Celebrating 22 years of ministry! Happy Anniversary River City! We are having a picnic celebration right after service in the outdoor space!

Worship @10am 3709 W. Grand Ave. Free street parking is available on Grand. Additional parking is also available at the Cameron Elementary School parking lot - the entrance is on Lawndale Ave., just south of Potomac Ave. (the school’s street address is 1234 N. Monticello Ave.)  (map)

Sunday Service @10a Name Tags at River City
We invite you to write your name & "the importance of community" on a name tag as you arrive to church in the morning. There will be a table as you walk in to grab a name tag and let folks know "the importance of community." This is in an effort to further connect as a body and make sure we know one another by name! Bonus points: introduce yourself to one person in the congregation who you've wanted to meet, but haven't had the chance to yet

FINANCIAL UPDATE
August 2025
--- Giving Goal: $32,000.00 
--- Received: $30,769.91

September 2025
--- Giving Goal: $32,000.00 
--- Received: $7,692.60

• Call to Worship

• Worship

• Post Worship Prayer

• Prayer Request Text 888-711-6065

• Prayer Reflection | Paper & Pens distributed 

• Community Quilt Squares distributed

• Celebrations *Youth City Bible gift

• Birthdays

• Financial update                           

• Bible Study Vid

• Youth Prayer & Dismissal

•  1-4 years: Room 119 

• Grades K-2: Room 122

• Grades 3-5: Room 121

• Grades 6-8: Room 123

  If you have questions for grade levels
  questions for Toddlers - 8th Graders, email Pastoral Staff Youth City | Jennifer Baker jbaker@rivercitychicago.com

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  If you have questions for high schoolers, email: Coordinator, Jennifer jenniferglasse@gmail.com

• Sermon | Transitional Pastor Mark Tao

• Worship

• Communion

• Benediction

• Highschool Gathering room #118

  Tithes/Offerings: We are so grateful to all who give generously toward the mission of our church, and the safe spaces we help create in our neighborhood. To make a one-time gift or set up recurring gifts, click here.

Masks are optional for all River City Events Livestream click YOUTUBE for 10a Sunday Service

The structure of the service falls into three relatively equal parts: Worship, Prayer & Praise/announcements, and a sermon. We will be streaming the service in #118 Parent Room and the Lounge near the front foyer area for anyone who does not feel comfortable worshipping in the sanctuary, or for families that would like to access alternative spaces. After service, join us in the Bridge area for fellowship, coffee, and snacks!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Zumba with Maria
Canceled Until Further Notice 

Midweek Bible Study Update
Resumes: Sept 24 @ 7pm
Midweek Bible study is off at the moment and the new start date for the next 10 week session is 9/24. Make sure you're receiving the Midweek announcements by emailing Aaron (aeddy@rivercitychicago.com).

Midweek Online
Wednesdays @ 7:30pm (online)
Join Rebecca Mrugacz's virtual Midweek option that happens every Wednesday from 7:30p- 8:45p. Gather, reflect, and pray over the passages from the past Sunday's sermon. Click here to log on.

RIVER CITY'S ELDER CORNER
Here at River City we are proud members of the Humboldt Park community in beautiful Chicago, Illinois. Our location isn’t incidental - it’s intentional and integral to who we are as a body of followers of Jesus. We are here because we know that God loves our community and we have made a commitment to be here for the long haul. The narrative of God’s work in creation given to us in scripture opens in a garden. The image of a garden holds significance as a place of life, abundance, and peace. In contrast, the church in America has not always viewed cities as a place where God also expresses his creation and beauty. But the biblical narrative shows us that sin occurs wherever we are. And God‘s grace and love are always there bringing life and making things new. 

The biblical narrative ends with God bringing the garden into the city - a heavenly city where there are no more tears and no more separation from God or from one another. That is the new creation. As we gather on Grand Avenue, we are declaring our faith in the goodness of God and of this place and the people who live here. And we are exercising radical trust that God sees us and is with us - regardless of who may be against us and communities like ours.

Peace to each of you,
Elder Sally

COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS

Community Resources

1. Resources on Know Your Rights can be found on ICIRR’s website. 

2. If you see suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call it into the Family Support Network Hotline at 1-855-435-7693.

3. Sign up for ICIRR’s Eyes on ICE Network to get text alerts about confirmed ICE sightings in your area. 

4. Map out community defense and care in your neighborhood with this safety resource planning worksheet.

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We are so grateful to all who give generously toward the mission of our church, and the safe spaces we help create in our neighborhood. To make a one-time gift or set up recurring
gifts/offerings, click here.

FINANCIAL UPDATE
August 2025
--- Giving Goal: $32,000.00 
--- Received: $30,769.91

September 2025
--- Giving Goal: $32,000.00 
--- Received: $7,692.60

Building Together Campaign As we re-launched our Building Together campaign to cover the cost of owning the space, it meant so much to see everyone gathering in the very place our R CITY kids get to enjoy almost every day. Watching families share a meal, kids laughing and playing volleyball, and our community coming alive in that space was truly heartwarming.

We believe this space is holy ground—a gift for our church family and our neighborhood, now and for generations to come. Would you prayerfully consider giving to the Building Together fund and partnering with us to secure this sacred space for years ahead?