Friday, October 13, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 15, 2017
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Adam Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational Prayer
Greeting
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God:
Scripture – Matthew 22:1-14
Sermon - “The Invitation” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Rich & Chris Oswald and Lloyd &
Sharon Schrock
Nursery – Avian & Mayleen Younts; Oct. 22 – Darin & Rachel King
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 10/08/17
General Fund - $3,109.00 Attendance – 174
Designations
– $3,207.53
Total
designations for Moldova
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 6:30 PM – Prayer Partner
Party
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 5:30-7:30
PM – Wednesday
Connection
Thursday,
Oct. 19 - WMSC
Thursday,
Oct. 19, 6:00 PM – Praise Team
practice
Thursday,
Oct. 19, 6:30 PM – Jail Ministry
Banquet at Calvary Chapel
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during October will go to Keystone Place .
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.
Bring finger foods.
The WMSC September
meeting is this Thursday. Nickie Younts
is in charge of the kitchen and Jen Gautsche will have devotions. The project for October is flat twin sheets
for MCC.
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
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.
Women’s Fellowship – October
24 at the church. More details to come.
Pastor Appreciation
Fellowship Carry-In Meal – Sunday, Oct. 29 at noon .
Annual reports are due.
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive
will be November 6.
MYF – Today, 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 – Oct. 22 – Amazing Acres
Corn Maze in Edwardsburg; Nov. 12 – TBD; Dec.
10, 5-? – Cookie Baking & Christmas Party
Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 23 – Marilyn Schwartz,
Kalee Schrock; Oct. 24 –
RJ Kimmons; Oct. 29 – Kelsey Lunger, Kyle Franz. And belated birthday wishes to Martha Wickey
on Oct. 3.
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Oct. 23 – Ed & Martha Wickey; Oct. 25 – Dillon & Tonya Barrington
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, Marty
Diller, Sierra Eichorn, Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller, Dylan Schwartz
-
With Matt Hasbrouck
@ PFC Hasbrouck, Matthew G, SPMAGTF 2/7, Unit 89136 Box 366, FPO AP 96611-3603
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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 Douglas Hasbrouck. His address is 22710
Mintdale 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, Mike Krick, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and John Sies
