Friday, October 06, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 8, 2017
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Isaac Miller
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational Prayer
Greeting
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God:
Scripture – Matthew 21:23-32
Sermon - “The Authority of Jesus”
– Bill Beck
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Rich & Chris Oswald and Lloyd &
Sharon Schrock
Nursery – Isaac & Annie Miller; Oct. 15 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – Wasepi Bluegrass
Offerings & Attendance – 10/01/17
General Fund - $3,472.00 Attendance – 166
Designations
– $2,989.09 which includes the special offering and designation for Moldova
CALENDAR
Monday,
Oct. 9, 7:00 PM – Stewardship Commission
meeting
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 5:30-7:30
PM – Wednesday
Connection
Wednesday,
Oct. 11, 7:30 PM – Elder Team
meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during October will go to Keystone Place .
Annual reports are due.
Reminder – Bring your boxes for Samaritan’s
Purse Christmas Project. The primary children should bring the items for their
boxes also. These will ship the 1st
week of November.
Prayer Partner Party – Tuesday,
Oct. 17, 6:30 PM at the church
The Jail Ministry Banquet will
be Thursday,
Oct. 19 at 6:30 PM at Calvary Chapel
in Sturgis. A sign-up sheet is on the
console by the library.
MCC Comforter Bash will be Oct. 20 (9-5)
& 21 (9-3) at Pleasant View
Mennonite Church Goshen . They need people to knot and also to sew and
piece comforter tops.
The Elders
are proposing an amendment to our constitution to shorten the length of Elder
term from 5 to 3 years. The vote on this will be on Oct. 22. If you have any questions, please talk to one
of the Elders.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The WMSC project for
October is flat twin sheets for MCC.
Women’s Fellowship – October
24 at the church. More details to come.
Pastor Appreciation
Fellowship Carry-In Meal – Sunday, Oct. 29 at noon .
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive
will be November 6. Please note that this is a different date
than previously reported.
From Amigo Centre – “Thank
you for all the ways you support Amigo – bringing treats for our summer staff, your
prayers, involvement and participation in our work and programs, and financially.”
The E3 Survival Skills for
Life program that is a partnership between Amigo Centre and Goshen
Middle School
The Michiana
Mennonite Relief Sale Board would like to thank all the volunteers, donors and
patrons of the sale this year. $600,000
was raised for MCC projects!
MYF – Today, 5-9:00 PM – Movie Night with
JYF at Beeker’s Barn; Oct. 15, 6-8:00 PM – Game Night at the
church; Oct. 22, 6-8:00 PM – Greg & Brenda Blucker’s home; Oct. 29,
6-8:00 PM – Pumpkin Carving Contest & Costume Party at King’s
JYF – Today, 5-9:00 PM @ Beeker’s Barn; Oct. 22 – Amazing Acres Corn Maze in Edwardsburg; Nov. 12 – TBD; Dec. 10, 5-? – Cookie Baking &
Christmas Party
Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 17 – Justin Schwartz,
EJ Miller; Oct. 18 – Matt Franz, Rilyn Younts; Oct. 19 – Fran Eichorn; Oct. 20 – Glendon Miller, Rachel Oswald
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Oct. 17 – RJ & Emily Kimmons
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents –Nick & Katy Troyer (Brian &
Teresa) – October; Eric & Kelsey Lunger – November; Darin & Rachel King
– January; Isaac & Annie Miller – February
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison, Jenna Beeker, Sierra
Eichorn, Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller, Dylan Schwartz
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Conference Affiliation Committee – Audra
Franz, Darin King, Lew Miller, Ross Weber, Ben Younts and Bill Beck
-
With Matt Hasbrouck. He was deployed this last week. A mailing address will be posted when it is available.
- 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, Mike Krick, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and John Sies
