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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 16, 2014 

Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 


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

November 16, 2014

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Marcy Bontrager
            Call to Worship         
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Special Offering for Bibles for Jail Ministry – Adam Fellers
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting Time
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word
            Missions Sharing: MoldovaMartha Franz
            Missions Sharing:  IsraelDeVonna Allison
                                   
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 Sunday school class taught by Bill Miller
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, Bill Lederman, Rich Oswald, Dana Sommers
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Nov. 23 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 11/09/14  
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 - $3,236.08                        Attendance – 187
      Designations – $287.90
           
Today, NoonCarry-In Dinner & Congregational Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Thursday, Nov. 20 - WMSC
Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:00 PMPraise Team practice
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-9:00 PMOpen Gym at Amigo
Sunday, Nov. 23, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time for Adults & Children

ANNOUNCEMENTS
WMSC will meet Thursday.  Diane Green will have devotions and Nickie Younts will be in charge of the kitchen.  The project is Bibles for the Jail Ministry.
Women’s Fellowship – Tuesday, Dec. 2, 6:00 PM – Christmas Tea.  Bring a finger food to share.  A sign up sheet is in the fellowship hall.
Locust Grove has been asked to furnish 5 large veggie trays for the Community Thanksgiving meal at Grace Church.  The Missions Commission needs $75 more to purchase these trays.  If you would like to donate to this, please give the money to Cheryl Mast or Beth Miller or put it in the offering and mark clearly for veggie trays.  Thanks!

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Congratulations to Marjana & Richard Tribble on the safe arrival of two little grandsons both born on November 6.  Brayden was born to Rob & Michelle Tribble in the morning in Sturgis and Aidan was born to Rustin & Lisa Tribble that evening in Goshen.  May God continue to bless this family! 
St. Joe County Right to Life is gathering signatures again for the pro-life newspaper insert in January.  So, for the next 2 Sundays, there will be papers on the console by the library where you can print your name and address to show your stand against abortion.
Sign up by December 1 for the Marriage Retreat in February 2015.   $100 deposit is due Dec. 1, 2014 and the $100 balance is due Jan. 15.  A sign up sheet is in the fellowship hall.  Payments may be made to Locust Grove Marriage Mentoring and given to Louanne Younts.
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation Army.
The next Red Cross Blood drive is January 5.

MYF – Sunday, Dec. 7, 5:00 PM - Christmas Gathering at Bill & Janell Lederman’s
JYF – Nov. 19, 6-7:30 PM – Real Life Night

Birthday Greetings go to:  Nov. 25 – Doug Schwartz; Nov. 28 – Matt Hasbrouck, Marshall Farrand; Nov. 29 – Sheila Moore
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Nov. 24-30.

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck and family in the recent death of Jim’s grandfather.  May the Lord continue to comfort the family.
- With John & Peggy Sies.  Their address is 1008 W. Colon Road, Sherwood, MI  49089
- 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, Sam Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
























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