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Friday, April 13, 2018

Locust Grove bulletin for April 15, 2018 

April 15, 2018

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

We’re Glad You’re Here!
            Announcements – Greg Blucker
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God:
            Scripture:  Ephesians 1:3-14
            Sermon – “Our Identity & Unity in Christ”
                                                – Thavisith Mounsithiraj
           
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 – Fidelis Sunday School Class
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery – Cecelia Franz & Myah Troyer; Apr. 22 – Isaac & Annie Miller
Offerings & Attendance – 04/08/18 
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 - $4,235.00                        Attendance – 156
      Designations – $252.35
                       
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AMPrayer Time
Today, NoonCarry-In Fellowship Meal
Today, 4-5:30 PMKid’s Club at the church
Wednesday, Apr. 18, 6:30 PMElder Team meeting
Thursday, Apr. 19 - WMSC
Thursday, Apr. 19, 6:00 PMPraise Team practice
Saturday, Apr. 21 – Women’s Fellowship trip to Fredrick Meijer Gardens

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The WMSC monthly meeting is this Thursday.  Gerri Schwartz is in charge of the kitchen and Cathy Fellers will have devotions.  The project for April is bar soap for MCC.
You are invited to an Open House featuring the renovated areas Villa, Willowbrook, Chapel & Admin Areas at Thurston Woods Village on Friday, April 20 from 4-7:00 PM.
The trustees are in the process of hiring a new church janitor.  If you are interested in more details, talk to Glenn Miller, Fred Schwartz or Mark Schrock by April 29.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove is April 30.
Food donations during April will go to the Keystone Place.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The MYF will be hosting a Mystery Dinner on May 19 for the congregation as a fundraiser for a summer service trip.  More details to come!
The MYF has changed the date for the free babysitting night to sometime in June.  A specific date will be coming soon!
Registration for the 21st Annual Amigo Camper Scholarship Golf Scramble is now open.  The scramble will be June 2 at 8:00 AM at Klinger Lake Country Club.  For more information, call 269-651-2811.
Sympathy and prayers go to Dean Brubaker and family in the passing of Dean’s wife Vivian.  May God give them comfort and peace.
Prayers also for comfort for Greg & Cyndi Murray in the recent death of Greg’s grandmother from Ohio

Kid’s Club – Today, 4-5:30 PMAt the church; Apr. 29, 4-5:30 PM
MYF Today – MYF parent meeting immediately after the morning worship service.  Apr. 22, 6-8:00 PMAt the church.  Apr. 29 – Game Night.  Location TBD.  May 19 – Mystery Dinner fundraiser
JYF – Apr. 22 – TBD; May 5 – Church & Cemetery clean-up; July 27-29 – Know Jesus at Goshen College

Birthday Greetings go to: Apr. 23 – Chris Oswald, Cyndi Murray, Kinley Miller; Apr. 24 – TJ Diller, Patty Owsley; Apr. 25 – Mark Schrock; Apr. 29 – Martha Franz
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Apr. 23 – Mike & JoAnn Krick

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 studentsDeVonna 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, Ross Weber, Ben Younts and Bill Beck
- With Jeanne Osborn.  Her address is 66325 Austrian Lane, 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, Martha Schwartz, and Marv Schwartz.



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