Friday, September 02, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 4, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Adam Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Lederman
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Lot for
Elder Selection – Bill Beck
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Luke 14:25-33
Sermon – “How
Great the Cost” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Fidelis Sunday school class 
Nursery – Brian &
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 08/28/16
General Fund - $4,699.00
Attendance – 179
Designations
– $455.01
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:00 PM – Praise Team
practice
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please plan to join
us for the baptism
of Ethan Schrock on Sept. 11 at 1:30 PM
at the beach at Amigo Park
The Red
Cross Blood Drive scheduled for Sept. 12 has been
cancelled due to mandatory training for their staff. The next drive is Nov. 7.
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. Remember to bring in your ingredient
donations.
Brian & Rachel
Oswald have a new address – 29235 Marsh
Road , Centreville , MI 49032
A copy of the newly
approved church rental
fees is in your church mailbox.
The WMSC project for
September is groceries for the Salvation Army.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
“Help is needed
for the Michiana
Relief Sale. For Saturday, Sept.
24, I need 4 helpers to display quilts.
I also need 20 people to help with the pancake breakfast. (Some can be older children.) Now is the time to get items or pictures of
items in for the silent online auction (antiques, wooden toys, etc). I could also use some to step up and match
money that the children collect for My Coins Count. (I have 1 person who will match $200.)” –
Chris Oswald
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.
Annual Reports for
the 2015-16 church year are due.
If you would
like to send Sherry Beck’s niece a note of encouragement, her address is Bailey
Snider, 202 S. 75 E., Valparaiso , IN 46383
Remember to
bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation Army.
Amigo Centre – Annual Women’s Retreat for Women & Girls, Oct. 7-9
MYF – Friday, Sept. 9, 6-11:00
PM – Kick-Off Party at
the King’s from 6-9:00. Feed My Starving
Children at Michiana Event Center
JYF
Birthday Greetings go to:
Sept. 13 – Judy Hudson, Linda
Miller, Marty Diller ; Sept. 15
– Sherry
Beck
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Sept. 12-18.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Isaac & Annie Miller (November)
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Sierra Eichorn,
Cody Litwiller
- 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 Fred & Marilyn Schwartz . Their
address is 62613 Nottawa Road , 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
-
Erasers,
#2 Pencils, boxes of Kleenex, Clorox wipes, Colored pencils, Crayons
