Friday, October 23, 2009
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
October 25, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Brian Oswald
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s Story – Donna Sommers
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Mark 12:28-34
Sermon – Adam Fellers
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
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 – Bill & Linda Miller and David & Lynette Miller
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 10/18/09
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108 (cell),
651-2313 (home), pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $ 2,665.00 AM attendance – 139
Designations for Building Fund - $375.00
Other designations - $237.75
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon – Pastor Appreciation Lunch & Program
Today, Noon-4:00 PM - Explorers
Wed. Oct. 28, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Oct. 28, 7:30 PM – Christmas choir practice
Sun. Nov. 1, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Jail Ministry Annual Banquet will be Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 PM at Calvary Chapel (north of Sturgis). Please note that this is the 5th Thursday of October, not the 3rd as usually scheduled.
Pastor Bill will be attending a continuing education conference at Hesston College from Oct. 29-Nov. 2.
The next Women’s Fellowship will be a shopping trip to Glenbrook Mall in Ft. Wayne on Saturday, Nov. 7. We will be carpooling and/or using the church van. In order to make arrangements, there is a sign up sheet today and next Sunday on the library counter. Friends are invited to go along. If you have any questions, members of the committee are Natalie Bellaire, Janell Lederman, Teresa Owsley, Ruth Peshina, Jessilyn Troyer and Nickie Younts.
Time Change – Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night, Oct. 31.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
“Thank you to all our church family for your prayers for me during this time of my knee replacement. Thanks for the phone calls, the visits, and the delicious meals that were brought in for us. God bless you all.” ~ Bertha Bontrager
Do you love to sing? Do you love to sing Christmas songs? If you do, and even if you think you can’t sing well, we invite you to join us for some singing for the Christmas season. We will start working on songs for the month of December on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 PM. Please contact Kim or Katrina if you have questions.
A report/letter from our friends the Denlingers in Israel is posted on the west bulletin board. It has information on a recent Israel Campaign in the Jezreel Valley.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies next Sunday for the Sturgis Food Pantry.
You are invited to attend the Centreville MOPS on the second Saturday of each month at Firm Foundation from 10:00 AM to noon. The next meeting will be Nov. 14.
Annual Reports – Please turn in your annual reports for the 2008-09 year to the church office.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Today, noon-4:00 PM; Sunday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Dec. 13
JYF – Corn Maze - Friday, Oct. 30 – Meet at the church at 5:30 PM and plan to return around 9:00 PM. Cider and donuts provided. Dress appropriately and bring flashlights. Winter Youth Retreat – January 15-17
Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 2 – Rich Davidson; Nov. 3 – Delmar Gautsche; Nov. 6 – Caleb Lederman; Nov. 8 – Natalie Bellaire
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Nov. 2-8.
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Brent & Eva Beeker and their children – Krista, Justin & Jenna. Their address is 63067 Engle Road, Constantine, MI 49042.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, Dave Coblentz, John & Erma Eash, Frank Fisher, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
October 25, 2009
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Brian Oswald
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Pastor Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s Story – Donna Sommers
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Mark 12:28-34
Sermon – Adam Fellers
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
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 – Bill & Linda Miller and David & Lynette Miller
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 10/18/09
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108 (cell),
651-2313 (home), pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $ 2,665.00 AM attendance – 139
Designations for Building Fund - $375.00
Other designations - $237.75
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon – Pastor Appreciation Lunch & Program
Today, Noon-4:00 PM - Explorers
Wed. Oct. 28, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Oct. 28, 7:30 PM – Christmas choir practice
Sun. Nov. 1, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Jail Ministry Annual Banquet will be Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 PM at Calvary Chapel (north of Sturgis). Please note that this is the 5th Thursday of October, not the 3rd as usually scheduled.
Pastor Bill will be attending a continuing education conference at Hesston College from Oct. 29-Nov. 2.
The next Women’s Fellowship will be a shopping trip to Glenbrook Mall in Ft. Wayne on Saturday, Nov. 7. We will be carpooling and/or using the church van. In order to make arrangements, there is a sign up sheet today and next Sunday on the library counter. Friends are invited to go along. If you have any questions, members of the committee are Natalie Bellaire, Janell Lederman, Teresa Owsley, Ruth Peshina, Jessilyn Troyer and Nickie Younts.
Time Change – Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night, Oct. 31.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
“Thank you to all our church family for your prayers for me during this time of my knee replacement. Thanks for the phone calls, the visits, and the delicious meals that were brought in for us. God bless you all.” ~ Bertha Bontrager
Do you love to sing? Do you love to sing Christmas songs? If you do, and even if you think you can’t sing well, we invite you to join us for some singing for the Christmas season. We will start working on songs for the month of December on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 PM. Please contact Kim or Katrina if you have questions.
A report/letter from our friends the Denlingers in Israel is posted on the west bulletin board. It has information on a recent Israel Campaign in the Jezreel Valley.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies next Sunday for the Sturgis Food Pantry.
You are invited to attend the Centreville MOPS on the second Saturday of each month at Firm Foundation from 10:00 AM to noon. The next meeting will be Nov. 14.
Annual Reports – Please turn in your annual reports for the 2008-09 year to the church office.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Today, noon-4:00 PM; Sunday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Dec. 13
JYF – Corn Maze - Friday, Oct. 30 – Meet at the church at 5:30 PM and plan to return around 9:00 PM. Cider and donuts provided. Dress appropriately and bring flashlights. Winter Youth Retreat – January 15-17
Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 2 – Rich Davidson; Nov. 3 – Delmar Gautsche; Nov. 6 – Caleb Lederman; Nov. 8 – Natalie Bellaire
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Nov. 2-8.
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Brent & Eva Beeker and their children – Krista, Justin & Jenna. Their address is 63067 Engle Road, Constantine, MI 49042.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, Dave Coblentz, John & Erma Eash, Frank Fisher, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
