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Friday, June 29, 2018

Locust Grove bulletin for July 1, 2018 

July 1, 2018

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

We’re Glad You’re Here!
            Announcements – MYF
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Children’s Story – Rachel King
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God:
            Scripture: 
            Service Project Sharing
           
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 – The SS Class taught by Gerri Schwartz
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery Brian & Rachel Oswald; July 8 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
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



Offerings & Attendance – 06/24/18
   General Fund - $ 2,927.00                                   Attendance – 156
   Designations - $ 136.00
                                   
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AMPrayer Time
Monday, July 2 – Red Cross Blood drive
Thursday, July 5, 9:30-Noon – Kid’s Club
Thursday, July 5, 6:00 PMPraise Team practice

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Red Cross Blood Drive is July 2 starting at 11:00 AM.
Summer Bible School is July 15-19.  Registration forms are in the fellowship hall and can be returned to Cathy Fellers, Janell Lederman or Rachel Oswald.  There are also publication flyers that we urge you to take to places of employment or give them to friends, remembering our church’s mission statement of “Helping people to connect with Jesus”.
The Elder Lot selection will be July 22 during the morning service.  Please be in prayer about this process.
There will be a Congregational Meeting and carry-in noon meal on July 22.  The primary discussion item will be conference affiliation.
Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale is having their fund-raising banquet this year on Aug. 16 at the Essenhaus Conference Center from 6-8:15 PM.  They would like table host sponsorship for 8 people at $200 per table or you can purchase individual tickets to attend for $30 each.  Please see Marilyn Schwartz by July 15 if you are interested.  Please pray for the sale and the ministry of MCC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Please change Edna Carpenter’s number on the phone sheet to 269-221-6196.
The Life & Nurture Committee has put together a procedure manual that has been approved by the Elders.  The binder will be kept in the church library.  Feel free to check it out.
Food donations during July will go to the Salvation Army.

Kid’s ClubJuly 5 & 19, 9:30 AM to Noon (Note that these are Thursdays.)
MYF
JYF – July 15 –Lake Day at Tribble’s; July 27-28 – Overnight in Shipshewana & MennoHof; Aug. 12 – Summer Wrap-Up at Doug & Kim’s

Birthday Greetings go to: July 11 – Cathy Fellers, Nicholas Fish; July 15 – Matt Jorgensen
Anniversary Greetings go to: July 10 – John & Peggy Sies; July 12 – David & Lynette Miller; July 14 – Brian & Nancy Nunemaker

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With engaged couples – Matt Jorgensen & Phiona Namuddu – July 7, 2018; Darian Kirby & Christen Kahila – Aug. 25, 2018
- With our college studentsMarty Diller, Isaac Miller
- With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp 
- Abby Fellers on Africa Mercy Ship; if you wish to send letters:
Abby Fellers—Reception, Mercy Ships AFM, PO Box 2020, Lindale, TX 75771-2020, USA. If you wish to send a package, talk to Cathy.
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With the Conference Affiliation Committee – Audra Franz, Darin King, Ross Weber, Ben Younts and Bill Beck
- With Martha Schwartz.  Her address is 23641 Findley Rd., Sturgis, MI  49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.  
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn & John Blucker, Dave Bontrager, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz and John Sies    



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