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Friday, December 29, 2017

Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 31, 2017 

December 31, 2017

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

We’re Glad You’re Here!
            Announcements – TJ Diller
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Praise & Worship

Hearing God:
            Scripture:  Jeremiah 29:4-14
            Sermon – “Living in Babylon” – Ross Weber

Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction
            Sending Song



Text Box: Welcome to Locust Grove!  We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together.  If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday.  Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people.   Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.

Text Box: Welcome to Locust Grove!  We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together.  If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday.  Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people.   Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.

Ushers/Greeters – Gary & Kay Large, Jesse & Laura Schwartz and family
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery Glendon & Danielle Miller; Jan. 7 – Brian & Rachel Oswald
Jail Service – Edwards Corners
Offerings & Attendance – 12/24/17 
Text Box: Ministers:  All who are part of this body
Lead Pastor:  Bill Beck, 503-3800 (cell),
 651-2313 (home), 
 pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday



      General Fund - $3,894.00                        Attendance – 201
      Designations – $200.00
                       
CALENDAR
Monday, Jan. 8, 2018Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7:30 PMElder Team meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS
2018 offering envelopes are available.  If you would like to start using them, please see Natalie Bellaire.
You are invited to a 65th Wedding Anniversary celebration for Bill & Florence Wickey on Monday, Jan. 1 from 1-5:00 PM at their former home at 28314 Findley Road
Wednesday Connection will begin again on January 10. Watch your mailboxes for details about the exciting new classes that will be offered. If you have questions, talk to Audra Franz.
The next Women’s Fellowship get-together is Jan. 16 at 6:30 PM at Great Lakes Chocolate & Coffee.
Food donations during January will go to the Salvation Army.
The WMSC project for January is twin size blankets for MCC.


ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.


MYF – Jan. 7 , 6-8:00 PM - @ Bill & Sherry Beck’s; Jan. 14, Noon – Combined event at Amigo with JYF; Jan. 21, 6-8:00 PM – Pizza & Movie Night at Darin & Rachel King’s; Jan. 28, Noon – Combined event at Pokagon with the JYF
JYF – Jan. 14, NoonAmigo Gym & Tube Run; Jan. 28, NoonPokagon; Feb. 16, 17 – Ignition 2018 @ Grace Christian Fellowship.  Sleepover at Lederman’s; March 4 – TBD; March 18 – Climb Kalamazoo

Birthday Greetings go to: Jan. 9 – Betty Yoder; Jan. 10 – Joyce Weber, Collin Keeslar, Noah Eicher; Jan. 11 – Carolyn Gautsche; Jan. 13 – Ruby Miller, Pam Keeslar
Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Jan. 8-14.  

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Darin & Rachel King – January; Isaac & Annie Miller – February; Brad & Jayme Geers - April
- With our college studentsDeVonna Allison, Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller, Sierra Eichorn, Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller, Dylan Schwartz
- With Matt Hasbrouck at:  Matthew G Hasbrouck, Task Force Jordan H5 T22, APO AE 09315. 
- 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 Gary & Kay Large.  Their address is 1401 W. Rishel, Sturgis, MI  49091.  
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.     
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn Blucker, Edna Carpenter, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and John Sies



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