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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 28, 2014 

Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 


29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030, 269-489-5041

September 28, 2014

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Bill Miller
            Call to Worship         
            Offering Prayer/Offering      
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting Time
            Children’s Story – Brian Oswald
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
                       
Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture – 1 Peter 1:13-25
            Sermon – “Rag Dolls” – Ross Weber

Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction



Text Box: Welcome to Locust Grove!  We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together.  If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday.  Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people.   Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.

Ushers/Greeters – The Intergenerational Mixed SS Class #2
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Adam Fellers, Bill Lederman, Rich Oswald, Dana Sommers
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Joel & Monica Lederman
Jail Service Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 09/21/14  
Text Box: Ministers:  All who are part of this body
Lead Pastor:  Bill Beck, 503-3800 (cell),
 651-2313 (home), 
 pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday



      General Fund - $2,550.00                        Attendance – 174
      Designations – $1,221.30
           
Thursday, Oct. 2, 6:00 PMPraise Team practice
Sunday, Oct. 5, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The proposed church budget for the 2014-15 year was in your mailbox last Sunday.  A vote of affirmation will take place Oct. 5.  If you have any questions, please talk to Brian Oswald.
Kalamazoo Mennonite Fellowship is hosting a hymn sing and potluck supper today at 3:30 PM.  Please bring your own table service and food to share to Skyridge Church of the Brethren, 394 South Drake Road, Kalamazoo, MI.  Contact Will Fitzgerald at 269-381-4264 if you have questions.
We will be having communion and footwashing on October 5.  We will also be receiving four new church members that Sunday.  Marcy Bontrager and TJ Diller will be received by affirmation of faith.  Matt & Heather Farrand will be received by baptism.  The baptisms will be at Amigo Park beach at 1:30 that day.  Please plan to attend.
The Jail Ministry Banquet will be October 23.
The next LGMC Red Cross Blood Drive will be November 3.
“We would like to show our appreciation for the many cards we received on our 50th wedding anniversary.  They will be many memories in the future.  Thank you.”  - Andrea & Merle Yeager
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Annual Reports for the 2013-14 church year are due. 
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation Army.

MYF –
JYF –

Birthday Greetings go to:  Oct. 6 – Mary Miller; Oct. 8 – Taner Patrick
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 10 – Dave & Bertha Bontrager

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With engaged couples – Ken Schwartz & Brandy Schwenk – Oct. 18, 2014
- With expectant parents – Dillon & Tonya Barrington (November)
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Bill & Sherry Beck and family in the death of Sherry’s mother, Shirley Beier.  May God give you comfort and peace and many happy memories.
- With Mark & Debi Schrock and their children Gabe (17), Kalee (14) and Ethan (13).  Their address is 26370 M-86, Sturgis, MI  49091.      
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.    
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Delmar Gautsche, Bill Kerschner, Sam Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager






















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