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Friday, November 02, 2012

Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 4, 2012 


Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 

29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030, 269-489-5041

November 4, 2012    

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Gerri Schwartz                                   
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing & Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Children’s Story – Chris Oswald
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
                                                           
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture:  Mark 12:28-34
Sermon:  “Straight to the Heart!”   
             
Responding
            Praise & Worship
           
Sending
            Benediction





Text Box: 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 – Ben, Nickie, Avian, Mayleen, Rilyn & Keturah Younts
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Rich Oswald, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website:  www.lgmc.us
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Ben & Nickie Younts; Nov. 11 – Clint & Jen Gautsche
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 10/28/12
Text Box: 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 - $4,512.00        Attendance – 195
      Designations -   $373.50
     
Wed. Nov. 7, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Sat. Nov. 10, 5:30 PMMarriage Mentoring Date Night
Sun. Nov. 11, 8:30 AMPrayer Time
Sun. Nov. 11, 6:00 PMGuess Who’s Coming to Supper

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Night - Guys – Get your “atta boy!” in before deer hunting begins.  Bring your wife to the Marriage Mentoring Date Night, Nov. 10, beginning at 5:30 PM with a short video and assignment.  Childcare and nutritional snacks provided from 6-8:00 PM at the church.  Previous attendance not required.
Thurston Woods Village Bazaar & Auction – Nov. 10 starting at 10:00 AM
Women’s Fellowship Events – Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 PM – “Half Stitched” – a musical at Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana.  Plan to eat dinner on your own and meet at the theater at 6:30 PM for the show.
Any ladies interested in having “night session” of WMSC (3rd Thursday of the month), please see Pam Keeslar.  We would have a devotional time, supper, and then work on a quilt.
The WMSC project for November is food items for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Offering Envelopes - It’s almost time for new 2013 offering envelopes.  If you have used them before and don’t want to use them next year, please let Fran Eichorn know before Nov. 25.  Or if you didn’t use them and want to start, let her know that, too.
Amigo Centre Events:  Open Gym – Nov. 6, 7-9:00 PM.  Cost is $2 per person.  Quilting Retreat (Nov. 30-Dec. 2)
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation Army.

MYF – Nov. 11 – Joe & Mandy Yoder hosting (destination tba); Nov. 25 - UNITE

Birthday Greetings go to:  Nov. 12 – Joe Eicher; Nov. 18 – Sharon Davidson
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Nov. 12 – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz, Brian & Rachel Oswald

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – Sam & Candace Eicher (January)
- With engaged couple – Justin Beeker & Erin Nussbaum
- With Jake & Martha Schwartz & Family in the death of Jake’s sister Barbara Chapman.  Her services were here last Thursday.
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students – Justin Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Audra Franz, Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina Hasbrouck, Pam Keeslar, Brittany Kindig, Stefanie Patrick, Courtney Troyer, Nick Troyer, Jason Yoder        
- With Fred & Marilyn Schwartz.  Their address is 62613 Nottawa Road, Sturgis, MI  49091
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Tim Beck, Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Mary Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, and Sylvia Yoder
















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