Thursday, March 02, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for March 5, 2017
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Ben Younts
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Gideons
International – Lee McConnell
Special
Offering for Gideons Int. – Bill Beck
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Sermon - “The Word”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Gautsche Family
Nursery – Matt & Audra Franz; Mar. 12 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 02/26/17
General Fund - $4,503.75
Attendance –167
Designations
– $ 324.26
CALENDAR
Monday, Mar. 6 – Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday,
Mar. 8 – Elder Team meeting
Sunday,
Mar. 12, 4-5:30 PM – Kid’s Club
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday,
Mar. 12. Don’t forget to turn your
clocks ahead 1
hour Saturday night.
On March 12, you will be asked to mark all names
of persons you feel have the gifts to serve as an Elder. Please be in prayer about this process.
Kid’s Club will be meeting March 12 & 19
from 4-5:30 PM .
Mark your
calendars: Service Project at MCC Resource Center in Goshen
on Mar. 24 from 6-7:30 PM . More details to come.
You are invited
to a 50th
Wedding Anniversary Open House in honor of Frank & Marie Fisher on
Saturday, Mar. 25 from 5-8:00 PM here
at Locust Grove. The couple requests no
gifts please but they would appreciate any pictures from their wedding that you
would like to share.
The WMSC project for
March is bar soap for MCC.
All ladies are
invited to a baby shower for Kim (Scott) Bontrager on Saturday, Mar. 25 from 1-4:00 PM at the Coldwater Township Hall, 319
Sprague Road , Coldwater. Please RSVP to April VanWarmer at
517-617-2414 by Mar. 15.
Food donations
during March will go to the Salvation Army.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Amigo Centre – Crafting, Sewing
& Scrapbooking Retreats – Mar. 17-19 and April 7-9; Mother-Daughter Retreats – Mar. 18-19 and
Dec. 2-3.
MYF/JYF – Today, 5-7:00 PM – Game Night at the
church
Birthday Greetings go to:
Mar. 19 – Nancy Nunemaker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Mar. 13-19.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our college students – 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 the Conference
Affiliation Committee – Bill Beck, Audra Franz, Darin King, Lew Miller,
Ross Weber, and Ben Younts
-
With Candace Beck and her son Noah (4). Their address
is 26859 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, Galen Eichorn, Bill Kerschner, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, John Sies and Bill & Florence Wickey
Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for Feb. 26, 2017
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Marcy Bontrager
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Greeting
Children’s
Story – Darin & Rachel King
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Ordination of Jake Schwartz & Bill
Beck – Bill Lederman
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon - “Witnesses” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Gautsche FamilyNursery – Dave & Lynette Miller; Mar. 5 – Matt
& Audra Franz
Jail Service – Wasepi Bluegrass
Offerings & Attendance – 02/19/17
General Fund - $2,127.00
Attendance –155
Designations
– $ 975.67 which includes the special WMSC offering and designations to that
offering ($463.00).
CALENDAR
Thursday, Mar. 2, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Monday, Mar. 6 – Red Cross Blood Drive
ANNOUNCEMENTS
In your
mailboxes today you will find the Elder
selection list. On March 12, you will be asked to mark all names
of persons you feel have the gifts to serve as an Elder. Please be in prayer about this process.
Ladies – Please
remember to pick up your instructions, zippers and fleece for making the Bible
bags for Moldova . The supplies are on the WMSC counter. Thank you.
On March 5 we will have a brief Gideons presentation during the morning worship
service. An offering for the Gideons
will be received at that time.
In your mailbox
is a directory update form. If you would like your page updated, fill out
the form and return it to Dennis & Rin Bontrager’s mailbox by March 5.
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, March 6.
Mark your
calendars: Service Project at MCC Resource Center in Goshen
on Mar. 24 from 6-7:30 PM . More details to come.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
All ladies are
invited to a baby shower for Kim (Scott) Bontrager on Saturday, Mar. 25 from 1-4:00 PM at the Coldwater Township Hall, 319
Sprague Road , Coldwater. Please RSVP to April VanWarmer at
517-617-2414 by Mar. 15. Kim is
registered at Wal-Mart and Target. The
baby’s gender is still a surprise.
Food donations
during February will go to Keystone Place .
Amigo Centre – Crafting, Sewing
& Scrapbooking Retreats – Mar. 17-19 and April 7-9; Mother-Daughter Retreats – Mar. 18-19 and
Dec. 2-3.
MYF/JYF – Sunday, Mar. 5, 5-7:00 PM – Game Night at the church
Birthday Greetings go to:
Mar. 6 – Steve Eichorn,
Audrina & Mia Lederman; Mar. 8 – Max Fellers; Mar. 10 – Marie Fisher; Mar. 11 – Aaron Schwartz; Mar. 12 – LeRoy Hochstetler
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Mar. 6-12.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With Eric & Kelsey Lunger in the
passing of Eric’s grandmother, Cathy Sadewasser. May God give you and your family peace and
comfort.
- With our college students – 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 Bill & Sherry Beck. Their address is 26859
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, Galen Eichorn, Bill Kerschner, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, John Sies and Bill & Florence Wickey
