Friday, August 16, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Aug. 18, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Mattie Miller Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Back to
School Blessing
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Cathy Fellers
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: 1 Peter
3:8-16
Sermon: “Special
Ops: Mission for God – CIA/Christian
Intelligence Agency”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Young Adults
Nursery – Adam & Cathy Fellers ; Aug. 25 -
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 08/11/13
General Fund - $ 3,028.00 Attendance –
139
Designations
- $ 740.00
which
includes the special offering and designations for Amigo Centre in the amount
of $375. There were also checks written
directly to Amigo totaling $60.
Sun. Aug. 25, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Phil
& Krista Wiechart’s new address is 6540 Balsam
Drive, #102 , Hudsonville , MI 49426 .
MDC Goldenrod Auction – Sept. 6-7 at the
Shipshewana Auction Barn. More info rmation
is on a flyer on the console by the library.
They need lots of baked items to sell.
Labels are provided with instructions for what to write on the label and
where to deliver the baked goods. These
labels are with the flyer.
Singspiration at Menno-Hof, Sept. 8 at 5:00 PM – Bring lawn chairs and come to enjoy
traditional a cappella singing.
MCC Michiana Bike Ride - Sept. 13-15th @ Amigo
Centre
IN/MI Mennonite Women’s Fall Retreat,
Oct. 11-13 at Amigo Centre. Brochures
are on the console by the library. Early
registration ends Sept. 21.
Congratulations
to Katrina Hasbrouck
on her recent completion of classes at Goshen
College
to earn her BSN degree!
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Church Softball – Aug. 20 – 6:00 PM vs Trinity, diamond #2
MYF –
JYF –
Birthday Greetings go to:
Aug. 26 – Evelyn Blucker,
Lauren Dudley; Aug. 28–
Diane
Green, Greg Gautsche; Aug.
31 – Martha
Schwartz
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Aug. 27 – Clint & Jen
Gautsche; Aug. 30 – Dave & Ruth
Coblentz
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Phil &
Krista Wiechart (September)
-
With Ed Wilcox. His sister, Loretta Eicher, died last
week and the funeral is this afternoon at Grace Christian Fellowship in
Sturgis. Our sympathy and prayers are
with Ed and his family.
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Stefanie
Patrick
-
With John Garn, son of Diane Green, who
is in Afghanistan
- With Mary Carpenter.
Her address is 25894 S. White Tail Road ,
Sturgis , MI 49091 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
-
With MMN worker Madeline Maldonado who now takes on the responsibilities on
MMN’s board of directors as well as continuing to serve as pastor of a
Mennonite church in Ft. Myers , FL.
- 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