Announcements for the Church in Chicago
Week of October 4, 2026
HWMR: Week 5 of The Great Need for a New Revival. The next HWMR in two weeks will be The Believers, vol. 1, from the June semi-annual training.
Corporate Bible Reading:
- New Test. Wk 36 (John 16:1 – 18:27 w/ftn.) NT RcV Reading Schedule
- Old Test. Wk 36 (1 Sam, 12:1 – 19:24 w/ftn.) OT RcV Reading Schedule
Corporate Ministry Reading: Msg. 87 of the Life-Study of Ephesians.
Tuesday Night Prayer will be corporate in Irving Park.
Hall Cleaning on 10/10 will be by Irving Park & Spanish-speaking saints; 10/17 will be the church work day.
Next Lord’s Day Meeting will be in the districts. South Loop will be blending in other districts due to the Chicago marathon.
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.
- Church Work Day will be Saturday, Oct. 17, in Irving Park. All saints are encouraged to come and help starting at 9a (breakfast at 8:30a). Lunch will also be provided. If saints identify any maintenance needs on any church properties, please submit them here: https://tinyurl.com/Chicago-maintenance-needs
- Spanish-speaking Conference will be held in Irving Park from Oct. 23 to 25. Saints who can provide hospitality should sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/2026-span-conf-hospitality.
- International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, CO from Nov 26 to 29. Rooms are still available at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center at regular rates, and there are a number of other hotels within a few minutes drive.
- Saints bringing their children from Kindergarten through 6th grade are reminded that they should register each child for childcare here: https://childcare.lsmregistration.com.
- December Training registration is open. For more information, please see here: https://tinyurl.com/CHGOTRNNGINFO.
- Live training in Anaheim is from Dec. 21 to 26. The deadline to register is Oct. 31.
- Local video training is from Dec. 22 to 30. The deadline to register is Dec. 6.
Important Notes:
- PSRP resumes on Oct. 18 at 8p.
- Bookstore Meeting will be on Oct. 18 at 5p in the bookstore for all who are serving or would like to serve.
- Flea Market continues through Oct. 25 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.) | |
| 10/11 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 10/10: IP/Spanish-spkg |
| 10/18 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 10/17: Work Day |
| 10/25 | Corporate (Spanish-speaking Conf.) | 10/24: Conference | ||
| 11/1 | Corporate | 10/31: Korean-spkg | ||
| 11/8 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 11/7: Northshore |
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.