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Thursday, March 07, 2019

Locust Grove bulletin for March 10, 2019 


March 10, 2019

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

We’re Glad You’re Here!
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
          Announcements – Adam Fellers
          Call to Worship
          Offering Prayer/Offering
          Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
          Congregational Prayer
          Greetings
          The Work of Gideon’s Int. – David Chenoweth
          Gideon’s Offering
          Praise & Worship

Hearing God:
            Scripture – Mark 1:40-45
          Sermon – “Do Justice”
                                 
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 SS Class taught by Greg Blucker
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Darin King, Brian Oswald Website: Email: office@lgrove.org Phone: 269-489-5041 Nursery – Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz; Mar. 17 – 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 – 03/03/19
   General Fund - $ 4,695.00                                    Attendance – 141
   Designations - $250.00
                                
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer Time
Monday, Mar. 11 – Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, Mar. 12, 6:00 PM – “Living Grace” support group
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations during March will go to the Salvation Army.
Carl Horner, our EVANA regional pastor, will be preaching here Mar. 17.  We will also have a fellowship meal after the morning service.
There will be a Hymn Sing at Locust Grove on Sunday, Mar. 24 at 6:00 PM.  Bring finger foods to share during fellowship time after the singing.
Coffee & Canvas with Louanne Younts, Mar. 25, 6:00 PM.  Cost is $10. 
Amigo Centre wood splitting and workday will be on April 13.
The March WMSC project is bar soap for MCC.
It’s time to update the church directory.  If you are not in the directory and want to be, or if you want to update your page, let Rin Bontrager know in the next few weeks.
We will be having a Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 PM on Apr. 18.  On Sunday, Apr. 21, we will have an Easter breakfast at 9:30 AM with worship service to follow at 10:30 AM.


ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Each year the Mennonite Colleges, Bethel College, Bluffton College, Eastern Mennonite University, Goshen College and Hesston College offer students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/semester).  The Life & Nurture Commission has extended the contribution from Locust Grove to any student that is or plans to attend any Christian college. Some of those colleges may match contributions from home congregations and some may not.  If you are a high school senior or current college student up to 26 years of age and are planning to attend a Christian college for the school year 2019-2020, please notify Gerri Schwartz by March 31, 2019.
Birthday Greetings go to: Mar. 19 – Nancy Nunemaker; Mar. 22 - Dean Brubaker, Ross Weber, Roy Hudson; Mar. 23 – Bill Younts; Mar. 24 – Brian Troyer (Teresa)
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Mar. 22 – Matt & Audra Franz; Mar. 24 – Hezir & Ann Araujo

MYF (High School Youth) – Mar. 10, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church.  Food will be provided.  Topic of discussion will be teen depression.  Mar. 17, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church for dinner and to make furniture (dressers) to give to local free stores or places in need.  Mar. 24, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the King’s house and bring a friend.  Food will be provided.
JYF (Middle School Youth) – Mar. 17 – Bowling @ Sturgis Lanes – You will leave from church and eat lunch at Pizza Hut before bowling. 
Kid’s Club (Grades K-5) – Mar. 10 & 24, Apr. 14 & 28, 4-5:30 PM

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Darin & Rachel King – June 2019
- 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, Kalee Schrock, Dylan Schwartz, Kali Tyler
- With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp 
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Ruth Coblentz.  Her 60551 S. Nottawa Rd., PO Box 225, Nottawa, MI  49075.         
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.  
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  John Blucker, Dave Bontrager, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Richard Tribble.



# posted by Beth : Thursday, March 07, 2019

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