Friday, May 08, 2009
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
May 10, 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
Parent/Child Dedication – Clint, Jen & Allison Gautsche and Ben, Nickie & Keturah Younts
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – Ruth 1:1-18
Message – “Who’s Your Mama?”
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 – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Nursery Staff – Brandon & Emily Fish; May 17 – Dan & Hilary Roberts
Offerings & Attendance – 05/03/09
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 - $4,777.00 AM attendance – 173
Designations for Building Fund - $1,240.00
Other designations - $142.00
CALENDAR:
Sat. May 16 – Women’s Trip to Turkeyville
Sat. May 16, 6:30-8:30 PM – JYF at the church
Sun. May 17, 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
“Mothers and roses are much the same. Both are God’s masterpieces. Each with a different name.” We are truly thankful for all our mothers. The flowers on the communion table are in honor of our mothers and will be given to our oldest mother, Erma Eash.
Bill Wickey will be bringing the morning message on May 17.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Congratulations to Jayme Bontrager who graduated yesterday from Ferris State with a major in Early Childhood Development and a minor in Business. Good work, Jayme!
Saturday, May 30, 6:00 PM – Youth Core Dinner & Auction
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
The WMSC project for May is large quantity food items for Battle Creek Rescue Mission. For the May 21 meeting, Diane Green will be hostess and Mary Jane Eichorn will have devotions.
A summer of excitement is just around the corner! Register your child soon for one of Amigo’s summer camps. More information is available at www.AmigoCentre.org or call Amigo at 269-651-2811.
Birthday Greetings go to: May 19 – Marjana Tribble; May 22 – Bertha Bontrager; May 24 – Brent Beeker, Chris Casterline
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries May 18-24.
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 associates Dan & Jill Koop Liechty who desire that Woodstock School in India will discern creative and motivational ways to encourage students to consider people who are ill, poor or powerless. Pray that the volunteer program at the school will instill in students the value of serving others.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Richard & Marjana Tribble. Their address is 26785 Banker Street 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, 269-489-5041
May 10, 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
Parent/Child Dedication – Clint, Jen & Allison Gautsche and Ben, Nickie & Keturah Younts
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture Reading – Ruth 1:1-18
Message – “Who’s Your Mama?”
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 – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Nursery Staff – Brandon & Emily Fish; May 17 – Dan & Hilary Roberts
Offerings & Attendance – 05/03/09
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 - $4,777.00 AM attendance – 173
Designations for Building Fund - $1,240.00
Other designations - $142.00
CALENDAR:
Sat. May 16 – Women’s Trip to Turkeyville
Sat. May 16, 6:30-8:30 PM – JYF at the church
Sun. May 17, 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
“Mothers and roses are much the same. Both are God’s masterpieces. Each with a different name.” We are truly thankful for all our mothers. The flowers on the communion table are in honor of our mothers and will be given to our oldest mother, Erma Eash.
Bill Wickey will be bringing the morning message on May 17.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Congratulations to Jayme Bontrager who graduated yesterday from Ferris State with a major in Early Childhood Development and a minor in Business. Good work, Jayme!
Saturday, May 30, 6:00 PM – Youth Core Dinner & Auction
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
The WMSC project for May is large quantity food items for Battle Creek Rescue Mission. For the May 21 meeting, Diane Green will be hostess and Mary Jane Eichorn will have devotions.
A summer of excitement is just around the corner! Register your child soon for one of Amigo’s summer camps. More information is available at www.AmigoCentre.org or call Amigo at 269-651-2811.
Birthday Greetings go to: May 19 – Marjana Tribble; May 22 – Bertha Bontrager; May 24 – Brent Beeker, Chris Casterline
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries May 18-24.
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 associates Dan & Jill Koop Liechty who desire that Woodstock School in India will discern creative and motivational ways to encourage students to consider people who are ill, poor or powerless. Pray that the volunteer program at the school will instill in students the value of serving others.
- With our college students – Candace, Josh and Tim Beck, Krista Beeker, Clara Mullett, Chris Owsley, Nick Troyer, and Mandy Yoder
- With Richard & Marjana Tribble. Their address is 26785 Banker Street 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
