Thursday, October 02, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for October 5, 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
– Chris Oswald
Call to Worship
Vote of
Affirmation on Church Budget – Brian Oswald
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Luke 15:11-32
Sermon – “Welcome
Home!”
Reception
of New Members – Marcy Bontrager and TJ
Diller
Communion – Pastor & Elder Team
Footwashing
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by Bill
Miller
Nursery – Brian & Rachel Oswald; Oct. 12 – Adam & Cathy Fellers
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 09/28/14
General Fund - $3,583.00 Attendance
– 176
Designations
– $187.50
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 6:30 PM – Elder Team
meeting
Sunday, Oct. 12, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We
will be having communion
and footwashing
today. We will also be receiving four
new church members
today. 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 1:30 this afternoon.
Please plan to attend.
Offices booklets for
the 2014-15 church year are on the console by the library. Please help yourself.
Wednesday Connection will
be starting again on Oct. 15. Classes
are forming now. See Cathy Fellers for
more information.
Women’s Fellowship – Saturday,
Oct. 18 – Antique shopping in Allen , MI
You
are invited to the St. Joe County Right to Life annual Sanctity of Life Dinner
on Oct. 20 at the Sturges-Young Auditorium at 6:15
PM . The guest speaker is Ed
Rivet and the cost per person is $22.
Call 269-467-8114 for reservations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The
Jail Ministry Banquet will be October 23.
The next
LGMC Red Cross Blood Drive
will be November 3.
Annual Reports for the 2013-14 church year
are due.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
The church office will be closed Oct. 7
& 8.
Celebrate Amigo 2014 will be Oct. 17-19 at Amigo Centre.
There will be fun activities for the children, a variety of work
projects for the adults, good food, worship and an auction. More information is available by calling
651-2811 or on the website www.amigocentre.org.
Amigo Centre is happy to report that on Sept. 19, the last of the water damage
repairs were finished and all signs of the flood are now gone. Thanks for your prayers and support!
Locust Grove’s contribution to Penny Power was $3,476.21. The total of all
contributions to Penny Power was over $144,000 which will be used to bring
clean drinking water to people around the world.
MYF – Today, 4:00 PM at Joel & Monica
Lederman’s. Food and fun provided.
JYF – Oct. 8, 6-7:30 PM at the church – “The
Beginning of Creation”
Birthday Greetings go to:
Oct. 15 – Debi Schrock; Oct. 17 – Justin Schwartz,
EJ Miller; Oct. 18 – Matt Franz, Rilyn Younts; Oct. 19 – Fran Eichorn
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Oct. 14 – Bill & Khankeo Kerschner
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 Amber &
Ivan Martinez and family in the death of Amber’s mother. May God give you comfort and peace.
-
With Doug & Kim Schwartz and their sons Justin (18) and Dylan (16). Their address is 69310 Workman 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, Delmar Gautsche, Bill Kerschner, Sam Miller, Martha Schwartz,
Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
