Friday, April 06, 2012
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
April 8, 2012
The Lord Is Risen!
Easter Breakfast – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Gerri Schwartz
Offering Prayer/Offering
Children Singing – Mandy Yoder
Congregational Prayer – Bill Beck
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Sermon – “I Have Seen the Lord”
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 – Lennis & Nancy Troyer and Erv & Phyllis Wickey
Elders: Ross Weber, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Nursery – Dave & Lynette Miller; Apr. 15 – Brittany Kindig
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship and Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 04/01/12
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 - $3,297.00 AM attendance –134
Designations - $1,788.06
CALENDAR
Sat. Apr. 14, 9:00 AM – VBS Planning Meeting
Sun. Apr. 15, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Apr. 15, 6:00 PM – Fully Alive Choir
Sun. Apr. 22, 6:00 PM – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Amigo Centre - Open Gym – Tuesday, Apr. 10, 7-9:00 PM, $2 per person. This is the last date for open gym this spring. Scrapbooking – Mother/ Daughter Crop, May 11 & 12 – For more information, call 651-2811.
VBS Meeting – Saturday, Apr. 14 @ 9:00 AM – Anyone interested in helping with VBS, please come to this meeting. A light breakfast will be provided. Talk to Marty Diller if you have questions.
Fully Alive will be singing at Locust Grove on Apr. 15 at 6:00 PM. There will be a time of fellowship after the program so please bring finger foods to share with our guests.
The MYF will be doing a haystack supper and auction on Saturday, Apr. 28. Please be thinking about what you could donate. An MYFer will be asking you soon what you could furnish. Ideas are food items, meals, flowers, furniture, pictures, services, and whatever else you can think of.
The JYF is still collecting pop cans as an ongoing fundraiser.
The WMSC project for April is items for the Food Pantry.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
If you are interested in volunteering to mow the church yard this summer, please talk to one of the trustees – Glenn, Charlie or Matt.
Each year the Mennonite colleges – Bethel, 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 in past years has had a special offering for that purpose. This year there will not be a special offering. If you are a high school senior or current college student, are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges, and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by today.
The next “Date Night” is scheduled for May 19.
MYF – Apr. 15, 6:00 PM – Fully Alive Concert; Apr. 28 – Haystack Supper & Auction
Birthday Greetings go to: Apr. 16 – Joe Yoder; Apr. 17 – Galen Eichorn; Apr. 18 – Jim Carpenter, Tim Beck, Trevor Miller; Apr. 19 – Florence Wickey, Teresa Owsley
Anniversary Greetings go to: Apr. 16 – Lloyd & Sharon Schrock, Greg & Carolyn Gautsche
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – David & Lynette Miller (May), Dillon & Tonya Barrington (June)
- With Rick Prell in Afghanistan – SSG Richard A. Prell, HHC I/125 Inf. Sfat, fob Kunduz, APO AE 09368
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students – Justin Beeker, Candace Eicher, Audra Franz, Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina Hasbrouck, Stefanie Patrick, Kim Schwartz, Courtney Troyer, Nick Troyer, Jason Yoder
- With LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler. Their address is 63651 Klinger Lake Road, Centreville, MI 49032.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, and Sylvia Yoder
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
April 8, 2012
The Lord Is Risen!
Easter Breakfast – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Gerri Schwartz
Offering Prayer/Offering
Children Singing – Mandy Yoder
Congregational Prayer – Bill Beck
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Sermon – “I Have Seen the Lord”
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 – Lennis & Nancy Troyer and Erv & Phyllis Wickey
Elders: Ross Weber, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Nursery – Dave & Lynette Miller; Apr. 15 – Brittany Kindig
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship and Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 04/01/12
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 - $3,297.00 AM attendance –134
Designations - $1,788.06
CALENDAR
Sat. Apr. 14, 9:00 AM – VBS Planning Meeting
Sun. Apr. 15, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Apr. 15, 6:00 PM – Fully Alive Choir
Sun. Apr. 22, 6:00 PM – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Amigo Centre - Open Gym – Tuesday, Apr. 10, 7-9:00 PM, $2 per person. This is the last date for open gym this spring. Scrapbooking – Mother/ Daughter Crop, May 11 & 12 – For more information, call 651-2811.
VBS Meeting – Saturday, Apr. 14 @ 9:00 AM – Anyone interested in helping with VBS, please come to this meeting. A light breakfast will be provided. Talk to Marty Diller if you have questions.
Fully Alive will be singing at Locust Grove on Apr. 15 at 6:00 PM. There will be a time of fellowship after the program so please bring finger foods to share with our guests.
The MYF will be doing a haystack supper and auction on Saturday, Apr. 28. Please be thinking about what you could donate. An MYFer will be asking you soon what you could furnish. Ideas are food items, meals, flowers, furniture, pictures, services, and whatever else you can think of.
The JYF is still collecting pop cans as an ongoing fundraiser.
The WMSC project for April is items for the Food Pantry.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
If you are interested in volunteering to mow the church yard this summer, please talk to one of the trustees – Glenn, Charlie or Matt.
Each year the Mennonite colleges – Bethel, 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 in past years has had a special offering for that purpose. This year there will not be a special offering. If you are a high school senior or current college student, are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges, and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by today.
The next “Date Night” is scheduled for May 19.
MYF – Apr. 15, 6:00 PM – Fully Alive Concert; Apr. 28 – Haystack Supper & Auction
Birthday Greetings go to: Apr. 16 – Joe Yoder; Apr. 17 – Galen Eichorn; Apr. 18 – Jim Carpenter, Tim Beck, Trevor Miller; Apr. 19 – Florence Wickey, Teresa Owsley
Anniversary Greetings go to: Apr. 16 – Lloyd & Sharon Schrock, Greg & Carolyn Gautsche
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – David & Lynette Miller (May), Dillon & Tonya Barrington (June)
- With Rick Prell in Afghanistan – SSG Richard A. Prell, HHC I/125 Inf. Sfat, fob Kunduz, APO AE 09368
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students – Justin Beeker, Candace Eicher, Audra Franz, Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina Hasbrouck, Stefanie Patrick, Kim Schwartz, Courtney Troyer, Nick Troyer, Jason Yoder
- With LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler. Their address is 63651 Klinger Lake Road, Centreville, MI 49032.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, and Sylvia Yoder
