Thursday, April 23, 2009
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 489-5041 – office@lgrove.org
April 26, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Audra Franz
Call to Worship
Affirmation Ballot for Church Offices – Marilyn Schwartz
Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s Story – Rich Oswald
Praise & Worship – Worship Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – Acts 3:12-19
Message – “The Name of Jesus”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending Song
Welcome to Locust Grove! We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together. If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday. Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people. Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.Ushers/Greeters – Greg & Ramona King, TJ & Marty Diller
Elders: Dana Sommers, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Ben Younts
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.usJail Service – Calvary Chapel
Nursery Staff – Matt & Audra Franz; May 3 – Ben & Nickie Younts
Offerings & Attendance – 04/19/09
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108
pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $3,427.75 AM attendance – 183
Designations for Building Fund - $710.00
Other designations - $320.00
CALENDAR:
Today, 3-5:00 PM – Worship Team practice
Sun. May 3, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. May 3, Noon – VBS potluck and meeting for volunteers
June 21-25 – Vacation Bible School in the evenings
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Worship Team practice will be today from 3-5:00 PM.
A special thanks to Advanced Farm for the generous donation of a new riding lawn mower. The old mower was donated to Amigo Centre. – The Trustees
DVD’s as well as cassette tapes from each Sunday morning service are available for you to check out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS continued:
You Are Invited – The church membership class is going to Menno Hof this Saturday, May 2. They will leave the church at 9:30 AM. They will also be going mini-golfing in Shipshewana at 1:00 PM weather permitting. You are welcome to join them for all or part of the day.
Thank you to all who have volunteered to help with VBS. There will be a meeting after church next Sunday, May 3, to discuss curriculum for all those involved and for anyone still interested in helping. Please bring a dish to pass. Childcare will be provided.
The Golf Outing for Amigo Centre is scheduled for June 6. Get a team together and help send kids to a great, life-changing week of camp at Amigo. Individuals may also sign up. Cost per golfer is $85 and includes your green fees, cart, and hot roast lunch at Amigo. For more information, call the camp at 651-2811.
MCC Meat Canning Report – 80,000 lbs. of turkey thighs were processed which yielded 45,487 cans (3,051 more than last year). Meat cost was $83,550.76 (up .10 per lb. from last year). Cost for cans and canning was .65 per can or $29,566.55.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies for the Sturgis Food Pantry next week.
Birthday Greetings go to: May 6 – Chelsea Moore, Sierra Eichorn; May 7 – Karis Eicher; May 8 – John Blucker
Anniversary Greetings go to: May 7 – Kevin & Diana Yeager
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Shelly Kindig and Richard Tribble who both had surgery last week.
- With the Ecumenical Christian Peace Witness in Iraq scheduled to meet this Wednesday. Pray that this meeting will lead toward ending hostile activity in Iraq.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Jayme Bontrager, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Dana & Donna Sommers. Their address is 63435 Borgert Road, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.
- With Sheldon & Cindy Sharp and their mission work in Alaska.
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, John & Erma Eash, Destiny Peshina, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 489-5041 – office@lgrove.org
April 26, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Audra Franz
Call to Worship
Affirmation Ballot for Church Offices – Marilyn Schwartz
Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s Story – Rich Oswald
Praise & Worship – Worship Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – Acts 3:12-19
Message – “The Name of Jesus”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending Song
Welcome to Locust Grove! We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together. If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday. Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people. Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.Ushers/Greeters – Greg & Ramona King, TJ & Marty Diller
Elders: Dana Sommers, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Ben Younts
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.usJail Service – Calvary Chapel
Nursery Staff – Matt & Audra Franz; May 3 – Ben & Nickie Younts
Offerings & Attendance – 04/19/09
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108
pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $3,427.75 AM attendance – 183
Designations for Building Fund - $710.00
Other designations - $320.00
CALENDAR:
Today, 3-5:00 PM – Worship Team practice
Sun. May 3, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. May 3, Noon – VBS potluck and meeting for volunteers
June 21-25 – Vacation Bible School in the evenings
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Worship Team practice will be today from 3-5:00 PM.
A special thanks to Advanced Farm for the generous donation of a new riding lawn mower. The old mower was donated to Amigo Centre. – The Trustees
DVD’s as well as cassette tapes from each Sunday morning service are available for you to check out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS continued:
You Are Invited – The church membership class is going to Menno Hof this Saturday, May 2. They will leave the church at 9:30 AM. They will also be going mini-golfing in Shipshewana at 1:00 PM weather permitting. You are welcome to join them for all or part of the day.
Thank you to all who have volunteered to help with VBS. There will be a meeting after church next Sunday, May 3, to discuss curriculum for all those involved and for anyone still interested in helping. Please bring a dish to pass. Childcare will be provided.
The Golf Outing for Amigo Centre is scheduled for June 6. Get a team together and help send kids to a great, life-changing week of camp at Amigo. Individuals may also sign up. Cost per golfer is $85 and includes your green fees, cart, and hot roast lunch at Amigo. For more information, call the camp at 651-2811.
MCC Meat Canning Report – 80,000 lbs. of turkey thighs were processed which yielded 45,487 cans (3,051 more than last year). Meat cost was $83,550.76 (up .10 per lb. from last year). Cost for cans and canning was .65 per can or $29,566.55.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies for the Sturgis Food Pantry next week.
Birthday Greetings go to: May 6 – Chelsea Moore, Sierra Eichorn; May 7 – Karis Eicher; May 8 – John Blucker
Anniversary Greetings go to: May 7 – Kevin & Diana Yeager
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Shelly Kindig and Richard Tribble who both had surgery last week.
- With the Ecumenical Christian Peace Witness in Iraq scheduled to meet this Wednesday. Pray that this meeting will lead toward ending hostile activity in Iraq.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Jayme Bontrager, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Dana & Donna Sommers. Their address is 63435 Borgert Road, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.
- With Sheldon & Cindy Sharp and their mission work in Alaska.
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, John & Erma Eash, Destiny Peshina, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
