Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 29, 2015
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Cathy Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Advent Reading
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship - Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Luke 21:25-36
Sermon – “Anticipating Redemption”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – 
Nursery – Adam &
Jail Service – Edwards Corners
Offerings & Attendance – 11/22/15
General Fund - $3,391.25
Attendance – 175
Designations
– $375.50
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship Christmas Tea
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Sunday, Dec. 6, 5:00 PM – Singing & Fellowship at Beeker’s barn
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Christmas Tea organized
by Women’s Fellowship will be on Dec. 1 at 6:00
PM here at the church. Sandy
Dudley will be using her creativity to inspire us. Please bring finger foods. Hot hors d’oeuvres will be served. If anyone is unable to drive or would like a
ride, please let Janell Lederman know.
Join
the Worship Team in Beeker’s barn on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 5:00 PM for an evening of Christmas songs. There will also be a light meal. Please bring finger foods and your own chair.
We are
very blessed. Be a blessing to others by
bringing your loose change starting next Sunday for the special offering during
the month of December. Money collected will
be given to MCC for the Meat Canning project.
The WMSC project for December
is infant care items.
On
Dec. 13 there will be no Sunday school for the adult classes. MCC representative Les Gustafson-Zook will be
with us to share about MCC’s work in Syria
and to answer questions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
It’s almost
time for new 2016 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.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation
Army.
MYF – Dec. 5, 5-7:00 PM at Bill & Janell
Lederman’s
JYF – Dec. 2 – Josiah: Ridding; Dec. 9 – Daniel:
Standing
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 11 – Stefanie Patrick,
Abby Fellers, Allison Gautsche; Dec. 12 – Regan Barrington,
Brooke Troyer; Dec. 13 – Tyler Martinez
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Dec. 9 - Ben & Nickie Younts; Dec. 10 – Caz & Sheila Moore
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents Darin & Rachel King (February); Matt & Heather Farrand (February)
- With the Menno Chupp family. Menno passed away last Tuesday
morning. His funeral was here
yesterday. May God give all the family comfort and peace.
- With Judy Hudson for healing from
her recent surgery for stomach cancer
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Candace
Beck , Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck ,
Christen Kahila, Cody Litwiller, and Courtney Troyer
-
With Greg & Carolyn Gautsche. Their address is 485
N. Snow Prairie Road , Coldwater , MI 49036
- 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, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Florence
