Next session:
The lessons on shepherding over the last several years have truly been a blessing to the churches, and our brother's feeling is to make a turn and even an advancement to build on those lessons in a new series in which he will cover the many aspects of the small groups. We are full of rejoicing that the Lord will continue to shepherd and perfect the saints in Northern California through these fellowship times with brother Minoru.
The format will be similar and will be on Zoom from 10 am - 12 pm approximately once a month.
Outlines cannot be distributed electronically. Printed copies will be available on the front porch of the meeting hall before each session.
"The big meetings can attract the people, but only the small meetings can build people up. Our present need is to find a way to improve the small meetings so that they will become rich, strong, fresh, living, attractive, and able to uphold all the saints. The small meetings are the foundation of the building of the church; this is an unshakable law. If we do not keep this law, we will not have any building. It is easy to gather materials, but it is not easy to build them together. In Christianity we only see the gathering in of the material; we do not see the building. However, we ourselves have made the same mistake. For this reason, we all must have a change. We all need to be balanced. It does not mean that we do not need to go out and gather people in. It only means that we should not gather at the expense of sacrificing the building."
(The Living Needed for Building Up the Small Group Meetings, Ch 1, CWWL, 1985, vol. 3, pp 11-16)
Prayer burdens and recordings of past meetings may be found here:
https://www.norcalchurches.org/working-saints-perfecting-fellowship/#Recordings

The Fall 2025 College Conference will be held at Mission Springs Camps and Conference Center, 1050 Lockhart Gulch Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.
Schedule:
Start: Friday, 10/31/25 at 7:30 PM (registration begins at 6:00 PM)
Ends: Lord's Day, 11/02/25 at 12:30 PM (Lunch provided at 12:30 PM)
Topic:
Walking by Faith (Genesis)
Register at this link:
Fall 2025 College Conference Registration
Full-time: $270
Saturday only: $100

We are pleased to announce that the November Conference with Brother James Lee will be held at the Fremont Springs Conference Center (FSCC) from Saturday, November 8, through Lord’s Day, November 9, 2025. We warmly invite all working saints, generally between the ages of 22 and 50, to come together and receive a particular word from the Lord, addressing the distinct challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities in this stage of human life.
This conference is an opportunity to be joined together with fellow working saints and receive care both from the Lord and the Body. The speaking will bring fresh encouragement and practical help, so that we may realize that we are not alone in facing the daily demands of work, family, and church life. May we all be strengthened and equipped to continue living to the Lord and for our service in the church life.
The schedule and related information for each session is included below.
SATURDAY (11/8)
Message 1 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Target group: Working saints with children.
Children’s service will be provided. Parents wishing to use this service must register their children through the following link: https://forms.gle/nn32NMCqW2TK7CYAA
Dinner Fellowship with Former FTT Trainees (5:00-6:30 PM)
Target group: All who have attended the FTT for at least one term.
A simple catered meal can be available for a donation of $15 if registration is completed by November 3. Sign-up and payment details can be found at: https://forms.gle/YRaukCukesiqmXDdA
Bringing your own dinner is also welcome. The catered meal is not required to participate in the dinner fellowship.
Message 2 (7:00-9:00 PM)
Target group: Working saints who are single or married without children.
No children’s service will be provided.
LORD’S DAY (11/9)
Meeting 3 (9:30 AM-12:00 PM)
Target group: All working saints.
Invited churches: Burlingame, Milpitas, Palo Alto, and San Jose.
For working saints from other localities, we ask that attendance be limited to one carload per locality.
Childcare will be provided only for the four invited churches.
Meeting 4 (7:00-9:00 PM)
This session will primarily be a Question and Response time. As with last year, Brother James may also take part of the time to share a particular word or burden with the saints.
No childcare will be provided.
Questions must be submitted ahead of time through this link: https://forms.gle/CoEo4wpxN9CkrbVW7
We would like to announce that this year's International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from Thursday, November 27 through Lord's Day, November 30, 2025. We would like to extend an invitation to all the churches and individuals to participate in this gathering. All the meetings will be held at the JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Ballroom 5-10, located at 10 S. West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 and will be open to the public.
In order to strengthen the atmosphere and increase the blending, the churches in Northern California will conduct a NorCal-wide Thanksgiving Video Conference. We will watch the messages being given at the International Thanksgiving Conference according to the schedule specified below, beginning on Friday morning, November 28, 2025. We will watch the messages and then plan to have breakout rooms for blending among saints from different localities for prophesying after each message. We hope all the saints will sanctify this time to receive the Lord's speaking and blend with saints from all over Northern California.
An email with the Zoom link and other details will be sent out in the coming weeks. Praise the Lord that His word is not rare in these days!
2025 NorCal Thanksgiving Conference Schedule
Message 1: 10:00 AM Friday, November 28, 2025
Message 2: 7:30 PM Friday, November 28, 2025
Message 3: 10:00 AM Saturday, November 29, 2025
Message 4: 7:30 PM Saturday, November 29, 2025
Message 5: 10:00 AM Lord’s Day, November 30, 2025
Message 6: 7:30 PM Lord’s Day, November 30, 2025

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 6th term of Corporate Pursuit Classes at the FSCC.
Class Details:
We will use six weeks to support all participating saints in diligently and properly enjoying The Holy Word for Morning Revival. In addition, we will pursue together the material from the 2025 North America Chinese-speaking Saints Perfecting Training, entitled Go Forth to Bear Remaining Fruit. (All material will be available in English.) Please register as soon as possible using this link: Register for Corporate Pursuit Term 6
Class Details:
Fridays between 10/31/2025 - 12/12/2025 (paused on 11/28 for the 2025 Thanksgiving Conference). Each term consists of weekly classes, all on Friday between 9:30 am and 12:00 pm:
Period 1: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Break: 10:30 am - 11:00 am (snacks, coffee, tea to be served)
Period 2: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Language Options:
Classes will be offered in English and in Chinese.
Location:
Fremont Springs Conference Center (FSCC), 47655 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539.
Registration Fee:
$40.00; please remit the fee to your local church with a note of "FSCC CPC".
May the Lord continue to bless this corporate pursuit for the building up of His Body.

We thank the Lord for leading the East Bay Churches in pursuing "the up-to-date truth" according to the ministry of the age in a definite way since February of last year. We are endeavoring to take the way of constitution by practicing Pray-Reading, Studying, Reciting and Prophesying (PSRP):
We will pursue and practice together every Saturday. For this coming year, may the Lord "Teach us then to number our days/ That we may gain a heart of wisdom" to redeem our Saturday mornings to buy the truth. The Zoom link will be emailed prior to each meeting.


Our brother Paul Hon will join us for our next quarterly prayer conference in December. The conference begins on the evening of Thursday, December 4th and will continue until noon on Lord's Day, December 7th followed by a Love Feast. We will have a Love Feast each evening at 6:30. Please bring dishes to share if you are able. During the Love Feast, there will be special times of fellowship for brothers, sisters and the working saints. At 7:30 pm, following the special fellowships, everyone will meet for prayer and fellowship.
The tentative schedule is shown above. We'll notify you if there are changes. All meetings will be held in-person at the meeting house. A Zoom link will be provided for those who are unable to attend in-person.

The registration for the December 2025 Semiannual Training is now open. The in-person training will be held in Anaheim, California from December 22nd through December 27th. The donation for the in-person training is $205.
The video training will be held in-person at the meeting hall. We will view each message as a group. Zoom participation will be available to those with medical or mobility issues. The donation for the Video Training is $125 plus $5 for the outline.
Registration for both live and video training are due on or before November 1, 2025. LSM has reminded us that there will be no late registration for the December 2025 Semiannual Training. Any registration forms for both the live and video training, that are submitted after November 1, will not be accepted. Please bring this burden before the Lord and contact Dino DiBartolomeo to register as soon as possible.
Please register before November 1. You may register for the in-person or video training and may attend full-time or part-time.
There are many conferences scheduled throughout the year. Conference dates and other information can be found by clicking the link below:
