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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T120000
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SUMMARY:Youth Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/youth-council-meeting/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250915T113000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135120
CREATED:20250529T174400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T174400Z
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SUMMARY:Finance Ad Hoc Committee on Designated Funds
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/finance-ad-hoc-committee-on-designated-funds/2025-09-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T200000
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CREATED:20250711T184301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T184301Z
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SUMMARY:Faith Formation Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-formation-council-meeting-2/2025-09-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135120
CREATED:20241212T194141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T190812Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Women’s Plus Basketball at First Church
DESCRIPTION:Third Thursday Women’s Plus Basketball at First Church\n\nCalling all women and non-binary folks who want to play ball or just have a ball.\n\nWhat: Basketball for adults. Your children can watch (the way we watch their games). No skills are required. Fierce competition and great gentleness are welcome. The ultimate goals are fun and connection. Your friends who have not yet experienced First Church awesomeness are also welcome.\n\nWhen: Third Thursday of Every Month from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.\n\nWhere: First Church Gym\nWho to Contact: Kathryn Grant-Bolton at kgrant@depaul.edu or 847-529-6256
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/third-thursday-womens-plus-basketball-at-first-church/2025-09-18/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135120
CREATED:20250814T164025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T164025Z
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SUMMARY:Lake North 2025 Fall Academy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/lake-north-2025-fall-academy/2025-09-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135120
CREATED:20240917T183404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T183404Z
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SUMMARY:Styrofoam Collection
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/styrofoam-collection/2025-09-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T090000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135120
CREATED:20250909T193419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T193456Z
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SUMMARY:Men's Fellowship
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mens-fellowship-6/
LOCATION:Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250210T174828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T174900Z
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SUMMARY:Styrofoam Collection
DESCRIPTION:Bring your Styrofoam to Church to be Recycled!\nEvery 3rd Saturday of the month\, 10 am to 12 noon\, at the Church Street entrance.\nAnd now every the 3rd Sunday of the month\, near the front office.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/styrofoam-collection-2/2025-09-21/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250921T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20240409T173024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T181329Z
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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-2/2025-09-21/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T122000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250709T153314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T153314Z
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SUMMARY:Visitor Coffee and Tour
DESCRIPTION:Visitor Coffee and Tour\n\nSundays after 10:30am worship on July 20\, August 24\, Sept. 21 & Nov. 2\n\nCurious to further explore First Church? Want to meet others in the congregation and tour the building? Visitors 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\, informal conversation\, and a tour of the church building where “the magic happens” (to quote Pastor Grace). For example\, we’ll see the kitchen\, nursery\, diaper pantry\, 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 RSVP for your preferred date as you complete this registration.\nRegister here!\n\nQuestions? Please contact Mary Taylor-Johnson\, Director of Membership and Engagement\, at mary@faithafirst.com .
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/visitor-coffee-and-tour-4/2025-09-21/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Taylor-Johnson":MAILTO:mary@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T133000
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CREATED:20250919T191632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T191632Z
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SUMMARY:Racial Justice Committee meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/racial-justice-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T153701Z
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SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah set up
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/rosh-hashanah-set-up/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T153736Z
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SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/rosh-hashanah/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250209T180558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T180558Z
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SUMMARY:JRC hosts High Holy Days at FUMC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/jrc-hosts-high-holy-days-at-fumc/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20240828T203725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T203725Z
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SUMMARY:Archives Committee
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/archives-committee-2/2025-09-23/
LOCATION:Archives-Room 37
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250919T163432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T163432Z
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SUMMARY:Communications Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/communications-committee-meeting-11/2025-09-23/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250924T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250924T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20230608T002343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T182943Z
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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-7/2025-09-24/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T133000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20240904T191115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T191115Z
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SUMMARY:Collaborate\, Connect\, Care Staff Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/collaborate-connect-care-staff-meeting/2025-09-24/
LOCATION:Dining Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Pastor Britt Cox":MAILTO:britt@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T185655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T185655Z
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SUMMARY:Membership Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/membership-committee-meeting-7/2025-09-24/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250909T183111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T183111Z
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SUMMARY:SPRC
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/sprc/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T114500
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T183413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T183908Z
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SUMMARY:Herbert Randall Gefvert
DESCRIPTION: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).
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/herbert-randall-gefvert/
LOCATION:Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250909T192154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T192154Z
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SUMMARY:Limitless and Young Adult Apple Orchard Outing
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nThe 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!\n\nWe usually all stop for dinner on the way home.\nhttps://www.appleholler.com
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/limitless-and-young-adult-apple-orchard-outing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T101500
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250923T194325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T194325Z
UID:10010937-1759050900-1759054500@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Evanston's Living History: The Fight to Escape Racial Discrimination
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nJoin Reverend Richard Mosley\, Jr. in this critical Social Justice Intersections discussion.\n\nPart 1 on 9/28 is a viewing of Evanston’s Living History video.\nPart 2 on 10/5 is a discussion of the video.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/evanstons-living-history-the-fight-to-escape-racial-discrimination/2025-09-28/
LOCATION:Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T153806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T153830Z
UID:10010893-1759066200-1759069800@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:JRC resets sanctuary
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/jrc-resets-sanctuary/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250923T191852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T191852Z
UID:10010935-1759077000-1759082400@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Stewardship Preview Event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/stewardship-preview-event/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250928T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250928T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20240717T192145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T184549Z
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SUMMARY:Young Adult Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Young Adults!  Join us for our Potlucks every other week at 5:30pm. Feel free to bring your favorite side item or dessert! Contact Sydney Harkrider at sydney@faithatfirst.com for the location!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/young-adult-potluck-2-2-2/2025-09-28/
ORGANIZER;CN="Sydney Harkrider":MAILTO:sydney@faithatfirst.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T223000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250930T153806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T153806Z
UID:10010943-1759222800-1759271400@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Bundled Blessings Diaper Packing with Evanston Professional Moms
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/bundled-blessings-diaper-packing-with-evanston-professional-moms/
LOCATION:Room M
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T153925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T153941Z
UID:10010894-1759311000-1759352400@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Kol Nidre Set Up and Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/kol-nidre-set-up-and-service/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T181500
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250916T153714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T152902Z
UID:10010858-1759330800-1759342500@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:CPR & 1st Aid Training- Total Child
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/cpr-1st-aid-training-total-child/
LOCATION:Dining Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T135121
CREATED:20250922T154035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T154035Z
UID:10010895-1759393800-1759431600@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Yom Kippur
DESCRIPTION:8:30-5:45  \n(Rain contingency services at 3:30-4:15 and 6:00-7:00)
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/yom-kippur/
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