Friday, January 10, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Jan. 12, 2014
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Miller
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Greetings
from Moldova – Boris
Cosovan
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Children’s
Story – Audra Franz
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: John
8:1-11
Sermon: “Sin: Curse, Consequence & Cure”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The SS class taught by Gerri Schwartz
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Jan. 19 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 1/05/14
General Fund - $ 2,515.00 Attendance
– 127
Designations
- $408.50
Mon. Jan. 13, 6:30 PM – Prayer Partner Party at Evelyn Blucker’s
Wed. Jan. 15, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Jan. 16 - WMSC
Thurs. Jan. 16, 6:00 PM – Praise Team
practice
Fri. Jan. 17 – Locust Grove day at the MCC Meat Canner in Goshen
Sun. Jan. 19, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Jan. 19 – Fellowship Meal & Congregational
Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Prayer Partner Revealing Party will be Jan. 13 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!
Amigo
Centre will be hosting Open Gym every
Tuesday night starting Jan. 7 from 7-9:00 PM . The cost is $2/person/night. Basketball, volleyball and other table games
are available. Call 651-2811 if you have
questions.
Calvary
Chapel is holding its 2nd Annual Widows Banquet on Jan. 17 at 5:00 PM .
The guest speaker is Dora Chupp who will be speaking on “Let Your Life
Shine”. Call 260-768-7581 for
reservations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The January WMSC meeting
is Thursday. Pauline Hochstetler is in
charge of the kitchen and Nickie Younts will have devotions. The project is items for MCC – flat twin
sheets and fabric (2 or more yards per piece).
The
January Missions Commission project is items for Haven of Rest Rescue
Mission. On Jan. 19 & 26 we will be collecting these items: paper towels, copy paper, bathroom tissue and laundry soap.
“Thank
you! Thank you! Thank you…for the cards, gifts and blessings
you poured out on us this Christmas.
Your love and support are so very much appreciated!” ~ Bill & Sherry
Beck
“We
want to thank everyone for your cards and love for Martha and me for our 50th
anniversary celebration. We want to
thank our children for all the work they did, and for the ones from church who
helped. It was very meaningful to us. Thanks!” ~ With love, Jake & Martha
Schwartz
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
MYF – Jan.
19, 5-7:00
PM – at Greg & Ramona King’s
Birthday Greetings go to:
Jan. 20 – Cody Litwiller, Jenna
Beeker; Jan. 21 – Lyza Oswald; Jan. 23 – Clint Gautsche; Jan. 24 –
Drew
Litwiller
Anniversary Greetings go to: Jan. 22 – Marv & Gerri Schwartz
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 Delmar & Donna Gautsche. Their address is 379
Ember Road , Coldwater , MI 49036 .
- 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