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Friday, October 05, 2018

Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 7, 2018 

October 7, 2018

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

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

Hearing God:
            Scripture:  Matt. 10:40-42, Romans 12:4-8
            Moldova Update – Ramona King

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 Sunday School Class taught by Bill Miller
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Darin King, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery – Brian & Rachel Oswald; Oct. 14 – Myah & Brooke Troyer
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 – 09/30/18
   General Fund - $ 5,015.00                                   Attendance – 177
   Designations - $ 32.00   
                                   
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AMPrayer Time
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 PMPrayer Partner party

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The WMSC project for October is twin flat sheets for MCC.
Annual Reports are due for activities during the 2017-18 church year.
Food donations during October will go to the Keystone Place.
Attention all men!  Darin King is organizing a Men’s Retreat on Oct. 12 from 6-10:00 PM.  There is a sign-up sheet on the console by the library.  Talk to Darin if you have any questions.
We will be sharing communion next Sunday, October 14.
Prayer Partner Ladies – The time will soon be here to make yourself known to the one you have been praying for this past year.  On Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 PM, let’s all meet in the church fellowship hall with your final gift for your partner, along with some finger foods to share as we have a fun evening together.  More ladies are very welcome to join us as the new year begins Nov. 1.  Please find sign up information forms on the fellowship console, fill in, and bring with you to the party. – Martha Franz
Amigo Centre 5K Trail Run – Oct. 20 – Registration begins at 8:00 AM.  The race starts at 9:00 AM.  Cost is $15 and includes a t-shirt.  Proceeds go towards the purchase of a new GaGa Ball pit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Women’s Fellowship will be Monday, Oct. 22 at 6:00 PM in the fellowship hall.
Updated pages for the church directory are in your mailboxes.  If you don’t have a directory and would like one, please talk to Rin Bontrager.  Thank you Rin for updating our directory!
In doing inventory of the library, we have some missing items:  DVDs - Courageous, Facing the Giants, Miracles from Heaven, the Seventh Brother, and Fireproof.  Books – The Photograph by Beverly Lewis, and Beyond the Shadows by Hatcher.  Also, some free VHS tapes are on the counter in the fellowship hall.  Help yourself.  – Pauline and Phyllis

Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 15 – Debi Schrock; Oct. 17 – Justin Schwartz, EJ Miller; Oct. 18 – Matt Franz, Rilyn Younts; Oct. 19 – Fran Eichorn; Oct. 20 – Glendon Miller, Rachel Oswald
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 17 – RJ & Emily Kimmons

MYFToday, Oct. 6, 6-8:00 PMMeet at the church at 6:00 PM for a traveling obstacle course.  We’ll end the evening at Charlie & Stefanie Patrick’s home.  You can either pick up your teen there at 8:00 PM or at the church at 8:15 PMOct. 20-21 – Service Day & Camping at Amigo Park with the JYF. 
JYFOct. 20-21 – Camping at Amigo Park with the MYF

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With engaged couples – Deric Mostrom & Ashley Hasbrouck – March 23, 2019; Matt Hasbrouck & Marissa Samuels – May 25, 2019
- 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.  Abby will be returning the end of this month.
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Ed & Martha Wickey.  Their address is 33754 Ackey Rd., Burr Oak, MI  49030.     
- 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 Richard Tribble.

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