Announcements for the Church in Chicago
Week of July 12, 2026
HWMR: Week 4 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
Corporate Bible Reading:
- New Test. Wk 24 (Luke 12:49 – 14:24 w/ftn.) NT RcV Reading Schedule
- Old Test. Wk 24 (Num. 28:1 – 34:29 w/ftn.) OT RcV Reading Schedule
Corporate Ministry Reading: Msg. 75 of the Life-Study of Ephesians.
Tuesday Night Prayer will be in the districts and language groups.
Hall Cleaning on 7/18 will be by Irving Park & Spanish-speaking; 7/25 will be by Korean-speaking.
Next Lord’s Day Meeting will be in the districts and language groups.
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.
- College Training in the Midwest area will be held in Columbia, MO from July 15 to 19. More information can be found at www.collegetraining.org/
- BFA Distribution will next be this coming Saturday, July 18th, at 9:30 in the East Hall.
- Senior Saints’ Fellowship will be on July 18th at 10:30am in Irving Park followed by a potluck love feast.
- Summer School of Truth will be held from July 22 to 26 in Urbana-Champaign. Information can be found at www.midwestyp.com.
- Chinese-speaking Perfecting Training will be held from July 26 to August 2. The Chinese-speaking saints in Chicago will gather in Irving Park at the second floor of the West Hall according to the schedule below. Both gatherings will include a love feast.
- July 16 – 7:50a to 11:30a
- August 2 – 10a to 2:30p
Important Notes:
- June Semi-annual Training Messages are now available at lsmwebcast.com.
- Flea Market will be on Lord’s Day mornings. Saints can gather there from 7:10a to 8a during the season.
- Parents and Serving Ones Fellowship recordings are available at www.midwestyp.com.
- Ohio Blending Conference messages are available at https://churchinmentor.org/archives/.
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.) | |
| 7/19 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 7/18: IP/Spanish- spkg |
| 7/26 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 7/25: Korean-spkg |
| 8/2 | Corporate | 8/1: Northshore | ||
| 8/9 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 8/8: South Loop |
| 8/16 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 8/15: IP/Spanish-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.