Friday, July 19, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for July 14, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– LeRoy Hochstetler Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Children’s
Story – Chris
Oswald
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon: “Lambs
Without Defect” – Bill Beck
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters –Lloyd & Sharon Schrock , Richard & Marjana Tribble
Nursery –Dave & Lynette: July 21 – Joel & Monica
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship/Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 07/07/13
General Fund - $ 3,487.00 Attendance –
149
Designations
- $ 199.00
Thurs. July 18, - WMSC
Sun. July 21, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun, July 21, - Communion
Wed. July 25, 11 AM - 4:45 PM -
Blood Drive
Sun. July 28, 6 PM – Dogs & A Song
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
WMSC meeting is July 18 with devotions DeVonna Allison
and kitchen Audra Franz. The project for July is school kits for MCC.
Save the date - MCC Michiana Bike Ride - Sept. 13-15th @ Amigo Centre
Sue
Ellen and Lynn, the children of Sam & Mattie Miller would like to invite
you, their Locust grove Family to join us in celebrating Sam & Mattie’s 50th
Anniversary here in the Fellowship Hall on July 20th from 1 pm to 4 pm
.
Penny
Power will start August 4. So start
saving pennies (change) and be prepared to fill our Penny Power Jug. Chris Oswald
We
will be sharing communion and foot/hand
washing next Sunday, July 21.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The
JYF would like to invite you to the island at Amigo
Park for “dogs and A Song”, Sunday
evening, July 28 at 6:00 pm . Please bring lawn chairs and an appetite, and
enjoy an evening of fellowship, singing and eating!! JYF will furnish a light supper!
Church Softball – July 16 – 8:00 PM vs Trinity
MYF –
JYF – Dogs & Songs at Amigo Island –
July 28
Birthday Greetings go to:
July 23 – Fred Schwartz; July 24 – Jason Yoder,
Ben Gautsche; July 26 –
Corey Keeslar , Jen Gautsche; July 27 – Brian Nunemaker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
July 26 – Dennis &
Rin Bontrager.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Phil &
Krista Wiechart (September)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Katrina
Hasbrouck , Stefanie Patrick
-
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 Dennis & Rin Bontrager. Their address is 20778
Roys Rd , Centreville ,
MI
49032 .
- 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
Locust Grove bulletin for July 7, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
July7,
2013
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– LeRoy Hochstetler Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-9
Sermon: “Who’s ‘The
Man’?” – Bill
Beck
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters –Lloyd & Sharon Schrock ,
Nursery – Glendon & Danielle Miller :
July 14 – Dave & Lynette
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 06/30/13
General Fund - $ 3,092.15 Attendance – 186
Designations
- $ 130.50
Sun. July 14, 8:30 AM –
Prayer Time
Wed. July 10, 6:30 Elder Team
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
WMSC project for July is school kits for MCC.
Save the date - MCC Michiana Bike Ride - Sept. 13-15th @ Amigo Centre
Amigo
Centre is looking for a Youth Program Director to plan and lead youth
programming at Amigo Centre. Position
open at the end of the 2013 summer.
Position is at least half time and could be enlarged depending on skills
and interests of the person. Contact
Amigo if interested.
Menno-Hof invites you to a benefit Haystack
Dinner on July 13 at 4:30-7:30 PM at
the Farmstead Inn Pavilion in Shipshewana.
Donations will benefit Menno-Hof.
Sue
Ellen and Lynn, the children of Sam & Mattie Miller would like to invite
you, their Locust grove Family to join us in celebrating Sam & Mattie’s 50th
Anniversary here in the Fellowship Hall on July 20th from 1
pm to 4 pm .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
If you
are interested in Sunday School take home papers, there will be papers on the
shelf under the mailboxes. Please take
one and fill it out and put it in Carolyn Gautsche’s mailbox.
Church Softball – July 9 –
6:00 PM vs Grace #1
MYF –
JYF – Dogs & Songs at Amigo Island –
July 28
Birthday Greetings go to:
July 17 – Alesia Walls;
July 19 – Glenn Miller , Carol Eichorn , Tiffany Eicher; July 20 – Nick Troyer; July 21 – Faith Carpenter, Donna
Sommers
Anniversary Greetings go to:
None this week.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Phil &
Krista Wiechart (September)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Katrina
Hasbrouck , Stefanie Patrick
-
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 Dave & Bertha Bontrager . Their
address is 617 Jean St. ,
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, Bill Kerschner, Martha
Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
Locust Grove bulletin for July 21, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– LeRoy Hochstetler Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: John
6:25-35
Sermon: “The Bread
of Life”
Communion
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters –Lloyd & Sharon Schrock, Richard &
Marjana Tribble
Nursery – Joel & Monica Lederman; July 28 – Jenna Beeker
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 07/14/13
General Fund - $ 3,111.25 Attendance –
155
Designations
- $ 386.71
Thurs. July 25, 11:00 AM - 4:45 PM -
Blood Drive
Thurs. July 25, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Sun. July 28, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. July 28, 6:00 PM – Dogs & A Song at Amigo Park
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
JYF would like to invite you to the island at Amigo
Park for “Dogs and a Song”, Sunday,
July 28 at 6:00 pm . Please bring lawn chairs and an appetite, and
enjoy an evening of fellowship, singing and eating!! JYF will furnish a light supper.
Worship Service at Amigo
Centre Pavilion – Aug. 11, 10:30 AM
– Coffee and donuts will be served at 10:00 AM
and a fellowship meal will follow the service.
Penny
Power will begin Aug. 4. So start saving
pennies (change) and be prepared to fill our Penny Power Jug. - Chris Oswald
The
Kitchen Committee has purchased new dinner plates for the church kitchen. If you are interested in purchasing any of
the old plates, please talk to Rin Bontrager or Martha Franz.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Save the date - MCC Michiana Bike Ride - Sept. 13-15th @
Amigo Centre.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
Needed – Greeters and ushers for August
Church Softball – July 23 – 6:00 PM
vs Grace #1; d.1
MYF –
Today – Christian Music Concert at Elkhart County Fair – Free gate and
grandstand. Concert is at 8:00 PM .
Meet at Bill Younts’ at 4:00 PM
to carpool. Aug. 10 – Hope Fest at Centreville Fairgrounds, 3-9:00 PM
JYF – Dogs & Songs at Amigo
Island – July 28
Birthday Greetings go to:
Aug. 1 – Isaiah Fellers; Aug. 2 – Dorothy Troyer, Eva Beeker, Dillon Barrington
Anniversary Greetings go to:
July 29 – Adam & Cathy
Fellers; July 31 – Galen & Carol Eichorn; Aug. 4 – Joel & Monica
Lederman
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Phil &
Krista Wiechart (September)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Katrina
Hasbrouck, Stefanie Patrick
-
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 Marcy Bontrager.
Her address is 20778 Roys Rd, Centreville, MI 49032.
-
With MMN worker David Shenk in Quito , Ecuador
- 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, Lester
Schwartz, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager