Thursday, December 04, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 7, 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
– Adam Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Advent Reading
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Children’s
Story – Darin & Rachel King
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Mark
1:1-8
Sermon – “Preparation”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by 
Nursery – Dave &
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 11/30/14
General Fund - $3,425.00 Attendance
– 163
Designations
– $125.50
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thurs. Dec. 11, 7-9:00 PM – Open Gym at Amigo Centre
Sunday, Dec. 14, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time for Adults & Children
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“There
will be a Christmas
hymn sing at Locust Grove on Dec. 14 at 6:00 PM . We will also plan to go caroling after to
sing for those that are unable to get out and join us.” – Katrina Hasbrouck
The next Red Cross Blood drive is January 5.
MYF Winter Youth Retreat – Jan. 16-18. A $50
deposit is needed today
to reserve your spot. Contact Jen
Gautsche with any questions.
The
Missions Commission will be collecting change during December for expenses for
the MCC Meat Canner.
The
WMSC project for December is infant care kits for MCC.
Annual Reports for 2013-14
are by the library. Please help
yourself.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
It’s almost
time for new 2015 offering envelopes. If you have used them before and don’t want
to use them next year, please let Natalie Bellaire
know. Or if you didn’t use them and want
to start, let her know that, too.
MYF – Today, 5:00 PM - Christmas Gathering at Bill & Janell Lederman ’s;
Jan. 16-18 – Winter Youth Retreat
JYF – Dec. 10,
6-7:30
PM – The Beginning of Sin; Winter Youth Retreat deposits are due today.
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 15 – Jim Owsley ; Dec. 17 – Rachel King; Dec. 19 – Rick Bogen, Greg Blucker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Dec. 15-21.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Brian & Jessilyn Troyer and
their daughters Myah (12) and Brooke (8). Their
address is 905 Canterbury Drive, 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, Bill Kerschner, Sam Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager
