Announcements for the Church in Chicago
Week of April 5, 2026
HWMR: Week 38 of Experiencing, Enjoying and Expressing Christ (vol. 7).
Corporate Bible Reading:
- New Test. Wk 10 (Matt.23:1 – 25:30 w/ftn.) NT RcV Reading Schedule
- Old Test. Wk 10 (Exo. 11:1 – 15:27 w/ftn.) OT RcV Reading Schedule
Corporate Ministry Reading: Msg. 61 of the Life-Study of Ephesians.
PSRP – No PSRP this week; will resume on 4/12.
Tuesday Night Prayer will be corporate in Irving Park.
Hall Cleaning on 4/11 will be by Irving Park & Spanish-speaking; 4/18 will be a church work day.
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 all upcoming events and the shepherding of the saints.
- BfA distribution run will be this Saturday, Apr. 11, at 9:30a in the east hall.
- Church Work Day will be on Apr. 18 starting at 9a. All saints are encouraged to join. Lunch will be provided.
- Parents and Serving Ones Fellowship with Br. Ricky will be held in Chicago (Irving Park) from May 8 to 10. Details can be found at www.midwestyp.com. Saints who can provide hospitality can sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/HOSPITALITY-GIVER..
- International Memorial Day Conference will be held in Dallas, Texas from May 22 to May 25. Hotel rooms can be booked through Apr. 27 at the LSM rate here:
https://book.passkey.com/go/LivingStreamMinistry2026. - July Training registration is now open. Saints can register here: https://tinyurl.com/CHGOTRNNGINFO.
- Live training will be held in Anaheim from June 29 to Jul 4; registration deadline is Apr. 26.
- Local training will be held from June 30 to July 8; registration deadline is May 31.
- Summer School of Truth will be held from July 22 to 26 in Urbana-Champaign. Young people serving ones, and parents can register now 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.) | |
| 4/12 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 4/11: IP/Span-spkg |
| 4/19 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 4/18: Work Day |
| 4/26 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 4/25: Korean-spkg. |
| 5/3 | South Loop | Irving Park | Evanston (Yuns) | 5/2: Northshore |
| 5/10 | Corporate | 5/9: South Loop |
Church Service Needs and Coordination:
- 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.