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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 21, 2014 

Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 


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

December 21, 2014

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Adam Fellers
            Call to Worship         
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Advent ReadingAustin Reed & Isaiah Fellers
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting Time
            Children’s Story – Darin & Rachel King
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture:  Luke 1:26-38
            Sermon – “The Epitome of Hope”
                                   
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 Gerri Schwartz
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, Bill Lederman, Rich Oswald, Dana Sommers
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Jenna Beeker; Dec. 28 – Kalee Schrock
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 12/14/14  
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 - $4,013.00                        Attendance – 163
      Designations – $838.53
           
Sunday, Dec. 28, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time for Adults & Children
Tues. Dec. 30, 6:30 PMPrayer Partner Christmas Party
Mon. Jan. 5 – Red Cross Blood Drive

ANNOUNCEMENTS
All ladies are invited to a Prayer Partner Christmas Party on Dec. 30 at 6:30 PM at Evelyn Blucker’s.  This will be the time to let your prayer partner know who has been praying for her and also to sign up for 2015.  Bring a snack to share, as well as your “revealing” gift.  The sign up sheet and information forms are on the console by the library. – Martha Franz
The next Red Cross Blood drive is January 5.  There is a sign-up sheet in the fellowship hall with ways that you can help with things such as dropping off brochures at various businesses, helping unload and load the equipment, and helping with registration and/or the canteen.  Please sign up as soon as possible or contact Donna Schrock.  We need your help!
Craft Club will be on Jan. 8 at 7:00 PM at Donna Schrock’s home.
The church office will be closed Thursday and Friday this week.  The bulletin will be printed Wednesday.
A Christmas letter to the congregation from Lorraine Sims is on the console by the library.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
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.
“Thanks for all who remembered me with Christmas greetings.  I wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a happy new year.” – Mary Carpenter
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place.
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 – Jan. 16-18 – Winter Youth Retreat  
JYF –

Birthday Greetings go to:  Dec. 30 – Vivian Brubaker, Kara Franz; Dec. 31 – Ruth Coblentz; Jan. 1 – Merle Yeager, Gerri Schwartz, Khankeo Kerschner; Jan. 2 – Mattie Miller
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Jan. 1 – Bill & Florence Wickey, Richard & Marjana Tribble

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Irene Troyer.  Her address is 383B Thurston Woods Drive East, 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
























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