Friday, July 29, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for July 31, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Brian Oswald
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Greg
Blucker
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Children’s
Story – Pam Keeslar
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – John 10:28-29
Sermon – “How
Secure the Cross?” – Glenn Russell
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by 
Nursery – Corey
& Pam Keeslar; Aug. 7 – Glendon &
Jail Service –Edwards Corners
Offerings & Attendance – 07/24/16
General Fund - $3,732.50
Attendance – 181
Designations
– $95.00
Thursday,
Aug. 4, 6:00 PM – Praise Team
practice
Sunday, Aug.
21 – Morning
Worship Service at Amigo Pavilion
ANNOUNCEMENTS
In your mailbox
today are two ballots for affirmation on
August 14.
One is to affirm the four persons selected by the congregation to
participate in the lot for Elder. The
other is to affirm persons nominated to fill vacant or expiring church
offices. Please read these over
carefully and be in prayer about this process.
The annual outdoor worship service at the Amigo pavilion will be the morning of August 21. Bring a dish or two to share at the
fellowship lunch.
Today
is the last day to turn in your filled baby bottle with change for the Sturgis Pregnancy Helpline.
The children
of Rich & Christine Oswald invite you to celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary
at an open house on Aug.
6 from 2-6:00 PM at Woodland Acres
located at 743 Dutch School Road , Bronson ,
MI 49028
Sympathy and prayers go to Bill &
Janell Lederman and family in the death of Janell’s mother, Alba Roggie. Her funeral was last Wednesday in New York State
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The WMSC
project for July is hygiene
kits for MCC.
Remember to
bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation Army.
You are invited to a Benefit Concert for Landry Troyer, Teresa Cripe’s grandson) on Friday, Aug. 12 at 7:00 PM at Great Lakes Chocolate & Coffee Company in Sturgis. Funds raised will be used to pay for
therapies needed to treat Landry’s Neuro-immune Dysfunction Syndrome.
Amigo Centre – Annual Women’s Retreat for Women
& Girls, Oct. 7-9
Church League Softball: Aug. 2, 6:00 PM – LGMC
vs FF Blue – D#2
MYF – Saturday, July 30 – Lake Michigan Beach 8:00 AM . Bring a friend!
JYF – Friday, July 29, 5:30 PM to Sunday, July 31, Noon – Know Jesus at Goshen College
Birthday Greetings go to:
Aug. 10 – Sharon Schrock ; Aug. 13 -
Karen
Keefer; Aug. 14 – Tangi Gautsche
Anniversary Greetings go to: Aug. 12 - Bill & Linda
Miller; Aug. 14 – Greg & Ramona King , Joe & Mandy Yoder
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Isaac & Annie Miller (November)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Youth Pastor Search Committee
– Gerri Schwartz , Adam Fellers ,
Marilyn Schwartz, Brian E. Troyer, and Nickie Younts
-
With Dan & Hilary Roberts and their children Rosie (5) and Tommy (2). Their temporary address is 65775 N.
Centreville 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, John Sies and Florence
