Upcoming Events

Announcements for the Church in Chicago
Week of May 18, 2025

HWMR: Week 21 (vol. 4) of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ

Corporate Bible Reading:

Corporate Ministry Reading: Msg. 15 of the Life-Study of Ephesians.

PSRP – Due to the Memorial Day Conference, there will be no PSRP until June 9.

Tuesday Night Prayer will be in the districts and language groups.

Hall Cleaning this Saturday will be by Northshore; 5/31 will be by South Loop.

Next Lord’s Day Meeting will be corporate in Irving Park..

Young People’s Meeting and Meal Service Schedule can be found here. 

Upcoming Church Events and Prayer Matters:

Please remember to pray for all the upcoming events and the shepherding of the saints. 

  • International Memorial Day Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ, from Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26. The local webcast schedule will be as follows:
    • Message 1 – Saturday (5/24) at 4p followed by a love feast
    • Message 2 – Saturday following the love feast
    • Message 3 – Lord’s Day following the Lord’s Table
    • Message 4 – Lord’s Day at 1:15p (saints should bring their own lunch)
    • Message 5 – Monday at 10a
    • Message 6 – Tuesday at 7:30p
  • July Training registration for the local video (July 1 to 9) is due by June 1 and can be done here: https://tinyurl.com/CHIWEBCASTTRNNG1.
  • Summer School of Truth local days are 7/31 (Thu) and 8/1 (Fri); camp days are from 8/3 (Lord’s Day) to 8/6 (Wed).
  • Sisters’ Lesson will next be on June 14.

Rising 6th Grader Special Day – There will be a special time on June 7 in Palatine for rising 6th graders, parents, and siblings to hear the gospel, transition to YP service, and build up the families. For more information and to register, please visit here: https://forms.gle/RHfBSg1Bh4ywqQz36.

Upcoming Lord’s Day District Meeting Schedule is below. Korean-speaking and Spanish-speaking are generally in Irving Park; English and Chinese-speaking saints meet by districts (including hall cleaning). The district schedules may be subject to change during the week.

  South Loop (English/Chinese-spkg) Irving Park

Northshore 
(English/Chinese-spkg)

 Meeting Hall Cleaning (Sat.)

5/25

 Corporate Corporate Corporate 5/24: Northshore

6/1

 Corporate Corporate Corporate 5/31: South Loop

6/8

 South Loop Irving Park Evanston (Yuns) 6/7: IP/Span-spkg

6/15

 South Loop Irving Park (TBD) 6/14: Korean-spkg.

6/22

 South Loop Irving Park Evanston (Yuns) 6/21: Northshore

6/29

 South Loop Irving Park Evanston (Yuns) 6/28: South Loop

Church Service Needs and Coordination:

  • Bookstore Service
    • Inventory is being done from May 12 to 31. Saints are welcome to help.
    • More saints are needed to serve in the bookstore, especially this summer. Please contact Shelley Sims or Barb Azzarello if burdened to serve.
  • Children’s Service Prayer & Coordination is every Saturday at 8:30a via Zoom (ID: 972-5109-1217).

Other Reminders:

  • 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. 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.