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SUMMARY:Social Justice Intersections - A Sacred Remembrance: Evanston's first Black Resident\, Maria Murray Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Social Justice Intersections – A Sacred Remembrance: Evanston’s first Black Resident\, Maria Murray Robinson \nJoin in a discussion led by Melissa Appelt as we remember Maria Murray Robinson\, Evanston’s first Black resident. \nHow did she arrive in Evanston? What do we know about her? How is her life interwoven with First United Methodist Church? What are the ways we can tell her story/our story as we approach our 175th anniversary? \nPlease join us on November 2 at 9:15 am for an overview of the possibilities and limitations confronting this historical challenge.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/social-justice-intersections-a-sacred-remembrance-evanstons-first-black-resident-maria-murray-robinson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T122000
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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-4/2025-11-02/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Taylor-Johnson":MAILTO:mary@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251023T190253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T190253Z
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SUMMARY:Stewardship/Finance Leadership Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/stewardship-finance-leadership-meeting/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T151500
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250909T192704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T192704Z
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SUMMARY:Covenant Hike Group
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nEach 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.\n\nFacilitator: Jim Johnson. Contact Jim at jjohnso@luc.edu with any questions and to be placed on the distribution list.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/covenant-hike-group-3/2025-11-02/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251104T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20240828T203725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T203725Z
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SUMMARY:Archives Committee
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/archives-committee-2/2025-11-04/
LOCATION:Archives-Room 37
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20240904T190639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T190639Z
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SUMMARY:Staff Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/staff-meeting-62/2025-11-05/
LOCATION:Conference Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Pastor Britt Cox":MAILTO:britt@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251110
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251003T175527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T175527Z
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SUMMARY:Adult ASP Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join us this fall for Adult ASP\, building community and making homes warmer\, safer\, and drier for the people of Central Appalachia. \nQuestions? Email: thegrantbailey@gmail.com
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/adult-asp-trip/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250814T165049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T165049Z
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SUMMARY:Board of Trustees meeting
DESCRIPTION:Reserving the Conference Room on 9/4\, 11/6\, 4/9\, & 6/4. \nThe other meetings will be via Zoom.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/board-of-trustees-meeting-2/2025-11-06/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T090000
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CREATED:20250225T163019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T163019Z
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SUMMARY:Men's Fellowship Gathering
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mens-fellowship-gathering-3/2025-11-09/
LOCATION:Dining Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Hagedorn":MAILTO:jehdvm@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T101500
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CREATED:20250910T182609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T164853Z
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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/2025-11-09/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T115000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T131500
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CREATED:20250919T180749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T180749Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Care Committee Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/earth-care-committee-meeting-4/2025-11-09/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250923T194643Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Council
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/youth-council/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251019T145918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T145918Z
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SUMMARY:Faith Around The Table
DESCRIPTION:Are you hungry for meaningful conversation and deeper connection with your First Church community? Do you like to eat food? Then this group is for you! One Sunday a month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm\, each group of 8 people gathers for a potluck meal and discusses a topic relating to faith and spiritual formation. Group members commit to meeting for six months. We’ve identified group leaders who will lead each group and host the first meeting with potential for others to host subsequent gatherings or use church space. Groups will launch in November. Come be a part of what others in the church have found to be deeply meaningful and nourishing!\n\nPlease email Andrew Schumacher (andrew.r.schumacher@gmail.com) for more info and to sign up.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-around-the-table-2/2025-11-09/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251102T154606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T154606Z
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SUMMARY:Nominations Committee
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/nominations-committee/
LOCATION:Dining Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251106T171907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T171907Z
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SUMMARY:Nominations & Leadership Development Committee
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/nominations-leadership-development-committee/
LOCATION:Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251112T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251112T110000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20230908T024328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T185340Z
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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. 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.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/coffee-conversation-and-friends-6-2/2025-11-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T083000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250916T154105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T154105Z
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SUMMARY:Lantern Walk (Total Child families)
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/lantern-walk-total-child-families/
LOCATION:Memorial Garden
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20251020T164439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T164634Z
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SUMMARY:Church Council Meeting
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/church-council-meeting-6/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
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/2025-11-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
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-2/2025-11-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251116T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
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-2/2025-11-16/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250807T183714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T155418Z
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SUMMARY:Bottoms Up: Diaper Bank Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 16\, 2025 at Double Clutch Brewing Company\, Evanston.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/save-the-date-for-diaper-bank-fundraiser/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250817T202006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250817T202006Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Education meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting of Adult Education Council
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/adult-education-meeting/2025-11-17/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080258
CREATED:20250711T184301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T184301Z
UID:10009563-1763492400-1763496000@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Faith Formation Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-formation-council-meeting-2/2025-11-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
CREATED:20250919T163432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T163432Z
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SUMMARY:Communications Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/communications-committee-meeting-11/2025-11-18/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
CREATED:20250626T182827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T182827Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart's Requiem- Dress Rehearsal
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mozarts-requiem-dress-rehearsal/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
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/2025-11-20/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
CREATED:20250626T182716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T183016Z
UID:10009550-1763748000-1763758800@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Mozart's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Concert is from 7:30-8:30pm. More details to come!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mozarts-requiem/
LOCATION:Dining room and sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T101000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
CREATED:20251008T190642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T190642Z
UID:10011076-1763890200-1763892600@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:New Member Sunday Walk Through
DESCRIPTION:Inquirers and First Friends gather before worship on New Member Sunday to review and walk through the liturgy.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/new-member-sunday-walk-through/
LOCATION:Tittle Chapel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T113000
DTSTAMP:20260425T080259
CREATED:20251001T154111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T154111Z
UID:10010948-1763893800-1763897400@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:New Member Sunday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/new-member-sunday/
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