Friday, December 20, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 22, 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 Beck
Advent Reading Jessilyn Troyer Family
Offering
Prayer/Offering/Offering for MCC Meat Canner
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns/Congregational Prayer
Greeting
Time
Hearing
God’s Word
“What Child is This?” – Bill
Beck
Scripture
– Audra Franz
Children’s
Story – Louanne Younts
Responding
Communion
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler and Bill
& 
Nursery – Brian &
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 12/15/13
General Fund - $ 4,389.54 Attendance
– 154
Designations
- $420.96 which includes $225.96 for MCC Meat Canner
Wed. Dec. 25, 5:30 PM – No Wednesday Connection
Sun. Dec. 29, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The church offices will be closed December 25 and January 1.
Because you have shared in their lives with your love and
friendship, please join us today from 4-8:00 PM at Locust Grove for a 50th Wedding
Anniversary Celebration in honor of Jake & Martha Schwartz. Come with memories to share. No gifts please.
The Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove will be Jan. 3, 2014 .
During
the month of December, the Missions Commission will be receiving special
offerings to help MCC purchase meat for MCC
Meat Canning. $3 covers the expense to can one 28 oz. can
of meat. $72
will cover the cost for one complete carton of meat and $6 is the cost to ship one carton. The day for Locust Grove to help at the meat
canner is Jan. 17.
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 Brian
Oswald.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
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.
Ladies – Do you
want to know who has been praying for you through 2013? A Prayer
Partner Revealing Party will be Jan. 6 at 6:30
PM at Evelyn Blucker’s.
Bring your revealing gift and finger food to share. Information forms for 2014 are on the console
by the library. Fill one out and bring
it to the party. New prayer partners are
welcome!
Clint & Jen
Gautsche have a new address – 390 W. Barnhart Road ,
Coldwater , MI 49036
Snow Bird Addresses: Sam & Mattie Miller – 25049
N. 46th Drive , Phoenix , AZ
85083
MYF –
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 30 – Vivian Brubaker, Kara
Franz; Dec. 31 – Ruth Coblentz; Jan. 1 –
Merle
Yeager, Gerri Schwartz , Khankeo Kerschner;
Jan. 2 – Mattie Miller; Jan. 5 – Danielle Miller , Justin Beeker
Anniversary Greetings go to: Jan. 1 – Bill & Florence
Wickey , Richard & Marjana Tribble
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,
- With Martha Franz . Her address is 62500
Middle Colon 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, Bill Kerschner, Martha
Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
