Wednesday Bible Study- Online
2025-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | online
The Wednesday Bible Study is a longstanding group that meets online every Wednesday 10-11:30am with the exception of a short break in the summer.
Please contact Janet Lutz at janetatl@aol.com with any questions.
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Grown-Up Night: Total Child
2025-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Tittle Chapel

Membership Comm Meeting
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Conference Room

Room RSVP in Dining Hall
2025-09-11 10:15 - 11:15

Progressive Christianity Reading Group- Online
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | 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.
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God's Story, Our Stories Bible Study- Online
2025-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.
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Social Justice Intersections Sunday School Class
2025-09-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Dining Room
Sundays at 9:15am in the Dining Hall, first floor.
The social justice track of the adult Christian Education lineup is grounded in the Wesleyan commitment that “There is no holiness but social holiness.”
Facilitator: Joe Agne, RevAgne@gmail.com
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Abide
2025-09-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Room K
Sundays at 9:15am in Room K.
Abide provides ongoing space for spiritual connection to God, mutual support in community, and faith formation in the ways that lead to life. This gathering is open to all who seek to abide with Jesus through the Spirit in the company of friends.
Abide meets Sunday mornings at 9:15am in person. New participants are always welcome.
Facilitator: Mari Leonard, mari.leonard@comcast.net
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The Christian Experiment
2025-09-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Glenna Hall
Sundays at 9:15am in Glenna Hall Sundays, first floor. Begins Sept. 14.
The Christian Experiment is a weekly gathering that creates community and explores faith-based questions. Ever had doubts? If you are like most, you have. Ever had doubts about Christian faith? Many of us have. In a recent study at a leading United Methodist Church, 95 percent of believers stated they struggle with doubt occasionally and 24 percent stated they struggle with doubt regularly. This same study also found that 44 percent believed their doubts helped them find or strengthen their faith.
Facilitators: Matt Rader (mrader@emich.edu) and Kristi Hubbard (hubbard.kristi@gmail.com)
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History, Roots, & Rearview Mirror
2025-09-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Conference Room
History, Roots and a Rearview Mirror will use insight and discussion to understand our roots and history to have a rearview mirror of our story. The class will begin with a two-week unit on First Church history; followed by a four-week unit on church history under Constantine; a two-week unit on history of human sexuality in the UMC; a two-week unit on the history of race and racism in the UMC; and finish the year on Advent with the Wesleys.
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Earth Care Committee Meeting
2025-09-14 11:50 - 13:15 | Glenna Hall

Youth Council Meeting
2025-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Room

Lake North 2025 Fall Academy
2025-09-20 08:30 - 15:30

Men's Fellowship
2025-09-21 08:00 - 09:00 | Dining Hall
Men’s fellowship will not meet Sept. 14, but will meet Sept 21 at 8 am… all men are invited to coMen’s fellowship will not meet Sept. 14, but will meet Sept 21 at 8 am… all men are invited to comeme!

Racial Justice Committee meeting
2025-09-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Glenna Hall

Rosh Hashanah set up
2025-09-22 08:00 - 17:00

Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-23 08:00 - 14:30

JRC hosts High Holy Days at FUMC
2025-09-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Sanctuary
The JRC will be using the sanctuary and assorted additional rooms for Rosh Hashanah on September 23, 2025. They will return for Yom Kippur Services on the evening of October 1, and again will be in the sanctuary and assorted rooms all day (into evening) on October 2. Additional days will be blocked to allow for them to move in/out their items in advance of their services.

Communications Committee Meeting
2025-09-23 19:30 - 20:30 | Conference Room

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Conference Room
The Membership Committee meets monthly to discuss ideas and work on strategies to encourage member and visitor engagement in First Church worship, programs, and other opportunities. Please address any questions about this committee and its work to Lynelle Diener, Chair.

SPRC
2025-09-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Glenna Hall

Herbert Randall Gefvert
2025-09-27 11:00 - 11:45 | Dining Hall
The Memorial Service for Herbert Randall Gefvert will be held on Saturday, September 27, at 11:00 a.m. All are welcomed. Burial will be held at Memorial Park in Skokie following the service, family and friends only. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and Bring Change to Mind (organization dedicated to de-stigmatizing mental illness).

Limitless and Young Adult Apple Orchard Outing
2025-09-27 12:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to join the Limitless along with the young adult’s group for our 5th annual Apple 🍎 picking Saturday, September 27th. Please meet us at the Apple Holler orchard entrance.

The Apple Orchard has many fun things included with the price of your apple picking. There is a cow maze, corn maze and fun house maze, farm animal visits, kids play area, Bees and Trees Learning Center Including Observation Beehive, shopping and many photo spots along the way. Oh, and the donuts and apple dumplings are amazing!

We usually all stop for dinner on the way home.
https://www.appleholler.com

Evanston's Living History: The Fight to Escape Racial Discrimination
2025-09-28 09:15 - 10:15 | Dining Hall
God calls us to be a church of compassion and justice that affirms the dignity of all people, while striving to correct injustices of the past in our churches and communities.

Join Reverend Richard Mosley, Jr. in this critical Social Justice Intersections discussion.

Part 1 on 9/28 is a viewing of Evanston’s Living History video.
Part 2 on 10/5 is a discussion of the video.

JRC resets sanctuary
2025-09-28 13:30 - 14:30

Stewardship Preview Event
2025-09-28 16:30 - 18:00 | Great Hall

Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with Evanston Professional Moms
2025-09-30 09:00 - 22:30 | Room M

Kol Nidre Set Up and Service
2025-10-01 09:30 - 21:00

CPR & 1st Aid Training- Total Child
2025-10-01 15:00 - 18:15 | Dining Hall

Yom Kippur
2025-10-02 08:30 - 19:00
8:30-5:45
(Rain contingency services at 3:30-4:15 and 6:00-7:00)
