Thursday, November 13, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 16, 2014
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
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: Moldova – Martha Franz
Missions
Sharing: Israel – DeVonna Allison
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by Bill
Miller
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Nov. 23 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 11/09/14
General Fund - $3,236.08 Attendance
– 187
Designations
– $287.90
Today, Noon – Carry-In Dinner & Congregational
Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thursday, Nov. 20 - WMSC
Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-9:00 PM – Open 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