Friday, July 12, 2019
Locust Grove bulletin for July 14, 2019
July 14, 2019
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 – Brian Oswald
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise &
Worship
Elder Lot
Process – Ross Weber
Hearing God:
Scripture – Matthew 13:10-17, 34-35
Sermon – “Why Do You Teach in Parables?” – Ross
Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The SS Class taught by Gerri Schwartz
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; July 21 – Brian & Rachel Oswald
Offerings & Attendance – 07/07/19
General Fund - $ 8,325.00 Attendance – 145
Designations - $340.00
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer
Time
July 14-18, 6-8:00 PM -
Summer Bible School
Thursday, July 18 –
WMSC
Sunday, July 21, Noon –
Fellowship Meal
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pastor Bill will be on sabbatical from
July 1 to October 1.
The ladies
Sunday School Class taught by Gerri Schwartz will be hosting a potato bar
on July 21 after the morning service.
Please plan to stay and enjoy the fellowship. You are asked to bring a salad or dessert
and the rest of the meal will be furnished.
The class sends monthly support money to Pastor Alexander in
Moldova. If you would like to contribute
to that, there will be a basket available for your contribution. Checks should be made out to Locust Grove
with “Pastor Alexander” in the memo line.
Food donations
during July will go to the Salvation Army.
Church mowing – week of July 14 – Kim Schwartz.
The Women’s
Sewing project for July is school kits for MCC. For the monthly meeting on Thursday, Gerri
Schwartz will be in charge of the kitchen and Nickie Younts will have
devotions.
Results from
the blood drive held here last Monday – 40 presenting donors with 38 total units
collected. There were 4 power reds and 6
deferrals. The next blood drive is
September 9.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Birthday Greetings go
to: July 23 – Fred
Schwartz; July 24 – Ben
Gautsche; July 26 – Corey
Keeslar, Jen Gautsche; July 27 – Brian
Nunemaker
Anniversary Greetings go
to: July 26 – Dennis & Rin Bontrager
MYF (High School Youth) – Aug. 16-18 – Mark your calendars for an MYF
campout at Eby Pines! More details to
come.
JYF (Middle School Youth) – July 14-16 – Help at Bible School, 6-8:00 PM; July 21 – Afternoon at Glendon & Danielle’s after church until
4:00.
Kid’s Club (Grades K-5) – Will resume in October
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and
families
- With our expectant parents – Eric
& Kelsey Lunger – December 2019; Matt & Phiona Jorgensen – January 2020
- With our college students – Jenna
Beeker, Kalee Schrock
-
With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Tangi Gautsche and Ralph Kimble and their family – Alden (15),
Adalynn (13), Eli (4), Jeb (1) and Laura (1).
Their address is 164 E. Union City Road, Union City, MI 49094.
- 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, Steve Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and Richard Tribble.
