Friday, December 02, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 4, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Rachel King
Vote on Elder Recommendation – Bill Lederman
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Advent Reading
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Greeting
Children’s
Story – Candace Beck
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Romans 15:4-13
Sermon – “Got
Hope?” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Younts Family
Nursery – Dave
& Lynette Miller; Dec. 11 – Matt & Audra Franz
Jail Service – Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 11/27/16
General Fund - $2,851.00
Attendance – 146
Designations
– $ 105.60
CALENDAR
Today, Dec. 4, 2:30 PM – Choir practice
Today, Dec. 4, 6:30 PM – Christmas
Singing at Beeker’s barn
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6:00 PM – Women’s
Fellowship Christmas Tea
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please help furnish cookies for the County Jail Christmas
Caroling event on Dec. 15. A sign-up sheet is on the
console by the library. 12 dozen cookies
are needed and should be packaged in zip lock bags (no twist ties) with 3
cookies in each bag. You can bring them
to the church by Dec. 11 or to the jail for caroling on Dec. 15 by 6:30 PM .
Thanks for your help!
Everyone is invited to a “down-home Christmas singing in the barn” at Beeker’s today at 6:30 PM . Come and enjoy singing and fellowship
to celebrate the season. Please bring finger
food to pass. Drinks will be provided. Beeker’s have some chairs but feel free to
bring your own. Hope to see you all
there!
Women’s Fellowship will have a Christmas Tea on Dec. 6 at 6:00 PM .
Please bring finger food to share.
There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the fellowship hall. If you would like to decorate a table, please
contact Rachel Oswald.
Christmas Caroling at the County Jail 6:45 PM .
There will be no Sunday school on
Sunday, December 25.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Food donations during
December will go to Keystone Place .
The WMSC project for December is items for the Salvation Army. Check out the little Christmas tree in the
church foyer to see what items are needed.
MYF & JYF - Dec. 17, 4-8:00 PM at the church – Christmas cookie baking and white elephant gift exchange. More details coming soon.
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 12 – Regan Barrington, Brooke Troyer; Dec. 13 –
Tyler
Martinez; Dec. 15 – Jim Owsley, Michelle Jorgensen; Dec. 17 –
Rachel
King
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Dec. 12-18.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller , Sierra Eichorn,
Cody Litwiller, Dylan Schwartz
-
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 Ross & Joyce Weber. Their address is 24185
Banker Street 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 Bill & Florence Wickey
