Thursday, February 13, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Feb. 16, 2014
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
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Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Joel Lederman
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Children’s
Story – Brian Oswald
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: 1
Corinthians 1:10-18
Sermon: “The Power of God”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The SS class taught by 
Nursery – Jenna Beeker; Feb. 23 – Kalee Schrock
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 02/09/14
General Fund - $ 4,541.83 Attendance
– 147
Designations
- $112.75
Wed. Feb. 19, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Feb. 20 - WMSC
Thurs. Feb. 20, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Sun. Feb. 23, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
The WMSC
monthly meeting is this Thursday. Faith
Carpenter is in charge of the kitchen and Audra
Franz will have devotions. The project
for February is blankets for MCC.
On
Feb. 23, a Gideon representative will have a short presentation during the
morning service. A special offering will
be received.
March 21, 6:15-8:00 PM – Locust Grove
serving at The Depot in Goshen .
A “Mom’s Retreat” will be held at the Farmstead
Inn in Shipshewana on March 22. Brenda
Yoder from Emma Mennonite will be the guest speaker. Her topic is “Balance, Busyness, & Not
Doing It All”. Tickets are $10 and can
be purchased from DeVonna Allison .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Darlene
Martin has a new phone number – 269-319-6079.
She asks that you please don’t give this number out to persons outside
Locust Grove.
MYF – Feb.
21-23 – Snow Camp at Amigo; Mar. 15-16
– Skiing at Caberfae; Apr. 26 – MYF
Auction
JYF – Feb. 14-16 – Winter Youth
Retreat at Amigo; March
– Spaghetti
Dinner
Birthday Greetings go to:
Feb. 25 – Donna Schrock ; Feb. 26 – Jayme Geers; Feb. 28 – Hezir Araujo
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Feb. 24-Mar. 2.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Brad &
Jayme Geers (February); Brian & Rachel Oswald
(February), Dan & Hilary Roberts
(April)
-
With engaged couples – Darin
King & Rachel Moore – June 7, 2014; Kara
Mishler & Corey Short – June 28, 2014; Lauren Dudley
& Tim Sipe – July 19, 2014; Ken Schwartz & Brandy Schwenk – Oct. 18,
2014
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Sierra
Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck,
- With LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler. Their address is 63651
Klinger Lake Road , 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
We received this email from Lorraine
Dear Friends:
I trust this email finds you somehow keeping warm in this very cold arctic,
MI weather.
We again want to thank you for your prayers for Jerry as he has been battling
cancer for the past 5 years. On 10-31-13 , he had another brain tumor
removed and his surgeon removed all visible malignant cells. However, by Christmastime
cancer cells rapidly spread throughout his brain, making him no longer a candidate
for further treatments. Two weeks ago he had a heart attack and we now
have in our home a wonderful team of Hospice staff lending aid and comfort during
Jerry's final days on this earth.
Of course only God knows the dash between for each of our lives, but
likely Jerry will soon be received into the arms of his Heavenly
Father, and will hear the words,
“well done good and faithful servant."
Love and Prayers to each of you! We covet your prayers, especially
now, as our family is in the process of preparing to say good-bye (for now) to
our beloved husband, father, grandfather.
Thank you again for your support and prayers for the family over the
past many years.
Blessing to You! Lorraine Sims and family
Then
on Feb. 12 we received the following email from Lorraine
Dear Friends,
It is with great
sadness, that we let you know that Gerald went to be with the Lord yesterday evening,
in the comfort of his home. We were by his side when he breathed his last. And
we found great comfort that he went peacefully and now truly is in a better
place...
The
address for Lorraine 733
Beach Street , Lapeer ,
MI 48446 3:00
in Lapeer ,
MI
