Friday, August 13, 2010
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
August 15, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – LeRoy Hochstetler
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greeting
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Daniel 1:3-17
Sermon – “The People Who Know Their God”
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 – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz and Richard & Marjana Tribble
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 – Word Fellowship
Nursery -
Offerings & Attendance – 08/08/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 503-3800 (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 - $3,117.60 AM attendance – 148
Designations for Building Fund - $1,260.00
Other designations - $477.94
CALENDAR:
Tues. Aug. 17, 7:00 PM – Elder Team meeting at LeRoy Hochstetler’s
Wed. Aug. 18, 7:00 PM – Worship Commission meeting at Mattie’s home
Thurs. Aug. 19 - WMSC
Sat. Aug. 21, 7:00 AM – Men’s Bible Study
Sat. Aug. 21, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM – Cookie Bake for MCC Relief Sale
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Come help bake! Saturday, Aug. 21 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Women’s Fellowship will be doing a Cookie Bake for the MCC Relief Sale. They will be making brownies, chocolate chip oatmeal, and molasses cookies. There are sign-up lists on the table in the fellowship hall for all the ingredients that are needed (These will have to be at the church by Friday, Aug. 20.) and for those planning to help. Please bring a sack lunch if you plan to stay for the whole day.
Whether you have been married 1 or 50 years, our marriages need nurturing and time investment. Reserve the date – Feb. 25-27, 2011 – to attend our Marriage Retreat at the Essen Haus Conference Center. Ron & Char Roth will be speaking on “Languages of Love”. More info will be in your mailboxes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
We will be having our annual outdoor worship service at Amigo Centre next Sunday with a fellowship meal to follow. Coffee and donut time starts at 10:00 AM with the worship service at 10:30 AM. Please bring salads and desserts for the noon meal. The food committee will be grilling meat for sandwiches. Table service and drinks will be provided. A second offering will be received as a gift to Amigo. There will be no Sunday school that morning.
If you would like to help with different mission projects or needs in Moldova, please consider designating through the offering to “Moldova Projects”. While in Moldova, different needs are always brought to our attention. This money would help Martha, Ramona and Beth to be able to contribute “on the spot”. Thank you for your help!
The WMSC project for August is school kits for MCC. The next meeting is Aug. 19. Rachael Hochstedler will be in charge of the kitchen and Mary Jane Eichorn will have devotions.
Just a friendly reminder that the 2009-10 church year is almost over and annual reports will be due soon.
“Dear Locust Grove Friends – Thank you for cards and recognition as John and I celebrated our 70th wedding anniversary. It has been a good marriage. I don’t remember anyone wishing us many more. Our most heart broken times were when we lost two of our sons – Lowell, age 8, died Feb. 15, 1960 and Richard, age 52, died Feb. 16, 1994.” – Erma Eash
Congratulations to Joel & Monica Lederman on the birth of their second son on Aug. 6. Liam Garrett weighed in at 9 lb 7 oz and was 21 in. long. Big brother Caleb will be a good helper and grandparents Bill & Janell Lederman now have two grandsons to enjoy. Blessings to all!
If you or your child would like to be on our college student prayer list, please let Beth know. It’s that time of year again!
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) Aug. 28, 9:00 AM - ??? Details to come.
JYF – Aug. 18 – Dunes trip – Please note the change of date.
Birthday Greetings go to: Aug. 31 – Martha Schwartz; Sept. 5 – Terry Walls, Michelle Kerschner
Anniversary Greetings go to: Aug. 30 – Dave & Ruth Coblentz; Sept. 3 – Clyde & Dorothy Troyer; Sept. 4 – Terry & Alesia Walls; Sept. 5 – Sylvanus & Sylvia Yoder, Jim & Teresa Owsley
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Martha Franz, Ramona King and Beth Miller as they minister in Moldova Sept. 7-21
- With our college students: Krista Beeker, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Angie & Brad Litwiller and their children Cody (14), Drew (8) and Evan (6). School starts this week for the Litwiller family and it’s Evan’s first year! Their address is 6030N 550W, Shipshewana, IN 46565.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- Pray for Akiko Aratani and Raymond Epp and their four children as they live out the good news of Jesus through Menno Village, an award-winning urban/rural agricultural initiative in Japan.
- 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, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
August 15, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – LeRoy Hochstetler
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greeting
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Daniel 1:3-17
Sermon – “The People Who Know Their God”
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 – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz and Richard & Marjana Tribble
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 – Word Fellowship
Nursery -
Offerings & Attendance – 08/08/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 503-3800 (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 - $3,117.60 AM attendance – 148
Designations for Building Fund - $1,260.00
Other designations - $477.94
CALENDAR:
Tues. Aug. 17, 7:00 PM – Elder Team meeting at LeRoy Hochstetler’s
Wed. Aug. 18, 7:00 PM – Worship Commission meeting at Mattie’s home
Thurs. Aug. 19 - WMSC
Sat. Aug. 21, 7:00 AM – Men’s Bible Study
Sat. Aug. 21, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM – Cookie Bake for MCC Relief Sale
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Come help bake! Saturday, Aug. 21 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Women’s Fellowship will be doing a Cookie Bake for the MCC Relief Sale. They will be making brownies, chocolate chip oatmeal, and molasses cookies. There are sign-up lists on the table in the fellowship hall for all the ingredients that are needed (These will have to be at the church by Friday, Aug. 20.) and for those planning to help. Please bring a sack lunch if you plan to stay for the whole day.
Whether you have been married 1 or 50 years, our marriages need nurturing and time investment. Reserve the date – Feb. 25-27, 2011 – to attend our Marriage Retreat at the Essen Haus Conference Center. Ron & Char Roth will be speaking on “Languages of Love”. More info will be in your mailboxes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
We will be having our annual outdoor worship service at Amigo Centre next Sunday with a fellowship meal to follow. Coffee and donut time starts at 10:00 AM with the worship service at 10:30 AM. Please bring salads and desserts for the noon meal. The food committee will be grilling meat for sandwiches. Table service and drinks will be provided. A second offering will be received as a gift to Amigo. There will be no Sunday school that morning.
If you would like to help with different mission projects or needs in Moldova, please consider designating through the offering to “Moldova Projects”. While in Moldova, different needs are always brought to our attention. This money would help Martha, Ramona and Beth to be able to contribute “on the spot”. Thank you for your help!
The WMSC project for August is school kits for MCC. The next meeting is Aug. 19. Rachael Hochstedler will be in charge of the kitchen and Mary Jane Eichorn will have devotions.
Just a friendly reminder that the 2009-10 church year is almost over and annual reports will be due soon.
“Dear Locust Grove Friends – Thank you for cards and recognition as John and I celebrated our 70th wedding anniversary. It has been a good marriage. I don’t remember anyone wishing us many more. Our most heart broken times were when we lost two of our sons – Lowell, age 8, died Feb. 15, 1960 and Richard, age 52, died Feb. 16, 1994.” – Erma Eash
Congratulations to Joel & Monica Lederman on the birth of their second son on Aug. 6. Liam Garrett weighed in at 9 lb 7 oz and was 21 in. long. Big brother Caleb will be a good helper and grandparents Bill & Janell Lederman now have two grandsons to enjoy. Blessings to all!
If you or your child would like to be on our college student prayer list, please let Beth know. It’s that time of year again!
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) Aug. 28, 9:00 AM - ??? Details to come.
JYF – Aug. 18 – Dunes trip – Please note the change of date.
Birthday Greetings go to: Aug. 31 – Martha Schwartz; Sept. 5 – Terry Walls, Michelle Kerschner
Anniversary Greetings go to: Aug. 30 – Dave & Ruth Coblentz; Sept. 3 – Clyde & Dorothy Troyer; Sept. 4 – Terry & Alesia Walls; Sept. 5 – Sylvanus & Sylvia Yoder, Jim & Teresa Owsley
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Martha Franz, Ramona King and Beth Miller as they minister in Moldova Sept. 7-21
- With our college students: Krista Beeker, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Angie & Brad Litwiller and their children Cody (14), Drew (8) and Evan (6). School starts this week for the Litwiller family and it’s Evan’s first year! Their address is 6030N 550W, Shipshewana, IN 46565.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- Pray for Akiko Aratani and Raymond Epp and their four children as they live out the good news of Jesus through Menno Village, an award-winning urban/rural agricultural initiative in Japan.
- 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, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager
