Friday, September 08, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for September 10, 2017
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Kim Schwartz
Ballot
Approving Budget – Brian W. Troyer
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational Prayer
Greeting
Children’s
Story – Darin & Rachel
King
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God:
Scripture – Matthew 18:15-20
Sermon - “Before You Unfriend” – Ross
Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by TJ
& Marty Diller
Nursery – Tangi
Gautsche; Sept. 17 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 09/03/17
General Fund - $3,947.80 Attendance – 148
Designations
– $79.59
Money
given to My Coins
Count as of 9/06/2017 - $1,924.00
CALENDAR
Today, 4-5:30 PM – Kid’s
Club
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:00 PM – Praise
Team practice
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during September will go to Salvation Army.
Kid’s Club will be today and September
24.
The Praise
Team will be singing at the St. Joseph County Fair on Sunday, September 17 at 3:30 PM .
WMSC will be
meeting at the County Fair on Sept. 18, 19 & 20 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM to quilt. The project for September is food items for
the Salvation Army.
The 50th Michiana
Mennonite Relief Sale will be Sept.
22-23. Please plan to attend and also to
donate items such as quilts, high-quality crafts, antiques, and baked
goods. Talk to Chris Oswald for more
details.
Men’s Retreat is
Oct. 6-7 at Camp Elvin ,
Factoryville , MI . Talk to Darin King
for more details.
Darin, Rachel
& Caden King have a new address – 23211 Frays
Frontier Drive , Sturgis.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Annual
reports are due once again.
If you have a
church key because of an office you held previously and no longer have that position,
please return the key to the church office.
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive will be October 23.
Annie & Isaac
Miller are looking for childcare for Penny (10 months) on
Wednesdays and eventually on Fridays as well.
If you know of someone that has a daycare, wants to nanny part time, or
another option please let them know! If
you have any questions, talk to them or call 269-467-0056. Thank you.
MYF – Today, 6-8:00 PM – Kick Off at Darin & Rachel’s home at 23211 Frays Frontier Drive,
Sturgis; Sept. 17, 6-8:00 PM – at the
County Fair; Sept. 24, 6-8:00 PM – to be determined
JYF –
Birthday Greetings go to: Sept. 18 - Ed Wickey; Sept. 20 – Bill Beck , Cecelia Franz;
Sept. 21 – Darin King ; Sept. 23 – Irene Troyer; Sept.
24 – Janell Lederman, Christen Kahila, Reece Miller
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Sept. 19 – Paul & Fran Eichorn ; Sept. 20
– Brent
& Eva Beeker
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With Ramona
King as she serves in Moldova – Sept. 5-19
- With our expectant parents – Eric & Kelsey Lunger – October; Nick
& Katy Troyer (Brian & Teresa) – October; Darin & Rachel King – January; Isaac
& Annie Miller – February
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Jenna Beeker, Sierra
Eichorn at WMU, Cody Litwiller, Dylan Schwartz at Glen Oaks, Isaac Miller at Goshen College
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Conference Affiliation Committee – Ross
Weber , Audra Franz , Darin
King , Lew Miller, Ben Younts and Bill Beck
-
With Clint & Jen Gautsche and their children Ben (10) and Allison (8). Their address is 390 Barnhart Road ,
Coldwater , MI 49036 .
- 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, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, John Sies
and Bill
& Florence Wickey