Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 27, 2015
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Miller
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 – 1 Sam uel 2:18-20, 26; Luke 2:40-52
Sermon – “In Favor with God and Men”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – 
Nursery – Ivan &
Amber Martinez; Jan. 3 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Jail Service – Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 12/20/15
General Fund - $6,415.00
Attendance – 206
Designations
– $466.42 which includes $304.51 for MCC Meat Canner
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 5:30 PM – No Wednesday Connection
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 6:30 PM – Prayer Partner Party at Evelyn Blucker’s
home
Dec. 31 – JYF
New Year’s Eve Lock-In at the church
Monday, Jan. 4 – Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
church office hours will vary this week.
Wednesday Connection will start up again after
the new year.
The new 2016 offering envelopes are in your mailboxes
today. Please start using them next week and throw
away any unused envelopes from 2015. (Your
envelope number may have changed.) If
you have any questions, talk to our church treasurer, Natalie
Bellaire .
“My ability to come to church has
diminished over the last couple of years.
Even though I am not often able to worship with you, my thoughts are
with you and I miss being there. Thank
you for the many cards, visits, thoughts and prayers for me. They are very appreciated.” Mary E. Miller
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place .
Congratulations to two recent college
graduates. Ashley Hasbrouck graduated
from Grand Valley State University Western Michigan University
MYF –
JYF – Dec. 30
– No Meeting; Dec. 31-Jan. 1 – New
Year’s Eve Lock-in at the church; Jan. 6 – No Meeting; Jan. 8-10 – Winter Youth Retreat
Birthday Greetings go to:
Jan. 5 – Danielle Miller ; Jan. 7 –
Lew Miller,
Jesse Lederman; Jan. 9 – Betty Yoder; Jan. 10 – Joyce Weber,
Collin Keeslar, Noah Eicher
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Jan. 4-10.
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 our college students – Candace
Beck , Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Christen Kahila, and Cody
Litwiller
-
With Bob & Rachael
Hochstedler . Their present address is 26430
Banker Street Road, Sturgis ,
MI 49091 Goshen
in the spring. We will miss them!
- 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, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, Florence Wickey and Andrea Yeager
