Friday, September 07, 2018
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 9, 2018
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Announcements
– Sharon Schrock
Evana
Affiliation Vote – Ross Weber
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Reception
of New Member – Greg Murray
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Cathy Fellers
Praise
& Worship
Hearing
God:
Scripture: Psalm 71:1-18
Sermon – “What
Most People Want and Most People Fear” – Ross
Weber
Responding
Praise
& Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The JYF and MYF
Nursery – Isaac &
Annie Miller; Sept. 16 – Avian and
Mayleen Younts
Offerings &
Attendance –
General Fund - $ 4,018.35 Attendance – 191
Designations - $ 782.88
My
Coins Count offerings and designations as of 09/02 - $1,717.88.
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer Time
Wednesday,
Sept. 12, 6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thursday,
Sept. 13, 6:00 PM – Praise Team
practice
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be celebrating the baptisms of Cyndi Murray, Isaiah
Fellers and Drew Litwiller today, Sept. 9 at 1:30 PM at Rich & Chris Oswald ’s home at Perrin Lake
The proposed
church budget for 2018-19 was placed in your church mailbox. A vote of affirmation will be on September 16.
If you have any questions, talk to Brian (Teresa) Troyer.
We will be
taking “coins” offerings for My Coins Count
for the Relief Sale through Sept. 16.
Wednesday Connection will be starting Sept. 26. Supper will be served
at 5:30
PM with classes
from 6:30-7:30
PM . More details to
come.
Amigo Centre is
seeking a year-round, full-time Guest Service Coordinator. More information is posted on the bulletin board.
Annual Reports
are due for activities during the 2017-18 church year.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
The WMSC
project for September is items for the grocery cart. Quilting at the County Fair will be Sept. 17,
18 & 19 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM .
Food donations
during September will go to the Salvation Army.
Birthday Greetings go to: Sept. 18 - Ed Wickey; Sept. 20 – Bill Beck , Cecelia Franz;
Sept. 21 – Darin King ; Sept. 23 – Irene Troyer
Anniversary Greetings go to: Sept. 19 – Paul & Fran Eichorn;
Sept. 20 – Brent & Eva Beeker
Kid’s Club – September 9 & 23, 4-5:30 PM
MYF & JYF - Sept. 9, 6-8:00 PM – Kickoff &
Team Building 6:00 PM and pick up will
be at 11:00 PM at the
church. Make sure to eat dinner beforehand. Sept. 16 – People Hunt at the Fair. Meet at Marcy Bontrager ’s house at 6:00 PM .
You’ll walk to the fair from there.
Pick up is at her house at 8:30 PM . Your admission to the fair will be paid for
you, but bring spending money for food.
JYF – Activities for Sept. 9, 14, &
16 are with the MYF as listed above.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With engaged couples – Matt Hasbrouck & Marissa Sam uels
- With our college students – Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller , Isaiah Fellers,
Phiona Jorgensen, Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller , Dylan Schwartz
-
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
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Jeremy & Tami Tyler and their
daughter Kali (18). Their address
is 29771 Jacksonburg Road , Leonidas ,
MI 49066
- 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.
Faith Statements
Isaiah Fellers – I am Isaiah Fellers, son of Adam & Cathy Fellers . I
have lived around the area for all my life and I am 18 years old now. My whole family has been coming here for many
years and I felt the calling to become part of a bigger part in the
church. I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth. I believe
in Jesus, God’s only Son, and our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary. I believe that
He has died for my sins.
Faith Statements, continued
Drew Litwiller – I would like to thank everyone at Locust Grove, especially my youth
leaders and Sunday school teachers, for helping me decide to accept Christ into
my life. I also want to thank Marv
Schwartz for praying for me since I was little.
I am excited to be baptized and become a member of the church.
Cyndi Murray – Growing up, my parents belonged to United Baptist. Some of my earliest memories are of them
singing from the church hymnal in the car and climbing the big rock in the
church yard. But my favorite was my
mother reading us stories from a beautiful gilded Bible that they purchased in
payments. It has the most amazing
pictures and has become a cherished family heirloom. I always considered myself a believer in
Christ. But it wasn’t until I was 39
years old and my first husband tragically died, and soon after my mother was
diagnosed with a terminal illness that I recognized my need for salvation and
acknowledged Christ as my savior.
Locust
Grove has been a blessing to me and has greatly contributed to my growth as a
believer. I truly feel I’ve found my
spiritual home here and would very much like to become a member.
