Friday, March 23, 2018
Locust Grove bulletin for March 25, 2018
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Marty Diller
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Abby
Fellers Commissioning – Bill Beck
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns
Congregational Prayer
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Brian Oswald
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God:
Scripture: Luke 19:28-42
Sermon – “When
Jesus ‘Came to Church’” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise
& Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Charlie & Stefanie Patrick, Taner and
Chloe
Nursery – Corey
& Pam Keeslar; Apr. 1 – Matt & Audra Franz
Offerings & Attendance – 03/18/18
General Fund - $3,551.01 Attendance – 189
Designations – $383.00
Total designations
given through Locust Grove as of 03/18/18 for Abby Fellers
Mission Trip - $5,070.00.
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer Time
Monday,
Mar. 26, 6:00 PM – Women’s
Fellowship
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wednesday,
Mar. 28, 7:30 PM – Affiliation
Committee meeting
Thursday,
Mar. 29, 6:30 PM – Maundy Thursday
service
Sunday,
Apr. 1, 9:30 AM – Easter Breakfast
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women’s Fellowship – March 26, 6:00 PM – Coffee & Canvas with Louanne Younts. Cost is $10.
We will be having a Maundy Thursday service on Mar. 29 at 6:30 PM . A light supper will be served.
On Sunday, Apr.
1, we will celebrate Easter with an Easter Breakfast at 9:30 AM . Bring your favorite breakfast foods. There will be no Sunday school classes that
day.
On Sunday, Apr. 15, Thavisith Mounsithiraj
will be sharing his family story during the morning worship service. There will also be a carry-in meal after. Please plan to attend and hear the touching
story of their escape from Laos
and the part that Locust Grove played in their lives. Note the change of date.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Parents, mark your
calendars for Apr.
21! The MYF will be offering FREE BABYSITTING! Bring your kids to church for the evening
while you and your spouse enjoy a night out!
We will provide dinner for your kids.
More details to come.
Plan now to
attend a Mystery
Dinner for the congregation hosted by the MYF on May 19. This is a fundraiser for a summer service
trip. More details to come.
The next
Red Cross Blood Drive
at Locust Grove is April
30.
Congratulations
to Dan & Hilary
Roberts on the birth of Theodore Nicolas on Mar. 22.
Little Teddy weighed 5 lbs 14 oz and was 18” long. His sister Rosie and brother Tommy are
anxious to hug and squeeze him as are grandparents Greg & Brenda Blucker
and great grandparents John & Evelyn Blucker and Lloyd & Sharon
Schrock. Blessings to all!
Food donations
during March will go to the Salvation Army.
MYF – Today, Mar. 25,
6-8:00 PM – Slurp & Slop
at the church. Bring a can of soup and a
can of pop. Apr. 1 –
No MYF. Apr. 8, 6-8:30 PM – Movie Night at
the church. Bring a finger food to
share. Apr. 14 – Serve at
Amigo. Apr. 21, 5-8:30 PM - Babysitting at
the church. Apr. 29 –
Game
Night. Location TBD.
JYF – Apr. 13-14 – Volunteer Weekend
at Amigo; Apr. 22 – TBD; May 5 – Church &
Cemetery clean-up; July
27-29 – Know Jesus at Goshen College
Birthday Greetings go to: Apr. 2 – Greg King; Apr. 3 – John Sies; Apr. 5
– Frank Fisher, Kurt Franz
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Apr. 7 – Brian & Teresa Troyer
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Brad & Jayme Geers - April
- With engaged couples – Matt Jorgensen & Phiona Namuddu – July 7, 2018 ; Darian Kirby & Christen Kahila – Aug. 25, 2018
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller , Sierra Eichorn,
Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller , Dylan Schwartz
-
With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp
-
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 Caz & Sheila Moore. Their address is 27091
Amigo Park Drive , Sturgis , MI
49091
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn & John
Blucker, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Jake & Martha
Schwartz, and Marv Schwartz.
