Thursday, March 11, 2010
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
March 14, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Rich Oswald
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture –
Sermon – Sharing by MDS Workers
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 – Brian, Jessilyn, Myah & Brooke Troyer and Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz
Nursery – Today – Dave & Lynette Miller; Mar. 21 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
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 – Pilgrim Fellowship and Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 03/07/10
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 - $3,993.00 AM attendance – 153
Designations for Building Fund - $940.00
Other designations - $260.00
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon-4:00 PM – Explorers
Wed. Mar. 17, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Mar. 17, 7:30 PM – Worship Commission meeting
Thurs. Mar. 18, 1-8:00 PM – WMSC All-Church Knotting Party
Sun. Mar. 21, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The money is due today for ladies going on the trip to Turkeyville on Apr. 17 to see “Church Basement Ladies – A Second Helping”. If you have not yet signed up and want to go, there are a few tickets available. Just sign up on the sheet in the library. Contact Natalie Bellaire with any questions.
The Worship Commission will meet this Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
The WMSC will be hosting an all-church knotting party here at the church on Mar. 18 from 1-8:00 PM. Supper is at 5:30 PM. Bring a dish to share. The WMSC project for March is blankets for MCC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Please help yourself to the culled children’s books (Grades 3-6). They are in a box in the Fellowship Hall. Any books not taken will go to the Depot in Goshen. ~ Library Committee
Each year the Mennonite Colleges – Bethel in Kansas, Bluffton, EMU, Goshen and Hesston – offer students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/ semester). Locust Grove has a line item in the budget that goes to that fund and also has a special offering for that purpose. This year we will be taking that offering Sunday, Mar. 28. High school seniors and current college students – If you are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by April 4.
The JYF will be going to the Winter Jam Concert in Grand Rapids on Mar. 25. This is a huge concert with multiple artists including Newsboys, Third Day, and Newsong for only $10. If you are interested in attending with us, please let Eva or Katrina know.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Today, Noon-4:00 PM – Lunch & Rollerskating; Apr. 18 - Geocaching
JYF – Mar. 18 – “Knotting” at the church; Mar. 25 – Winter Jam Concert
Birthday Greetings go to: Mar. 22 – Dean Brubaker, Dana Sommers, Ross Weber; Mar. 23 – Bill Younts; Mar. 24 – Brian W. Troyer; Mar. 25 – Stephanie Lederman
Anniversary Greetings go to: Mar. 22 – Matt & Audra Franz; Mar. 24 – Hezir & Ann Araujo; Mar. 25 – Frank & Marie Fisher
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Diane Green in Haiti - c/o International Faith Missions, 6500 Brown Rd., Jonesville, MI 49250. Email - dd-green@live.com
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Mary Jane Eichorn. Her address is 429 W. Clay Court, Apt. 2, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- 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, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
1 Cor. 11:1 – “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
1 John 2:6 – “Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.”
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
March 14, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Rich Oswald
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture –
Sermon – Sharing by MDS Workers
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 – Brian, Jessilyn, Myah & Brooke Troyer and Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz
Nursery – Today – Dave & Lynette Miller; Mar. 21 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
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 – Pilgrim Fellowship and Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 03/07/10
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 - $3,993.00 AM attendance – 153
Designations for Building Fund - $940.00
Other designations - $260.00
CALENDAR:
Today, Noon-4:00 PM – Explorers
Wed. Mar. 17, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Mar. 17, 7:30 PM – Worship Commission meeting
Thurs. Mar. 18, 1-8:00 PM – WMSC All-Church Knotting Party
Sun. Mar. 21, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The money is due today for ladies going on the trip to Turkeyville on Apr. 17 to see “Church Basement Ladies – A Second Helping”. If you have not yet signed up and want to go, there are a few tickets available. Just sign up on the sheet in the library. Contact Natalie Bellaire with any questions.
The Worship Commission will meet this Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
The WMSC will be hosting an all-church knotting party here at the church on Mar. 18 from 1-8:00 PM. Supper is at 5:30 PM. Bring a dish to share. The WMSC project for March is blankets for MCC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Please help yourself to the culled children’s books (Grades 3-6). They are in a box in the Fellowship Hall. Any books not taken will go to the Depot in Goshen. ~ Library Committee
Each year the Mennonite Colleges – Bethel in Kansas, Bluffton, EMU, Goshen and Hesston – offer students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/ semester). Locust Grove has a line item in the budget that goes to that fund and also has a special offering for that purpose. This year we will be taking that offering Sunday, Mar. 28. High school seniors and current college students – If you are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by April 4.
The JYF will be going to the Winter Jam Concert in Grand Rapids on Mar. 25. This is a huge concert with multiple artists including Newsboys, Third Day, and Newsong for only $10. If you are interested in attending with us, please let Eva or Katrina know.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Today, Noon-4:00 PM – Lunch & Rollerskating; Apr. 18 - Geocaching
JYF – Mar. 18 – “Knotting” at the church; Mar. 25 – Winter Jam Concert
Birthday Greetings go to: Mar. 22 – Dean Brubaker, Dana Sommers, Ross Weber; Mar. 23 – Bill Younts; Mar. 24 – Brian W. Troyer; Mar. 25 – Stephanie Lederman
Anniversary Greetings go to: Mar. 22 – Matt & Audra Franz; Mar. 24 – Hezir & Ann Araujo; Mar. 25 – Frank & Marie Fisher
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Diane Green in Haiti - c/o International Faith Missions, 6500 Brown Rd., Jonesville, MI 49250. Email - dd-green@live.com
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Mary Jane Eichorn. Her address is 429 W. Clay Court, Apt. 2, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- 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, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
1 Cor. 11:1 – “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
1 John 2:6 – “Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.”
