Friday, September 18, 2015
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 20, 2015
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Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– LeRoy Hochstetler
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship - Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Mark 9:30-37
Sermon – “Ask
the Hard Question” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Bill & Janell Lederman and family
Nursery –
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 09/06/15
General Fund - $2,957.00
Attendance
– Saturday -205; Sunday - 293
Designations
– $1,008.44
Sunday, Sept. 27, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time for Adults
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A big THANK YOU to all who planned and organized
our 75th Anniversary Celebration.
It was a wonderful weekend! An
additional THANK YOU
to Fred Schwartz and Douglas Hasbrouck for the new church sign at the corner
of Findley and M66. It looks great!
Our
Praise Team will be singing at the Fair today at 2:30
PM . You are invited to join
them.
WMSC
ladies will be quilting at the Fair
Sept. 21, 22 & 23 instead of on the regularly scheduled meeting September
17. You are welcome to join them. The WMSC project for September is food items
for the Salvation Army.
Please
plan to join us for the baptisms of
Connie Pagels, Gabe Schrock and Kim Bontrager on Sept. 27 at 1:30 PM at the Amigo
Park
We
will be celebrating communion on October 4.
The IN/MI Mennonite Women will have their annual
retreat at Amigo Centre on Oct. 9-11. A
poster and brochure are on our bulletin board with
more information. You can register
online or call 651-2811 for more information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The
budget for the 2015-16 church year was in your mailbox last Sunday. Affirmation vote will be on September 27.
You
are invited to “Praises in the Pasture” for
a hymn sing at Brent & Eva Beeker ’s barn
on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6:00 PM . Bring lawn chairs and finger foods. Drinks and table service will be
provided. Dress is casual.
Were
you the head of a church committee this last fiscal year? Were you in charge of WMSC or the church
library? Before you put all your papers
away, remember to write your year-end report for the church Annual Report.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation
Army.
MYF – Saturday, Sept. 26 – Meet at the church
at 1:45 PM to leave for Goshen
for this service project at the Relief Sale.
You will be arriving back at the church between 7:30
and 8:00 PM .
Dinner will be provided. Dress
appropriately for weather conditions.
JYF – Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 6-7:30
PM – No meeting
Birthday Greetings go to:
Sept. 28 – Pauline Hochstetler,
Monica Lederman, Austin Reed; Oct. 1 – Caz Moore; Oct. 4 – Caleb Schwenk
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Oct. 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents Darin & Rachel King (February); Matt & Heather Farrand
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Sgt. Timothy Beck – B Company,
1-187 IN, TB Gamberi, APO AE 09354.
-
With Galen & Carol Eichorn . Their
address is 64990 Shimmel Road , Sturgis ,
MI 49091 Paul & Fran
Eichorn .)
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Menno
Chupp, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, Florence Wickey and Andrea Yeager
