Friday, December 21, 2012
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 23, 2012
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
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Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Gerri Schwartz
Offering Prayer/Offering
Advent
Reading- Timothy Reed
Sharing
& Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Audra Franz
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Micah
5:2-5a
Sermon: “Why, God?”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Dana & Donna Sommers, Richard &
Marjana Tribble
Nursery – Brian & Rachel Oswald; Dec. 30 – Adam & Cathy Fellers
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 12/16/12
General Fund - $3,859.00 Attendance – 186
Designations
- $406.50
Sun. Dec. 30, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The church office will be closed Tuesday
and Wednesday this week.
Offering envelopes for 2013 are in your
mailbox. Please don’t start using them until Jan. 6, 2013 . You
may not have the same number as in 2012,
The
American Red Cross would like to thank Locust Grove for sponsoring the blood
drive. 25 pints of blood were given.
“To my
friends at Locust Grove - May you enjoy peace and happiness this Christmas
season. Thank you for remembering me
with greetings. God bless you all with a
happy New Year.” – Mary Carpenter
Prayer Partner Party – Dec. 27 at 7:00 PM at Evelyn Blucker’s. This is the time to let your prayer partner
know who has been praying for her all year.
It is also the time to sign up for the 2013 year. All ladies are welcome. Bring finger foods to share that evening.
The Missions
Commission will be having the children collect money for the MCC meat canning project today and the next 3
Sundays. Thanks in advance for your
donations!
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
MYF –
JYF – Jan.
20 – Winter Jam; Feb. 15-17 – Winter
Youth Retreat at Amigo
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 31 – Ruth Coblentz; Jan.
1 – Merle
Yeager, Gerri Schwartz, Khankeo Kerschner; Jan. 2 – Mattie Miller; Jan. 5 –
Danielle
Miller, Justin Beeker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Jan. 1 – Bill & Florence Wickey, Richard & Marjana Tribble
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – 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, Jason
Yoder
-
With Tim Beck:
Spc Beck, Timothy; B Co 4-9 IN, 4-2 ID (IBCT); FOB Zangabad,
Afghanistan, APO; AE 09355
- With Brian & Teresa Troyer and their children
Nick (24) & Courtney
(21). Their address is 380
Bullock Road , Coldwater , MI 49036
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Damdouane
Mounsithiraj, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Andrea Yeager,
and Sylvia Yoder
