Sunday, November 09, 2003
LOCUST GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH
29525 Findley Road
Burr Oak, MI 49030
Phone 489-5041
November 9, 2003
Morning Service - 9:30 AM
Worship Leader – Rich Oswald
Chorister – Beth Miller
Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
Scripture – Jake Schwartz – 2 Cor. 3:7-18
Message – “What Are You Looking At?” – John Troyer
Sunday School – 11:00 AM
Adult Lesson – “Love One Another”
Background Scripture – 1 John 3:11–4:21
DEAR FRIENDS, SINCE GOD SO LOVED US, WE ALSO OUGHT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 1 John 4:11
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
The Merlin Schwartz family will be sharing.
Today’s Greeters & Ushers – Mark & Debi Schrock, Gabe, Kalee and Ethan
Nursery Staff – Karis & Tiffany Eicher; Nov. 16 – Brad & Angie Litwiller
Jail Service – LOCUST GROVE
Offerings & Attendance - 11/02/2003
General Fund $ 3,026.00
Designations total $ 90.00
AM attendance 209
CALENDAR
Today, Noon – JYF Fundraiser Meal with chicken & noodles
Wed. Nov. 12, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – Soup & Sandwich
Wed. Nov. 12, 6:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – Bible Study
Wed. Nov. 12, 6:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – “Crickets”
Wed. Nov. 12, 7:30 PM – Elder meeting
Sat. Nov. 15, 8:00 AM–2:30 PM – Focused Living Retreat
Sun. Nov. 16, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Nov. 16, 6:00 PM – Cell Groups
Thurs. Nov. 20 – WMSC
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Drama Rehearsal Schedule: Nov. 9
After Sunday School – Shepherds practice in Room 2
5:00 PM Angel Choir and Young Mary
5:00 PM Dancers and Musicians for Campfire Scene
The dates for our Christmas Drama are Dec. 5, 6 & 7. Monday, Nov. 24 at 5:30 PM is the drama set-up. Sunday, Nov. 30 at 6:00 PM is the all-cast complete walk-through with sound and lights. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 PM is the dress rehearsal with meal. Please be in prayer for all the cast members and all those who will be attending the performances.
Today is the date for the JYF Fall Fundraiser. Homemade noodles will be featured in the JYF-sponsored noon fellowship meal. Bags of noodles will be available for purchase today by donation.
All Ladies who signed up for the Women of Faith Conference: The tickets have been purchased. Please pay Janell Lederman by Nov. 23 or sooner as follows:
Hotel, pre-conference and conference $125 deposit Hotel and conference $100 deposit
Conference only $67 total
The conference is March 26 & 27 in Ft. Wayne, IN.
“Thank you for your verbal affirmation along with the cards and gifts we received during Pastor Appreciation month. The birthday party was also a pleasant surprise. We truly feel blessed to call Locust Grove home.” - John & Sheila
“We are thankful for the food that was brought to us, the visits, cards of get well, and for all the prayers in our behalf. We are thankful that we are a part of a family of God. Mary Jane and I still covet your prayers as we are recuperating from our illnesses.” – Art & Mary Jane Eichorn
The flowers on the communion table are in memory of Levi Bontrager who died Nov. 11, 1986 from a wood cutting accident. He was 56 years old and the father of Teresa Owsley and Larry Bontrager.
Ministers: All who are a part of this body Pastor: John Troyer, 625-1127
Office Staff: Beth Miller Counseling: Kurt Stevens, 651-7802
Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Marv Schwartz, Jake Schwartz
Church Office Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Fri. 9:00 AM-Noon
ANNOUNCEMENTS cont.
Correction – The year of Levi Bontrager’s death was 1986, not 2986.
“We’re going to let you sign up to bring doughnuts for Sunday morning fellowship time. There is a paper on the kitchen counter where you can sign up. This will be for Sundays beginning with Nov. 16. You will sign up to bring either 3 doz. doughnuts or 4 doz. cookies and you will be asked to prepare the table for serving, serve, and clean up after. We will need three people each week. Any questions, ask Fran Eichorn.”
“Treasures from Heaven” Cookbook update: We sold 75 cookbooks at the St. Joe County Fair this fall and 8 last week so we need to sell only 29 more to have them totally paid for. We have set up a table with these 29 cookbooks on it and the table will stay there until these are sold. You may put your money for the books in the basket on the table. These make excellent Christmas presents so let’s make the cookbooks disappear! If the cookbooks are gone and you need more, please contact Evelyn Blucker, Natalie Bellaire or Martha Franz.
The WMSC project for November is Operation Christmas Child. Martha Franz will be hostess for the Nov. 20 meeting and Donna Gautsche will have devotions.
Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 19 – Edna Carpenter; Nov. 20 – Kevin Neff; Nov. 22 – Ramona King; Nov. 23 – Jaclyn Lederman
Anniversary Greetings go to: Nov. 20 – Rick & Doris Bogen
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
Healing
-Evelyn Blucker, Michael Eash, Cathy Fellers, Bill Kerschner, Mattie C. Miller, Ellen Oswald, Connie Pagels, Marv Schwartz, Dave & Wilma Shank, Clarence Troyer, Shelly Kindig, Betty Andersohn, Ann Araujo, Collin Keeslar, Levi Slabach, Sylvanus Yoder, Deb Julien
Local Ministry & Needs
- Our marriages and families
- St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- College Students – Tobey Schwartz, Kristi Troyer, Marcy Bon-trager
- This week pray for John & Ana Watkins. Their address is 1755 W 635 N, Howe, IN 46746. (They are neighbors of Tobey & Erin Schwartz.) Check the west bulletin board for pictures and in-formation.
Other Ministries & Needs
- Mennonite Church Transformation Process
- Our Missionaries - The Denlingers in Israel
- God’s will to be done in the hearts of our government leaders and leaders around the world.
- Thank God for the cassette recordings of audio scriptures in the Pilaga language that Mission Network workers Byrdalene & Willis Horst distribute to indigenous people in the Argentine Chaco. Pray that the Pilaga people will be open to truth as they hear the scrip-tures in their heart language.
Action Notes from Sermon
(Please use this area to take any notes and include it in your devo-tional and prayer times this week.)
29525 Findley Road
Burr Oak, MI 49030
Phone 489-5041
November 9, 2003
Morning Service - 9:30 AM
Worship Leader – Rich Oswald
Chorister – Beth Miller
Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
Scripture – Jake Schwartz – 2 Cor. 3:7-18
Message – “What Are You Looking At?” – John Troyer
Sunday School – 11:00 AM
Adult Lesson – “Love One Another”
Background Scripture – 1 John 3:11–4:21
DEAR FRIENDS, SINCE GOD SO LOVED US, WE ALSO OUGHT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 1 John 4:11
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
The Merlin Schwartz family will be sharing.
Today’s Greeters & Ushers – Mark & Debi Schrock, Gabe, Kalee and Ethan
Nursery Staff – Karis & Tiffany Eicher; Nov. 16 – Brad & Angie Litwiller
Jail Service – LOCUST GROVE
Offerings & Attendance - 11/02/2003
General Fund $ 3,026.00
Designations total $ 90.00
AM attendance 209
CALENDAR
Today, Noon – JYF Fundraiser Meal with chicken & noodles
Wed. Nov. 12, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – Soup & Sandwich
Wed. Nov. 12, 6:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – Bible Study
Wed. Nov. 12, 6:30 PM – Wednesday Connection – “Crickets”
Wed. Nov. 12, 7:30 PM – Elder meeting
Sat. Nov. 15, 8:00 AM–2:30 PM – Focused Living Retreat
Sun. Nov. 16, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Nov. 16, 6:00 PM – Cell Groups
Thurs. Nov. 20 – WMSC
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Drama Rehearsal Schedule: Nov. 9
After Sunday School – Shepherds practice in Room 2
5:00 PM Angel Choir and Young Mary
5:00 PM Dancers and Musicians for Campfire Scene
The dates for our Christmas Drama are Dec. 5, 6 & 7. Monday, Nov. 24 at 5:30 PM is the drama set-up. Sunday, Nov. 30 at 6:00 PM is the all-cast complete walk-through with sound and lights. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 PM is the dress rehearsal with meal. Please be in prayer for all the cast members and all those who will be attending the performances.
Today is the date for the JYF Fall Fundraiser. Homemade noodles will be featured in the JYF-sponsored noon fellowship meal. Bags of noodles will be available for purchase today by donation.
All Ladies who signed up for the Women of Faith Conference: The tickets have been purchased. Please pay Janell Lederman by Nov. 23 or sooner as follows:
Hotel, pre-conference and conference $125 deposit Hotel and conference $100 deposit
Conference only $67 total
The conference is March 26 & 27 in Ft. Wayne, IN.
“Thank you for your verbal affirmation along with the cards and gifts we received during Pastor Appreciation month. The birthday party was also a pleasant surprise. We truly feel blessed to call Locust Grove home.” - John & Sheila
“We are thankful for the food that was brought to us, the visits, cards of get well, and for all the prayers in our behalf. We are thankful that we are a part of a family of God. Mary Jane and I still covet your prayers as we are recuperating from our illnesses.” – Art & Mary Jane Eichorn
The flowers on the communion table are in memory of Levi Bontrager who died Nov. 11, 1986 from a wood cutting accident. He was 56 years old and the father of Teresa Owsley and Larry Bontrager.
Ministers: All who are a part of this body Pastor: John Troyer, 625-1127
Office Staff: Beth Miller Counseling: Kurt Stevens, 651-7802
Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Marv Schwartz, Jake Schwartz
Church Office Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Fri. 9:00 AM-Noon
ANNOUNCEMENTS cont.
Correction – The year of Levi Bontrager’s death was 1986, not 2986.
“We’re going to let you sign up to bring doughnuts for Sunday morning fellowship time. There is a paper on the kitchen counter where you can sign up. This will be for Sundays beginning with Nov. 16. You will sign up to bring either 3 doz. doughnuts or 4 doz. cookies and you will be asked to prepare the table for serving, serve, and clean up after. We will need three people each week. Any questions, ask Fran Eichorn.”
“Treasures from Heaven” Cookbook update: We sold 75 cookbooks at the St. Joe County Fair this fall and 8 last week so we need to sell only 29 more to have them totally paid for. We have set up a table with these 29 cookbooks on it and the table will stay there until these are sold. You may put your money for the books in the basket on the table. These make excellent Christmas presents so let’s make the cookbooks disappear! If the cookbooks are gone and you need more, please contact Evelyn Blucker, Natalie Bellaire or Martha Franz.
The WMSC project for November is Operation Christmas Child. Martha Franz will be hostess for the Nov. 20 meeting and Donna Gautsche will have devotions.
Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 19 – Edna Carpenter; Nov. 20 – Kevin Neff; Nov. 22 – Ramona King; Nov. 23 – Jaclyn Lederman
Anniversary Greetings go to: Nov. 20 – Rick & Doris Bogen
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
Healing
-Evelyn Blucker, Michael Eash, Cathy Fellers, Bill Kerschner, Mattie C. Miller, Ellen Oswald, Connie Pagels, Marv Schwartz, Dave & Wilma Shank, Clarence Troyer, Shelly Kindig, Betty Andersohn, Ann Araujo, Collin Keeslar, Levi Slabach, Sylvanus Yoder, Deb Julien
Local Ministry & Needs
- Our marriages and families
- St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- College Students – Tobey Schwartz, Kristi Troyer, Marcy Bon-trager
- This week pray for John & Ana Watkins. Their address is 1755 W 635 N, Howe, IN 46746. (They are neighbors of Tobey & Erin Schwartz.) Check the west bulletin board for pictures and in-formation.
Other Ministries & Needs
- Mennonite Church Transformation Process
- Our Missionaries - The Denlingers in Israel
- God’s will to be done in the hearts of our government leaders and leaders around the world.
- Thank God for the cassette recordings of audio scriptures in the Pilaga language that Mission Network workers Byrdalene & Willis Horst distribute to indigenous people in the Argentine Chaco. Pray that the Pilaga people will be open to truth as they hear the scrip-tures in their heart language.
Action Notes from Sermon
(Please use this area to take any notes and include it in your devo-tional and prayer times this week.)
