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Friday, August 17, 2018

Locust Grove bulletin for Aug. 19, 2018 

August 19, 2018

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

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

Hearing God:
            Scripture:  Ephesians 5:15-21
            Sermon – “Living Wisely” – Ross Weber
                       
Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction




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 JYF and MYF
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery Corey & Pam Keeslar
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 – 08/12/18
   General Fund - $ 2,137.32                                   Attendance – 140
   Designations - $ 705.00                            My Coins Count - $138.68                           
                                   
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AMPrayer Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations during August will go to the Keystone Place.
Our annual Sunday morning service at Amigo Center Pavilion will be next Sunday, Aug. 26 starting with coffee and donuts at 9:30 AM, worship service at 10:30 AM, a noon carry-in meal, and ending with a baptism at Rich & Chris Oswald’s immediately after the meal.   
The next Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove will be August 27.
The Church Affiliation Committee has recommended that Locust Grove apply for membership with the Evana Network.  There will be a congregational vote for this on Sept. 9.  Please be in prayer about this decision.
We will be taking “coins” offerings for My Coins Count for the Relief Sale through Sept. 17.





ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.

Kid’s Club
MYF – Aug. 26, 6-8:00 PMat Bill & Louanne Younts’ cottage on Fish Lake
JYF – Sept. 16 – Activity at the County Fair with the MYF.  More details to come.

Birthday Greetings go to: Aug. 28 – Greg Gautsche; Aug. 30 – Laura and Jeb Kimble; Aug. 31 – Martha Schwartz
Anniversary Greetings go to: Aug. 27 – Clint & Jen Gautsche

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With Louellen Westover and family in the recent death of her husband Gene.  May God grant her comfort and peace as she adjusts to this change in life.
- With Paul & Fran Eichorn and family in the death of Paul’s brother Floyd.  Floyd was also Pauline Hochstetler’s brother-in-law, married to Pauline’s sister Marneta.  Sympathy and prayers to both families. 
- With engaged couples – Darian Kirby & Christen Kahila – Aug. 25, 2018; Matt Hasbrouck & Marissa Samuels
- 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 Irene Troyer.  Her address is 383B Thurston Woods Drive East, 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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