EASTER TULIP ORDERS | SUN, MAR 11 - 25 This year, please consider purchasing a colorful tulip in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one as we celebrate the miracle of Easter. Order envelopes will be available beginning next Sunday.

SANCTUARY CLEANING DAY SAT, MAR 17 • 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. • SANCTUARY, 1ST FL. Help clean the Sanctuary in preparation for Easter! Message info@chicagotemple.org to sign up.

OPENING RECEPTION: SUN, MAR 18 • 12:30 - 3 P.M. • THE GALLERY, 2ND FL. The Chicago Temple Gallery will present the works of internationally celebrated artist, Debra Balchen. The exhibit is titled Metamorphoses: Idea to Creation and Experience.

The Chicago Temple Gun Violence Prevention Task Force will be hosting a forum with the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV), Moms Demand Action, the organizers of March for Our Lives, The Archdiocese of Chicago Director of Violence Prevention, activists, and gun violence survivors. Please join us for conversation, debate, and action. Visit our event…

A special offering will be held next Sunday for Native American Ministries Sunday. Through this offering, United Methodists are able to equip and empower Native American congregations—like New York’s Onondaga Nation UMC and Nebraska’s Native American Sacred Winds congregation—and seminary students, to do what only they can do: authentically worship and serve Jesus. Visit umcgiving.org/NAMS…

THU, APR 26 • 5:30 - 8 P.M. • JAMES PARLOR, 2ND FL. The congregation and our surrounding community is invited to join us at the Chicago Temple with the Coalition for Police Contracts Accountability (CPCA), for an educational teach-in to the public on what police contracts are, what is currently included on police contracts,…

Chicago Humanities Festival Sat, APR 28 • Programs throughout the day • Sanctuary, 1st Fl. The First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple is a proud host of the Chicago Humanities Festival! This year’s Spring theme is GRAPHIC. Visit chicagohumanities.org for more information on programs and to order tickets. CHF PROGRAMS AT THE CHICAGO…

SUN, APR 29 During worship next weekend, a special offering will be taken for the 5th Sunday Appeal. In 2017, 78 congregations in Northern Illinois made a real difference in the lives of children, youth and families in need by giving over $40,000 (~$2500 raised from the Chicago Temple in 2017!), through UVC’s Fifth Sunday…

Sun, APR 29 • During 8:30 & 11 a.m. Worship • Sanctuary, 1st Fl. Join us during worship for the first commissioning of Stephen Ministers at the Chicago Temple! Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in congregations that use the Stephen Series system, directed by David Myford at the FUMC-Chicago…

Sun, APR 29 • 3 p.m. • Sanctuary, 1st Fl. Save the date for an afternoon concert performance by the Chicago Temple Gospel Choir with the theme: Amazing God! A free will offering will be taken during the concert in support of the Gospel Choir.