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Friday, August 19, 2016

Locust Grove bulletin for August 21, 2016 

August 21, 2016

Coffee & Donuts – 10:00 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Audra Franz
            Affirmation of Church Budget – Clint Gautsche      
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering  
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Brian Oswald
            Congregational Prayer
            Special Offering for Amigo Centre
            Greeting
            Children’s Story – Candace Beck & Marcy Bontrager
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
           
Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture – Hebrews 12:18-29
            Sermon – “Come to the Mountain” – Ross Weber  

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 – The Fidelis 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 Tangi Gautsche; Aug. 28 – Candace Beck
Jail Service – Wasepi Bluegrass
Offerings & Attendance – 08/14/16  
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 - $3,874.00               Attendance – 183
      Designations – $553.01
           
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6:30 PMElder Team meeting
Monday, Sept. 12 – Red Cross Blood Drive

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The WMSC project for August is school kits for MCC.  A list of needed items is printed on the bulletin insert. 
Amigo Centre is looking for a volunteer who would like to help with “Box Tops for Education” sorting.  If you would be willing to spend a few hours a month in the comfort of your home, sorting and applying some labels to help with this fundraiser, please call Michelle at 269-651-2811.
All four candidates for the Elder lot were affirmed.
All candidates for church offices were affirmed.
The Women’s Fellowship will be having a Relief Sale Cookie Bake on Sept. 12 at 6-8:00 PM at the church kitchen.  Bring a mixer if you have one.  Sign up for food donations on the counter in the fellowship hall.
Ramona King and Beth Miller will be traveling to Moldova Sept. 15-Oct. 2.  They will be working with local pastors there to minister to widows, orphans, needy families, and the blind.  If you would like to help purchase food and other needed items for these people, you can designate to “Moldova Project” through your offering.
If you or your child will be attending college this school year, please let Beth know so she can add you to the college prayer list.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
A big THANK YOU for your contributions for school kits for MCC.  Bible School offerings were used to purchase 76 kits!  Continue bring in school supplies for both MCC and for our own school teachers for their classes.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive is September 12.
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place.
Amigo Centre – Annual Women’s Retreat for Women & Girls, Oct. 7-9

MYF – Sunday, Aug. 21, 4:00 PMMeet at Erv & Phyllis Wickey’s home
JYF – Sunday, Aug. 28 – End of the Year Bash

Birthday Greetings go to:  Aug. 31 – Martha Schwartz
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Sept. 4 – Terry & Alesia Walls

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 Mark & Debi Schrock and their children Gabe (20), Kalee (17) and Ethan (14).  Their address is 26370 M-86, Sturgis, MI  49091.     
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.      
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn Blucker, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, John Sies and Florence Wickey


Items for MCC School Kits:
-          4 spiral notebooks
-          8 #2 pencils
-          1 large eraser
-          12 colored pencils
-          1 flexible 12 inch ruler


Items for Locust Grove Teacher School Supplies:
-          Erasers
-          #2 Pencils
-          boxes of Kleenex
-          Clorox wipes
-          Colored pencils

-          Crayons

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