Friday, May 10, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for May 12, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Rachael Hochstedler Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Mark 10:13 -16
Sermon: “Lead the
Children to Jesus”
Parent/Child
Dedication – Dillon, Tonya & Heidi
Barrington; Matt, Heather &
Marshall Farrand;
Glendon,
Danielle &Reece Miller
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Ivan, Amber, Mia & Tyler Martinez and
Dana & Donna Sommers
Nursery – Jenna Beeker; May 19 – Matt & Audra Franz
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 05/05/13
General Fund - $4,281.00 Attendance – 173
Designations
- $442.81 which includes the special offering
for YFC - $266.81
Wed. May 15 – Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove
Thurs. May 16 – WMSC
Sun. May 19, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
Pastor
Bill will be offering a class during the Sunday school hour for anyone interested
in exploring membership, baptism, or simply learning more about what Mennonites
believe. The class will begin June 2.
The
Missions Commission will be collecting the following items for Haven of Rest in Battle
Creek during the month of May: paper towels, toilet paper, copy paper, and
laundry detergent. Please place them in
the box on the console by the library.
For
those of you that signed up to be on the new Prayer Chain, copies of the reorganized
group are in your mailboxes.
Congratulations to
Eric & Kelsey (Gautsche) Lunger on their recent marriage. Their new address
is 470 S. Burr Oak Rd., Apt. 32 , Colon ,
MI .
May God bless you with health and happiness!
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The
WMSC monthly meeting is Thursday. Donna
Sommers is in charge of the kitchen and Rachael Hochstedler will have
devotions. The project for May is MCC Relief
Kits that may be left at the sewing area in a bag or box. The items will be packed into buckets at the
resource center. We welcome everyone to
participate.
Scrapbooking at LACS – LACS
is having a scrapbooking fundraiser event May 24 & 25 at the school. Friday is from 6:00
PM to midnight and
Saturday is from 8:00 AM–4:00 PM . Cost for the two days together is $35. Lunch on Saturday is provided and there will
be door prizes. RSVP to Marty Diller by
May 22. More information is on the
console by the library.
Mark
your calendars for the MYF Auction on June 1!
There will be a haystack dinner and an evening of fun. If you would like to donate any items, feel
free to let any of the youth know.
Thanks so much for your support and love towards the youth. We appreciate you! – MYF and Sponsors
Amigo Centre Camp
Scholarship Golf Scramble will be June 1 at Island Hills in
Centreville. More information is on the
console by the library.
Congratulations to our
recent college graduates: Justin Beeker with
a degree in Economics from University
of Michigan , Audra Franz with a
degree in Bible & Ministry from Bethel
College .
Church
Softball – May 14, 6:00 PM vs Firm Foundation Orange – D# 1
MYF – June
1 – Slave Sale & Haystack
Supper
Birthday Greetings go to:
May 20 – Jackson Fish; May 22 – Bertha Bontrager;
May 24 – Brent Beeker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries May 20-26.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With engaged couple – Justin Beeker
& Erin Nussbaum (May 19)
-
With expectant parents – Phil &
Krista Wiechart (September)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Kelsey Lunger,
Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina Hasbrouck, Pam Keeslar, Stefanie Patrick, Courtney
Troyer,
Jason
Yoder
-
With Tim Beck and John Garn, who are both in Afghanistan . Tim’s address is SPC Beck, Timothy, SFAAT
Security/HHC, 4-9 IN, KAF Lindsey, APO AE 09355.
- With Bill & Sherry Beck and their family. Their
address is 26859 Banker Street
Road, Sturgis , MI 49091 .
Let’s shower them with love and prayers this
week!
- 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, and Andrea Yeager