Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 1, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
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Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Special
Music- Christmas Choir
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Younts
Advent Reading
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Offering
for MCC Meat Canner
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Moment in
Missions- Dana & Donna
Sommers/Fidelis Class
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5
Sermon – “Walk
in God’s Paths”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Special
Music – Christmas Choir
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Greg & Carolyn Gautsche and Rich
& Chris Oswald
Nursery – Jenna Beeker; Dec. 8 – Kalee Schrock
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 11/24/13
General Fund - $ 3,049.01 Attendance
– 162
Designations
- $218.54
Today, 2:00 PM – Christmas Choir practice
Mon. Dec. 2, 9:00 AM – Paint Nativity pieces
Wed. Dec. 4, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Dec. 5, 6:00 PM - Praise Team
practice
Sun. Dec. 8, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anyone wishing
to help paint Nativity pieces for the primary department children please join
Ramona King tomorrow,
Dec. 2 at 9:00 AM . You
can come for any part or all of the day.
Craft Club – Dec. 5
at 7:00 PM at Pat Eicher’s
On Dec. 15 at 6:00 PM we will be having a Christmas
program. Please plan to join us for an
evening of story, special music, and singing Christmas carols as we explore “A Christmas to Believe In”. Invite your family and friends to
enjoy this fun evening of celebration.
Annual Reports
for 2012-13 are available on the console by the library.
During
the month of December, the Missions Commission will be receiving special
offerings to help MCC purchase meat for MCC
Meat Canning. $3.00 covers the expense to can one 28 oz. can of meat.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The MYF will be
attending Amigo Snow
Camp on Feb. 21-23. MYFers –
please sign up with Louanne Younts with your $30 deposit by Dec. 8 so that reservations
can be made.
The WMSC December project
is items for newborn kits for MCC.
Amigo Centre is
looking for someone with building trades and maintenance skills who would be
interested in the Maintenance Director position. This is a full-time year-around
position. Contact Amigo at 651-2811 if
interested.
It’s almost
time for new 2014 offering envelopes. If you have used them before and don’t want
to use them next year, please let Natalie Bellaire know. Or if you didn’t use them and want to start,
let her know that, too.
The Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove has been rescheduled to
We do not currently have a Locust Grove advocate for Everence. If you are
interested in filling that role or would like to get more information about
what is involved, please contact any member of the Stewardship committee for
more information. ~ Brian Oswald
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
MYF – Dec.
8, 5-7:00 PM – Meet at Bill & Janelle Lederman’s
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 11 – Stefanie Patrick,
Abby Fellers, Allison Gautsche; Dec. 12 – Regan Barrington,
Brooke Troyer, Dec. 13 – Darlene Martin, Tyler Martinez; Dec. 15 –
Jim Owsley
Anniversary Greetings go to: Dec. 9 – Ben & Nickie Younts; Dec. 10 –
Caz &
Sheila Moore
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Matt &
Heather Farrand (January), Brad & Jayme Geers (February); Brian & Rachel
Oswald (February)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Sierra
Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck,
Christen
Kahila, and Courtney Troyer
- With Emily Fish and her children Nick (10), Sadie (7), and Jack (2). Their address is 33509
Shawtown Road , Burr Oak, MI 49030.
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Heather Farrand,
Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
