Staff Meeting
2026-07-01 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Conference Room

Festival Choir Rehearsal
2026-07-01 19:30 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) | Choir Room
Adults and high school youth from the congregation and the community rehearse in preparation of Mozart’s Requiem for the Festival Choir Concert on November 21, 2025. No audition is required.

Chancel Choir Rehearsal
2026-07-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Choir Room
Adults and high school youth rehearse music for worship in the Chancel at the front of the Sanctuary. No audition required. Email Dr. Brian Schoettler for more information.
Meets in Choir Room!

Progressive Christianity Reading Group- Online
2026-07-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | online
First Church’s Progressive Christians Reading Group invites new and former participants to participate as the group gathers each Thursday 1:00-2:00pm online to discuss and reflect on selected books, typically one book per month.
Interested? Email Christie at cecook.phd@gmail.com for the current/upcoming reading and the Zoom link.
Realm Registration Event.

Soup Kitchen
2026-07-02 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Dining Room
As part of Interfaith Action of Evanston, First Church hosts a weekly soup kitchen each Thursday evening. A host team of First Church volunteers is needed each week, and 5-6 times a year we also need cooking teams. Interested in helping? Please contact Dave Koester (davekoester57@gmail.com) about current scheduling needs.

God's Story, Our Stories Bible Study- Online
2026-07-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | online
The Lectionary Bible Study Group meets online each Thursday evening. We are a band of curious explorers, reflecting upon the lectionary passages for the coming Sunday. We ask many questions. We have “ah ha” moments in our discussions. We attempt to unearth how these ancient stories inform our current day stories. We deeply seek to live out our best understanding of the heart of these stories week by week in the midst of our common humanity. Several group members rotate the facilitation.
Come and join us! You may be placed on the group distribution list by contacting Bill Brown at bbrown@wwbrown-inc.com.
Realm Registration Event.

Covenant Hike Group
2026-07-05 14:00 - 15:15 (America/Chicago)
The Covenant Hike Group invites all who have a wonder of the natural world to share nature immersion with each other through 3 seasons while experiencing the presence of God. The format is simple. We begin with a brief reading (scripture or poem), hike along while sharing joys and concerns, and appreciate 5 minutes of silence at mid-point. Each hike concludes with an optional, brief time of sharing about our experiences on the hike, closing prayer, and a cool or hot drink. All ages are welcome.

Each month we will meet at a designated location at 2 p.m., hiking various paths in our area for about an hour at a comfortable pace for everyone. The group will meet each first Sunday from October through May, and participants may join in as schedules allow.

Facilitator: Jim Johnson. Contact Jim at jjohnso@luc.edu with any questions and to be placed on the distribution list.

Church Council meeting
2026-07-07 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2026-07-08 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Year round we gather at LePeep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books, the news, restaurants, grandchildren, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.

Styrofoam Collection
2026-07-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
The Earth Care Committee holds its monthly Styrofoam collection time at First UMC Evanston on the third Saturday of the month at the Church Street entrance between 10am and Noon. Material to be collected includes all clean No. 6 plastic foam. Acceptable items include disposable coffee cups; take out containers (such as clamshells); plastic plates, bowls and cutlery; meat and poultry foam trays and packing foam. When recycled, these items can be processed into a material used to make park benches, picture frames, and other items. Recycling these items helps keep this harmful plastic, which cannot be processed locally, out of the waste stream.

Earth Care Lending Library
2026-07-19 11:30 - 12:00 UTC | Great Hall
Looking for a place to continue growing in your understanding of environmental justice and how to care for God’s creation?
Visit the Earth Care Lending Library, which is open every 2nd Sunday after worship in Great Hall. A small lending library with books for readers of all ages, the titles were curated by the Earth Care Committee and include Newbery Award-winning children’s books, as well as titles by leading voices from the spiritual and scientific communities.

Faith Formation Council Meeting
2026-07-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)

Coffee, Conversation, and Friends
2026-07-22 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. We meet at Le Peep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books, the news, restaurants, grandchildren, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.

Wedding
2026-07-24 - 2026-07-25 | Tittle Chapel

Wedding Rehearsal
2026-07-24 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall

Collaborate, Connect, Care Staff Meeting
2026-07-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Room

Total Child - Moving On Ceremony
2026-08-06 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Dining Hall

Adult Education meeting
2026-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Glenna Hall
Monthly meeting of Adult Education Council
