devotions
Memorial Gifts for Christmas Flowers
Christmas Wishes for Tutoring Students
Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols
“Longest Night” Service
Saturday, December 24, 2022
4:00 p.m. Children’s Pageant
In the Sanctuary
6:00 p.m. Family Service
In the Sanctuary; in-person only
8:00 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols
In the Sanctuary and livestreamed (also available for viewing later)
10:00 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols
Identical to the 8:00 service; in-person only
PARKING ON CHRISTMAS EVE
Discounted Christmas Eve parking is available at 900 N. Michigan (access from Rush or Walton) at the rate of $9 for those entering the garage after 5:00 p.m. Validation tickets for the garage must be picked up from an usher or the Reception Desk that day.
WHERE TO ENTER ON CHRISTMAS EVE
For services on Christmas Eve, entry is through the glass Loggia doors next to the courtyard on Michigan Avenue.
Nursery care is not available on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE
Sunday, December 25, 2022
10:00 a.m.
In the Sanctuary; in-person only
We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with this festive service of morning worship.
We do not livestream our Christmas Day service but invite those who want to set aside time for worship online on Christmas Day to watch the Christmas Eve service from the previous evening at www.fourthchurch.org.
Discounted parking on Christmas Day will be available at 900 N. Michigan with a validation ticket purchased at the church that morning for $20 (cash or check only)
In response to God’s gift to us, we too seek to give to others in this season, to share the love that came down at Christmas. One way we can share that Christmas joy is through the “Light Up a Life” offering.
Gifts can be made online, noting “Light Up a Life” in the Comments section.
Or make a gift to Fourth Church using Venmo. Tap the Pay button in the app and search for Fourth Church (@Fourth-Church). Enter a gift amount, write a quick note, and tap Pay.
As we await the coming of the Messiah, we remember that the season of Advent is not simply about readying ourselves for the observances of Christmas but about setting aside time to prepare our hearts and lives to receive the gift that comes to us in the stable.
On this Advent journey, we invite you to join with us in using our Advent devotions, which are written by members and staff of Fourth Church.
Daily Advent and Christmas devotions are available in a variety of ways:
Via email: Sign up by clicking here or on “Get Email Updates” at the upper left of this web page (or send addresses to devotions@fourthchurch.org)
Facebook | Twitter | On our website
Each year we are invited to recognize those who are special in our life by making contributions toward the purchase of Christmas flowers, wreaths, and garland to decorate the Sanctuary and Buchanan Chapel. The names of those honored or remembered by the gifts are printed in the Christmas bulletin.
Each year Women at Fourth coordinates our Christmas Wishes efforts to provide gifts for Chicago Lights Tutoring students. We invite you to watch for news in November about how you can help fulfill Christmas Wishes for Christmas 2022.
On a Sunday evening in Advent we gather to sing hymns and hear the readings of the season that lead us on our journey to the manger. You can watch the 2021 service online.
Typically held on a weeknight the week prior to Christmas — on a night close to the longest night of the year, December 21 — this worship opportunity, which is also known as a “Blue Christmas” service, acknowledges that grief, loss, struggles, and darkness can make it difficult to share in the traditional joyous celebrations of Christmas.
