Friday, February 26, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for Feb. 28, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Lederman
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
The Work of
the Gideons International – Allan Hill
Special Gideons
Offering – Bill Beck
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship - Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Sermon – “Just Do It!”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Bill Miller’s Sunday School Class
Nursery – Dan & Hilary Roberts; Mar. 6 – Matt & Heather Farrand
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 02/21/16
General Fund - $2,803.00
Attendance – 150
Designations
– $64.01
Tonight, 6:00 PM – Talent &
Fellowship Evening
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Red Cross Blood
Drive
Thursday, Mar. 3, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Wednesday, Mar. 9, 6:30 PM – Joint Meeting with Elders and Youth
Pastor Search Committee
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place .
Bill
Miller’s Sunday school class is sponsoring a fellowship evening/talent show tonight
at 6:00 PM . Please bring finger food for after the talent
show.
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive
is Tuesday, March 1.
Locust
Grove will be hosting Fully Alive on
Mar. 6 at 6:00 PM . This is a music and drama group from Youth
for Christ. They will be doing a program
of music and skits and there will be a time for fellowship and snacks
after. Please come and bring finger
foods to share.
Congratulations
to Karen Miller and Craig Keefer on their marriage on Feb. 20. Their new address is 11985
Oneida Road , Grand Ledge, MI 48837. May
the Lord bless you abundantly!
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
It’s a
boy! Darin & Rachel King welcomed
Caden Benaiah into their family on Feb. 26.
He weighed 9 lb. 10 oz. and was 21 ½ inches long. That’s a big boy! May God bless this family and give Darin
& Rachel wisdom as parents.
All
widows are invited to the 4th
Annual Widow’s Banquet at Calvary Chapel north of Sturgis on Mar. 5 at 4:00 PM .
There is no cost to those attending but they are trying to find people
willing to sponsor a table of 8 for $80.
Please call 269-423-3138 as soon as possible to either register to
attend or to sponsor a table.
Louanne
Younts will be leading a “Coffee & Canvas”
night here at the church for Women’s Fellowship on Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 6:00 PM . This class is now full, so Louanne has agreed
to do a second class on April 12 at 6:00 PM . The sign up list on the console now has a
column for 20 women (age 18 and older) for this April class. They will be painting the same picture which
will take at least 2 hours to complete.
A $10 donation is due that evening for your supplies and you will need
to bring an apron. If there are
questions, feel free to contact any of the committee members or Louanne Younts.
Spring
forward to Daylight Savings Time on March 13.
MYF –
JYF – March
13 – Bowling in Sturgis
Birthday Greetings go to:
Mar. 8 – Max Fellers; Mar. 10 –
Marie
Fisher; Mar. 11 – Aaron Schwartz; Mar. 12 – LeRoy Hochstetler
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries March 7-13.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Youth Pastor Search Committee
– Joel Lederman (chair), Adam
Fellers , Marilyn Schwartz, Brian E. Troyer, and
Nickie Younts
-
With our college students – Candace
Beck , Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Tangi
Gautsche, Christen Kahila, Cody Litwiller and Justin Schwartz
-
With Bill & Janell Lederman. Their address is 1204 S. Lakeview ,
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, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and Florence
