Friday, April 08, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for April 10, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Gerri Schwartz
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Revelation 5:11-14
Sermon – “How Is This Love?”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – TJ & Marty Diller’s Sunday School
Class
Nursery – Ivan & Amber Martinez; Apr. 17 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 04/03/16
General Fund - $2,774.00
Attendance – 144
Designations
– $219.00
Tuesday, Apr. 12, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship
Thursday, Apr. 14, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Saturday, Apr. 16, 5:00 PM – Appetizer Cook-Off
Sunday, Apr. 24, Noon – JYF Fundraiser Meal
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
WMSC project for April is sewing kits for MCC.
Louanne
Younts will be leading the second “Coffee & Canvas” night for Women’s Fellowship on April 12 at 6:00 PM.
The Millennial
Sunday school class is hosting an Appetizer Cook-Off at 5:00
PM
at the church on Saturday, April 16. Entry forms for
the cook-off are on the counter in the fellowship hall. Dust off your aprons and get your favorite
recipes ready!
Kindergarten
Round-Up at Lake Area
Christian School 5:00 PM
and meeting the teacher starts at 6:00 PM .
Service
opportunity for all ages: If you would
like to spend an evening supporting the work of MCC, plan to join in the fun at
the MCC Resource
Center Goshen
on Friday, April 22 from
5-9:00 PM .
Our
JYF will be in charge of the Sunday morning service on Apr. 24, followed by a baked potato
fundraiser meal.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Ross
Weber’s Sunday school class will be hosting an evening fellowship event on
Sunday, May 1 at 6:00
PM with the focus on the days of yesteryear. They will be passing on stories to future
generations and will be asking for questions that the younger generation would
like answered about days long gone.
Everyone is invited. Bring finger
food for a fellowship time following the program.
All
ladies are invited to attend the IN/MI Mennonite Women Spring Gathering on May 7 at Waterford
Mennonite church in Goshen . Registration starts at 8:30
AM . The guest speaker, Sara Klassen, will speak
at 9:00 AM .
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place .
Amigo Events – Summer Camp with
the theme “One Body: Many Members”
MYF –
JYF – Apr. 22, 5-9:00 PM – Service Night at
the Depot in Goshen ;
Apr. 24, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM – Potato &
Praise Fundraiser
Birthday Greetings go to:
Apr. 18 – Jim Carpenter, Tim Beck, Trevor Miller; Apr. 19 -
Florence
Wickey, Teresa Owsley; Apr. 23 – Chris Oswald, Kinley Miller; Apr. 24 –
TJ Diller,
Patty Owsley
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Apr. 23 - Mike & JoAnn Krick
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Glendon &
Danielle Miller (July)
- 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 – DeVonna
Allison, Candace Beck, Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Tangi Gautsche, Christen
Kahila, Cody Litwiller and Justin Schwartz
-
With Ivan & Amber Martinez and their children Mia (8) and Tyler (5). Their address is 301
Michigan Ave. , 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
