Friday, May 01, 2009
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
May 3, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Audra Franz
Call to Worship
Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Worship Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – John 10:1-18
Message – “There’s Mutton to Get Excited About”
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 – Our High School Graduates – Justin Beeker, Chris Casterline, Tiffany Eicher, Ashley Hasbrouck, and
Michelle Kerschner
Elders: Dana Sommers, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Ben Younts
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Bethel Baptist
Nursery Staff – Ben & Nickie Younts; May 10 – Brandon & Emily Fish
Offerings & Attendance – 04/26/09
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 - $3,548.00 AM attendance – 162
Designations for Building Fund - $830.00
Other designations - $107.81
Weekly amount now needed to meet the budget - $5,061.48
Average weekly amount so far - $3,325.42
Balance in the Alms Fund - $2,387.22
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon – VBS potluck and meeting for volunteers
Tues. May 5, 7:00 PM – Stewardship Commission meeting
Tues. May 5, 7:00 PM – Elder Team meeting at Dana Sommers’
Thurs. May 7, 7:00 PM – Craft Club at Valarie Sommers’
Sun. May 10, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. May 31, Noon – Carry-in Dinner – Company’s Coming -
Stewardship Campaign Anniversary Celebration
June 21-25 – Vacation Bible School in the evenings
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DVD’s as well as cassette tapes from each Sunday morning service are available for you to check out.
All the nominations were affirmed on last Sunday’s ballot.
Craft Club will be May 7 at 7:00 PM at Valarie Sommers’ home. Call Donna Schrock if you’d like to carpool.
May 7 is the National Day of Prayer. You are encouraged to support this effort. God does answer prayer!
Next Sunday, May 10, we will be having a parent/child dedication for Allison Gautsche and Keturah Younts.
Bill Wickey will be bringing the morning message on May 17.
Saturday, May 30, 6:00 PM – Youth Core Dinner & Auction
The WMSC May project is large quantity items (like you would buy at Gordon Foods or Sam’s Club) for the Battle Creek Rescue Mission.
The Youth Core is in need of nice things (new or old) to be auctioned off to support their group trip to convention this summer. Please see Adam, Cathy, Ben or Nickie if you have something that you would be willing to donate for them to sell. They will be starting a table in the back of the church so that people can preview the items to be sold.
It’s been a year! It’s time to celebrate! Company’s coming! We are planning a noon carry-in dinner to celebrate our one year anniversary on Sunday, May 31. Each of you is to be commended for weekly, monthly, and quarterly contributions to our building fund. Thank you! Each week we see progress on our remodeling project. Thanks to your commitments, we have not had to borrow working funds. Thanks again! – The Stewardship Campaign Team
Birthday Greetings go to: May 13 – Bill Lederman; May 14 – Richie Davidson; May 15 – Marv Schwartz, Brad Litwiller, Paige Kindig
Anniversary Greetings go to: May 15 – Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck
Youth Core –
- May 16 – Youth group progressive dinner. Details to be announced.
- May 30 – Dinner and Auction
- June 30 – Youth group leaves for Convention in Ohio
JYF -
- May 16 – 6:30-8:30 PM – Planting flowers at the church
- June 30 – South Bend Silverhawks baseball game
- Aug. 2 – JYF Thank You hymn sing
- Aug. 29 – Warren Dunes camping trip
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With MMN worker Steve Dintaman at LCC Int. University, Lithuania, who has accepted the role of LCC mission representative in addition to his teaching load. Pray for him as he communicates the vision and Christian mission of LCC International.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Jayme Bontrager, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Anna Stauffer. Her address is 61600 Middle Colon Road, Burr Oak, 49030.
- 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, 269-489-5041
May 3, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Audra Franz
Call to Worship
Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Worship Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – John 10:1-18
Message – “There’s Mutton to Get Excited About”
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 – Our High School Graduates – Justin Beeker, Chris Casterline, Tiffany Eicher, Ashley Hasbrouck, and
Michelle Kerschner
Elders: Dana Sommers, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Ben Younts
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Bethel Baptist
Nursery Staff – Ben & Nickie Younts; May 10 – Brandon & Emily Fish
Offerings & Attendance – 04/26/09
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 - $3,548.00 AM attendance – 162
Designations for Building Fund - $830.00
Other designations - $107.81
Weekly amount now needed to meet the budget - $5,061.48
Average weekly amount so far - $3,325.42
Balance in the Alms Fund - $2,387.22
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon – VBS potluck and meeting for volunteers
Tues. May 5, 7:00 PM – Stewardship Commission meeting
Tues. May 5, 7:00 PM – Elder Team meeting at Dana Sommers’
Thurs. May 7, 7:00 PM – Craft Club at Valarie Sommers’
Sun. May 10, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. May 31, Noon – Carry-in Dinner – Company’s Coming -
Stewardship Campaign Anniversary Celebration
June 21-25 – Vacation Bible School in the evenings
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DVD’s as well as cassette tapes from each Sunday morning service are available for you to check out.
All the nominations were affirmed on last Sunday’s ballot.
Craft Club will be May 7 at 7:00 PM at Valarie Sommers’ home. Call Donna Schrock if you’d like to carpool.
May 7 is the National Day of Prayer. You are encouraged to support this effort. God does answer prayer!
Next Sunday, May 10, we will be having a parent/child dedication for Allison Gautsche and Keturah Younts.
Bill Wickey will be bringing the morning message on May 17.
Saturday, May 30, 6:00 PM – Youth Core Dinner & Auction
The WMSC May project is large quantity items (like you would buy at Gordon Foods or Sam’s Club) for the Battle Creek Rescue Mission.
The Youth Core is in need of nice things (new or old) to be auctioned off to support their group trip to convention this summer. Please see Adam, Cathy, Ben or Nickie if you have something that you would be willing to donate for them to sell. They will be starting a table in the back of the church so that people can preview the items to be sold.
It’s been a year! It’s time to celebrate! Company’s coming! We are planning a noon carry-in dinner to celebrate our one year anniversary on Sunday, May 31. Each of you is to be commended for weekly, monthly, and quarterly contributions to our building fund. Thank you! Each week we see progress on our remodeling project. Thanks to your commitments, we have not had to borrow working funds. Thanks again! – The Stewardship Campaign Team
Birthday Greetings go to: May 13 – Bill Lederman; May 14 – Richie Davidson; May 15 – Marv Schwartz, Brad Litwiller, Paige Kindig
Anniversary Greetings go to: May 15 – Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck
Youth Core –
- May 16 – Youth group progressive dinner. Details to be announced.
- May 30 – Dinner and Auction
- June 30 – Youth group leaves for Convention in Ohio
JYF -
- May 16 – 6:30-8:30 PM – Planting flowers at the church
- June 30 – South Bend Silverhawks baseball game
- Aug. 2 – JYF Thank You hymn sing
- Aug. 29 – Warren Dunes camping trip
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With MMN worker Steve Dintaman at LCC Int. University, Lithuania, who has accepted the role of LCC mission representative in addition to his teaching load. Pray for him as he communicates the vision and Christian mission of LCC International.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Jayme Bontrager, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Anna Stauffer. Her address is 61600 Middle Colon Road, Burr Oak, 49030.
- 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
