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Friday, November 09, 2012

Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 11, 2012 


Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 

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

November 11, 2012  

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Cheryl Mast                           
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing & Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
                                                           
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture:  1 Kings 17:8-16
Sermon:  “This Is a Test”   
             
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 – Clint & Jen Gautsche; Nov. 18 – Glendon & Danielle Miller
Jail Service Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 11/04/12
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 - $3,022.00        Attendance – 205
      Designations -   $206.00
     
Tonight, 6:00 PMGuess Who’s Coming to Supper
Wed. Nov. 14, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Wed. Nov. 14, 7:30 PMElder Team Meeting
Wed. Nov. 14, 7:30 PMCantata Practice
Thurs. Nov. 15 - WMSC
Thurs. Nov. 15, 6:00 PMPraise Team Practice
Sun. Nov. 18, 8:30 AMPrayer Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
Ross Weber’s Sunday school class will be hosting a fellowship dinner immediately after church next Sunday, Nov. 18.  Please bring hot dishes, salads or desserts to share.  Drinks and Tableware will be furnished.
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation Army.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
A community Thanksgiving meal will be held at Grace Church in Sturgis on Nov. 22.  Food items are still needed for this event.  Could we at Locust Grove commit to donating 5 veggie trays and 25 fruit pies?  If you can help with this, please talk to Bill Wickey.
The WMSC will meet Thursday, Nov. 15.  Mary Jane Eichorn is in charge of the kitchen and Bertha Bontrager will have devotions.  The project for November is food items for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
We are collecting items for the Battle Creek Rescue Mission – laundry soap, copy paper, paper towels and toilet paper.  Place your donated items in the box in the fellowship hall.
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. 13, 7-9:00 PM.  Cost is $2 per person.  Quilting Retreat (Nov. 30-Dec. 2)

MYF – Nov. 11 – Joe & Mandy Yoder hosting at Mary Miller’s home; Nov. 25 - UNITE

Birthday Greetings go to:  Nov. 19 – Edna Bontrager; Nov. 22 – Ramona King; Nov. 25 – Doug Schwartz
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Nov. 20 – Rick & Doris Bogen

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – Matt & Heather Farrand, Sam & Candace Eicher (January)
- With engaged couple – Justin Beeker & Erin Nussbaum
- 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 Tim Beck:  Spc Beck, Timothy; B Co 4-9 IN, 4-2 ID (IBCT); FOB Zangabad, Afghanistan, APO; AE 09355
- With Jake & Martha Schwartz.  Their address is 23641 Findley Road, Sturgis, MI  49091
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, and Sylvia Yoder
















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