Thursday, September 25, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 28, 2014
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
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
Ushers/Greeters – The Intergenerational Mixed SS Class #2
Nursery – Joel & Monica Lederman
Jail Service – Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 09/21/14
General Fund - $2,550.00 Attendance
– 174
Designations
– $1,221.30
Thursday, Oct. 2, 6:00 PM – Praise 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