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Friday, April 29, 2016

Locust Grove bulletin for May 1, 2016 

May 1, 2016

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Joel Lederman
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering  
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture – Revelation 19:1-9
             Sermon – “After This…”  

Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction
            Sending Song



Text Box: Welcome to Locust Grove!  We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together.  If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday.  Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people.   Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.

Ushers/Greeters – TJ & Marty Diller’s Sunday School Class
Text Box: Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Cecelia Franz and Myah Troyer; May 8 – Tangi Gautsche
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 04/24/16  
Text Box: Ministers:  All who are part of this body
Lead Pastor:  Bill Beck, 503-3800 (cell),
 651-2313 (home), 
 pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday



      General Fund - $4,246.00               Attendance – 191
      Designations – $1,063.42 which includes the designations and
            special offering for WMSC in the amount of $858.50.
           
Today, 6:00 PM – Evening of Fellowship
Monday, May 2 – Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, May 3, 6:00 PMMother/Daughter Banquet
Thursday, May 5, 6:15 PMPraise Team practice

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ross Weber’s Sunday school class will be hosting a fellowship event this evening at 6:00 PM with the focus on the days of yesteryear.  Everyone is invited.  Bring finger food for a fellowship time following the program.
The next Blood Drive at Locust Grove will be tomorrow, May 2.
Women’s Fellowship will be having a Mother/Daughter Banquet on Tuesday, May 3 at 6:00 PM here at the church.  Carma Schwartz Kelley from Kelley Creek Gardens will be the speaker.  The theme will be “Propagating God’s Promises”.  She will be sharing about gardening and plant propagation and relating that to our Christian life.  The sign up list is on the console by the library.  Please bring a salad or dessert.  Meat will be provided.
We will have a Parent/Child dedication service next Sunday, May 8.  Those children being dedicated are Jacquelynn Farrand and Caden King.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation Army.
The WMSC project for May is bath towels for MCC.
Lake Area Christian School is hiring a full-time administrator.  Anyone interested should talk to Ben Younts.
The JYF would like to thank everyone for their support last Sunday.  $931.58 was raised.  Thanks!
Prayers and sympathy go to Bill & Sherry Beck and family in the recent death of Sherry’s step-father, Max Beier.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-7:00 PM at Moeller’s Funeral Home in Valparaiso, IN.  A memorial service will be Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the funeral home.


Amigo Events – Summer Camp with the theme “One Body: Many Members”

MYF
JYF – May 15, 12-3:00 PM – Put-Put Golf in Sturgis

Birthday Greetings go to:  May 13 – Bill Lederman, Bob Lederman; May 15 – Marv Schwartz, Brad Litwiller, Mia Martinez
Anniversary Greetings go to:  May 15 – Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck

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, Cody Litwiller and Justin Schwartz
- With David & Lynette Miller and their children Ayla (9), Trevor (8) and Kinley (4).  Their address is 22219 Featherstone Road, 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 Wickey



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