Friday, January 18, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Jan. 20, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
 |
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Greg Blucker
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing
& Prayer Concerns – Dana Sommers
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Darin King
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Psalm
139:13-16
Sermon: “Heart of
Grace” – Deb Hall
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Brent & Eva Beeker and family
Nursery – Ben & Nickie Younts; Jan. 27 – Clint
& Jen Gautsche
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 01/13/13
General Fund - $4,112.56 Attendance – 157
Designations
- $2,196.70 (This includes designations and special
offering for MCC Meat Canner in the
amount of $201.40. Total for MCC
Meat Canner is $1,703.37.)
Wed. Jan. 23, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Sun. Jan. 27, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Jan. 27, 6:00 PM – Area Hymn Sing
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Needed – Greeters and ushers for
February. Any volunteers?
Congratulations
to Greg & Carolyn Gautsche on the birth of their 8th grandchild. Little Georgia Lane
was born to Cody & Megan Gautsche on Jan. 10. She joins sisters Ella (8), Eva (6) and
Juniper (2). Great grandparents are
Delmar & Donna Gautsche and Dave & Bertha Bontrager. Blessings to all!
There
will be a Gideon presentation next Sunday
morning, Jan. 27, with an offering for the Gideon ministry.
Plan
now to join in an Area Hymn Sing on
Sunday evening, Jan. 27 at 6:00 PM at
Locust Grove. Please bring finger food
for fellowship after.
If you
want to be a part of the ladies Prayer Partner
group, fill out a form (on the console by the library) and give it to Martha
Franz by the end of January.
Please note – Who ever had offering envelope #30 in 2012, please let Brian Oswald know so that he can give
you your receipt. Thanks!
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
Please
sign up in the fellowship hall to attend our next Marriage Retreat, Feb. 22-24,
at the Potawatomi Inn, Pokagon State
Park
MYF –
Jan. 18-20 – Winter Youth Retreat
JYF – Jan.
20 – Winter Jam; Feb. 15-17 – Winter
Youth Retreat at Amigo
Birthday Greetings go to:
Jan. 29 – Rich Oswald,
Cheryl Mast; Feb. 1 – Jake Schwartz; Feb. 3 – Doris Bogen
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Jan. 31 – Ross & Joyce
Weber; Feb. 2 – John & Evelyn
Blucker
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With John & Evelyn Blucker and
family in the recent death of Evelyn’s sister, Mabel.
- With the family of Damdouane Mounsithiraj who passed away
Jan. 11. Her memorial service was Jan.
15 at Amigo Centre.
-
With engaged couples – Eric Lunger
& Kelsey Gautsche (May 4), Justin Beeker & Erin Nussbaum (May 19)
- 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 and Diane Greene’s son, John Garn, who are both in Afghanistan .
- With Terry & Alesia Walls. Their address is 55733
Driftwood Dr. , Colon , MI 49040
- 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, Martha
Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, and Andrea Yeager.
