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SUMMARY:Earth Care Lending Library
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a place to continue growing in your understanding of environmental justice and how to care for God’s creation? \nVisit 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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/earth-care-lending-library-2/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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SUMMARY:Adult Christian Education Council Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/adult-christian-education-council-meeting/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T080000
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SUMMARY:Retreat for Discipleship Ministries (UMC)
DESCRIPTION:Dining Hall\, Tittle Chapel\, Kitchen
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/retreat-for-discipleship-ministries-umc/
LOCATION:Dining Hall\, Tittle Chapel\, Kitchen
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T190000
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SUMMARY:Faith Formation Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-formation-council-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T130000
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SUMMARY:Retreat for Discipleship Ministries (UMC)
DESCRIPTION:Dining Hall\, Tittle Chapel\, Kitchen
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/retreat-for-discipleship-ministries-umc-2/
LOCATION:Dining Hall\, Tittle Chapel\, Kitchen
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261024T183000
DTSTAMP:20260807T151513Z
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SUMMARY:Flute recital/Fundraiser for Refugee One
DESCRIPTION:Sanctuary
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/flute-recital-fundraiser-for-refugee-one/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260823T113500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260823T122000
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SUMMARY:Visitor Coffee and Tours
DESCRIPTION:Visitor Coffee and Tour in Glenna Hall\n\nSundays after 10:30am worship for 35-45 minutes\n\nCurious to further explore First Church? Want to meet others in the congregation and tour the building? Please choose from the following dates.\n\nAugust 23\nSeptember 20\nOctober 25\nNovember 8\nDecember 6\n\nVisitors and others new and not-so-new to First Church are invited to stay after 10:30am worship on any of the dates listed above for coffee\, a quick bite\, and a tour of the church building where “the magic happens”. For example\, we’ll see the kitchen\, choir room\, nursery\, diaper bank\, and overnight shelter space. Information on the Inquirers Class will be available for those who are curious to learn more about First Church.\n\nPlease sign up here. Questions? Please contact Mary Taylor-Johnson\, Director of Membership and Engagement\, at mary@faithatfirst.com or 847-864-6182.\n\nSign up here
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/visitor-coffee-and-tours/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Taylor-Johnson":MAILTO:mary@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T190000
DTSTAMP:20260517T135827Z
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SUMMARY:Vision Keeper Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Interfaith Action Vision Keepers Dinner Sunday\, October 25\, 2026\n5:30 pm\nHilton Orrington Hotel\, Evanston\nPlease join Interfaith Action of Evanston\nin honoring members of our faith communities who exemplify the\nIAE vision of interfaith social action and dialogue Vision Keeper Nominations due\nSeptember 25 Vision Keeper Dinner Registrations due\nOctober 5\nTicket price: $90\nNomination and registration
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/vision-keeper-dinner/
LOCATION:Hilton Orrington Hotel\, Grand Ballroom 1710 Orrington Ave\, Evanston\, IL
ORGANIZER;CN="Pastor Britt Cox":MAILTO:britt@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T210000
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SUMMARY:Vision Keepers Nomination Form and Invitation
DESCRIPTION:Due no later than Saturday\, October 3\, 2026\nInterfaith Action’s annual Vision Keeper Dinner gives faith communities an opportunity to celebrate common bonds of faith and service while honoring members of our communities who exemplify the IAE vision of interfaith social action and dialogue.\n\nPlease have your IAE Delegate or other designated representative coordinate the reservation form and payment for your faith community. Reservations are $90 per person. Tables accommodate 12 individuals.\n1 Complete this registration form\n2 List each registrant on the attached pages: This can be done by printing the form and scanning to return via email or in Excel format for return via email\n3 Email complete form with registration list to: vk@interfaithactionofevanston.org\n4 Submit first page of form with payment of $90 per person\n– Mail to Interfaith Action\, P.O. Box 1414\, Evanston\, IL 60204\, or\n– Deliver to Interfaith Action Hospitality Center at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church\,\nMonday-Friday\, 7:00-11:00 am\n\nBy providing contact information for each registrant\, Interfaith Action can acknowledge their attendance.\nFaith Community Name\nContact for This Registration\n\nContact Email\nContact Phone Number\nTotal Number of Registrations\nTotal Payment – $90 per person\nGet your registration in early – seating is limited\n\nTable One\n12 seats per table\nIndicate menu selection: Salmon\, Chicken\, Vegetarian/Vegan – also note if gluten-free or if special accommodation (ie\, wheelchair) is required\n1 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n2 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n3 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n4 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n5 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n6 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n7 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n8 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n9 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n10 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n11 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n12 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\nTable Two\n1 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n2 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n3 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n4 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n5 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n6 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n7 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n8 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n9 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n10 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n11 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone\n12 Registrant Name\nMenu Selection\nEmail\nPhone
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/vision-keepers-nomination-form-and-invitation/
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SUMMARY:Coffee\, Conversation\, and Friends
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/coffee-conversation-and-friends-7/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
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SUMMARY:Women's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:First Church Women’s Retreat- Friday\, November 13th and Saturday November 14th\nSpiritual Identity: Finding Deeper Connection with God through Identity and Spiritual Practice\n\nDo you find yourself longing for a deeper spiritual life in the days between Sundays? Do you feel that you don’t have any time to squeeze more into your daily life? Are you bored with the spiritual practices that you currently employ? Do you find that you are in a different stage of life\, and what you used to practice no longer resonates for you? This retreat is open to any woman who can relate to any or all of these questions. We will use our understanding of our true selves\, and the stage of life we are in\, to help us discern what spiritual practices will have the most meaning for us\, and how we can work these practices into our daily lives.\n\nCheck-in begins at 4pm and dinner at 6:15pm. Please arrive when you can with programming to begin at 7:30pm.\n\nCost: $180 (meals\, housing\, and supplies). Please contact Pastor Britt if you are interested in a scholarship to cover the cost.\n\nRealm Registration
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/womens-retreat/
LOCATION:St. Mary of the Lake\, 1000 E Maple Ave\, Mundelein\, Illinois\, 60060
ORGANIZER;CN="Pastor Britt Cox":MAILTO:britt@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T200000
DTSTAMP:20260807T152646Z
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SUMMARY:Bottoms Up: A Fundraiser for the Bundled Blessings Diaper Pantry
DESCRIPTION:More information coming.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/bottoms-up-a-fundraiser-for-the-bundled-blessings-diaper-pantry/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T203000
DTSTAMP:20250817T202006Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Education meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting of Adult Education Council
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/adult-education-meeting/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260814T175504Z
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SUMMARY:Bookends and Beginning; Author Interview
DESCRIPTION:Glenna Hall | Tittle Chapel \nOn Monday\, November 30\, at 6:00 p.m. in Tittle Chapel\, local booksellers\, Bookends and Beginnings\, will host author Paul Goldberger\, architecture critic and lecturer and contributing editor at Vanity Fair for a book chat and interview. Mr. Goldberger will be interviewed by former Chicago Tribune architecture critic and journalist Blair Kamin.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/bookends-and-beginning-author-interview/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall; Tittle Chapel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261206T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260818T160234Z
CREATED:20260818T160234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T160234Z
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SUMMARY:Greening Your Holiday Expo
DESCRIPTION:Great Hall | During Community Hour \n\nConsider various ways to be more earth-friendly during the holidays.\nThe Earth Care Team will provide examples of how to entertain\, wrap\, gift\, and decorate in ways that are sustainable for our planet.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/greening-your-holiday-expo/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270131T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270131T101500
DTSTAMP:20260814T170955Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T170955Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Inquirers Class
DESCRIPTION:Glenna Hall \nWinter Inquirers Class Begins Sunday\, January 31\nMeets Sundays 9:15-10:15am\, January 31-March 7\, in Glenna Hall.\n\nThe objectives of the Inquirers Class are:\n• to provide an ‘up close’ look at First Church\, its people\, and programs.\n• to consider the theology\, structure and current issues in the United Methodist Church.\n• to reflect on our collective and individual faith journeys and foster community around the Inquirers table.\nAs the centerpiece of the membership process\, Inquirers is intended to help participants discern whether First Church is a good fit\, and if they want to take membership vows here. While all person who want to join the church are asked to participate in Inquirers\, not everyone who participates in Inquirers is expected to become a member.\n\nInterested? Want to know more? Please reach out to Mary Taylor-Johnson\, Director of Membership and Engagement\, at 847-864-6182 or mary@faithatfirst.com.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/winter-inquirers-class/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Taylor-Johnson":MAILTO:mary@faithatfirst.com
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