Announcements for the Church in Chicago
Week of August 16, 2026
HWMR: Week 3 of Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.
Corporate Bible Reading:
- New Test. Wk 29 (Luke 24:36 – John 2:22 w/ftn.) NT RcV Reading Schedule
- Old Test. Wk 29 (Deut. 31:30 – Josh. 4:24 w/ftn.) OT RcV Reading Schedule
Corporate Ministry Reading: Msg. 80 of the Life-Study of Ephesians.
Tuesday Night Prayer will be in the districts.
Hall Cleaning on 8/22 will be by Korean-speaking.; 8/29 will be by Northshore
Next Lord’s Day Meeting will be in the districts.
Young People’s Meeting and Meal Service Schedule can be found here.
Upcoming Church Events and Prayer Matters:
Please remember to pray for upcoming events and the shepherding of the saints.
- Labor Day Weekend Mini-conference – The churches in the Chicago area will cluster for three messages during Labor Day weekend. Up to 50 saints from Chicago are encouraged to join the church in Streamwood on Saturday, Sep. 5 and Lord’s Day, Sep. 6. Saints can sign up to join here: https://tinyurl.com/2026-Labor-Day-Blending. The meeting schedule in Streamwood is as follows:
- Message 1 – Saturday at 3:30p followed by a love feast. Saints who sign up for Saturday should plan to bring a dish to share.
- Message 2 – 7p following the love feast. NOTE – Due to limited capacity, saints who sign up for Saturday should plan to join both meetings.
- Message 3 – Lord’s Day at 10a.
- Next Gospel Outreach time in Chicago will be on Sep. 19. More details will come soon.
- Spanish-speaking Conference will be held in Irving Park from Oct. 23 to 25.
- International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, CO from Nov 26 to 29. Saints planning to attend can reserve hotel rooms at the LSM rate here: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026
Important Notes:
- June Semi-annual Training Messages are now available at lsmwebcast.com.
- Flea Market continues during the season on Lord’s Day mornings from 7:10a to 8a.
- Parents and Serving Ones Fellowship recordings are available at www.midwestyp.com.
Upcoming Lord’s Day District Meeting Schedule is below. Korean-speaking and Spanish-speaking generally meet in Irving Park; English and Chinese-speaking saints meet by districts. Hall cleaning may occur on other days of the week depending on district saints’ availability. The district schedules may be subject to change during the week. All corporate meetings are at the Irving Park meeting hall unless otherwise announced.
| South Loop (English/Chinese-spkg) | Irving Park | Northshore (English/Chinese-spkg) | Meeting Hall Cleaning (Sat.) | |
| 8/23 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 8/22: Korean-spkg |
| 8/30 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 8/29: Northshore |
| 9/6 | Corporate | 9/5: South Loop | ||
| 9/13 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 9/12: IP/Spanish-spkg |
| 9/20 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 9/19: Korean-spkg |
Children’s Service Prayer & Coordination is every Saturday at 8:30a via Zoom (ID: 972-5109-1217).
Other Reminders:
- Notes to Parents
- Children’s Meeting (Lord’s Days) – Only parents should pick up their children from the children’s meetings. The serving ones cannot release children to their siblings.
- Parents of YP should plan to pick up your children on Saturdays no later than 9pm as serving ones cannot always stay later.
- Parking is generally available at the funeral home lot on Lord’s Day mornings (as long as there is not a funeral). Please enter and exit the lot from Irving Park Road only. Please also reserve the handicapped parking spaces for saints with mobility issues.
- 500 Life Studies mobile app is available for download in the app stores and is an excellent tool to help the saints in their ministry reading.
- LSM radio broadcast of the Life-Study messages can be found at www.lsmradio.com and via mobile app (https://www.lsmchristianradio.com for English and https://www.radiocristianalsm.com for Spanish).
- Zoom availability for Lord’s Day meetings is only for saints who do not have the ability to physically attend meetings on a regular basis. If required, please contact Thomas Figueroa for the updated Zoom access.
- Church Phone List Update – Saints can request a copy from the responsible brothers in their district. Please note that the phone list is for the care and shepherding of the saints; the list should not be shared or used for mass communications. Updates to the list can be made at any time here: https://tinyurl.com/chicago-phone-list-update.