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SUMMARY:Faith & Parenting Class
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 9:15am in Room 24. BEGINS NOVEMBER 9TH. \nDoes not meet on First Sundays of the month. \nFaith & Parenting offers a space for parents of children at various stages to share and reflect on how their personal and familial faith journeys are nurtured and challenged through the vocation of parenting. Brief guided reflections based on scriptures from children’s Sunday School will accompany each session. \nFor more info\, contact Colin McDonald\, Director of Children’s Ministry\, at colin@faithatfirst.com .
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-parenting-class/2026-04-12/
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SUMMARY:Messy Church
DESCRIPTION:Messy Church is an opportunity for children\, youth\, and adults to engage in hands-on creative activities\, celebratory worship\, and time together in community. Join us for a different kind of Sunday School on the first Sunday of each month! / 9:15-10:15 a.m. In Great Hall
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/messy-church-6/2026-04-12/1/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Intersections Sunday School
DESCRIPTION:Here are the summaries for each week 4/12-5/31. Please note Room M is needed only for 5/3\, all other dates will be in the Dining Room\n\nApril 12 – Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail. (April 16\, 1963)” In it he says\, “…the great stumbling block… is not the…the Ku Klux Klanner\, but the white moderate\, ” Leader: Rev. Richard Mosley\n\nApril 19 – “The Things that Make for Peace.” These words came from Jesus as he wept over Jerusalem. What makes for peace as we weep over Gaza\, Venezuela\, Cuba\, Ukraine\, Iran\, and ICE brutality Leader: Dan Owens.\n\nApril 26 – “How does social justice happen?” Searching from a theological\, spiritual autobiographical\, and academic perspective. Aiming to understand how the church can address social justice in society. Leader: Andrew Dillon.\n\nMay 3 – “Institute for Therapy Through the Arts (ITA).” Learning how Evanston’s ITA helps individuals through art\, dance/movement\, drama\, music\, and theater therapies. “Where words alone are not enough\, the arts can often help.” Leader: Jeff Wolfe\, ITA CEO. In Room M on this day only.\n\nMay 10 – “The Original Mother’s Day Declaration” by Julia Ward Howe in 1870. She called on mothers of all nations to stop the killing. We will lift up all kinds of mothers in a variety of circumstances. Leader: Pastor Britt Cox\,\n\nMay 17 – “The Clark Street Bird Sanctuary.” In two parts. Come to either or both. At 8 am: A Nature Walk in the Sanctuary at the lake. Binoculars welcome. At 9:15 am: A presentation in the church dining room on how people turned Northwestern’s destruction of a natural area into a sanctuary. Leaders: Julie Dorfman and Jerry Herst\, initial stewards of the sanctuary.\n\nMay 24 – “Living with Friends and Foes.” How to protect ourselves from the new variant of mosquitoes in ways that don’t harm bees and butterflies\, and how we can best care for the bees around us. Includes action steps to advocate for change at a corporate and governmental level to better protect our pollinators. Leaders: Judith Campbell and the Earth Care Committee
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/social-justice-intersections-sunday-school/2026-04-12/
LOCATION:Room M
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SUMMARY:The Story of Our Lives Worship Series
DESCRIPTION:This Easter season\, we follow the risen Jesus through stories—stories of confusion and recognition\, fear and courage\, friendship and hope. Before the disciples become the leaders of the church\, they are simply people trying to find words for an experience that has changed everything. As we listen again to these resurrection stories\, we’ll discover how our own lives are woven into God’s ongoing story—shaping us to live with honesty\, connection\, and hope in a world still longing for good news. Join us each week for worship and opportunities to practice telling and living this story together.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/the-story-of-our-lives-worship-series/2026-04-12/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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SUMMARY:Men's Fellowship: One Church One Book 11:45am Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mens-fellowship-one-church-one-book-1145am-meeting/2026-04-12/
LOCATION:Great Hall Balcony
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SUMMARY:Earth Care Committee Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/earth-care-committee-meeting-4/2026-04-12/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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