Friday, August 30, 2019
Locust Grove bulletin for September 1, 2019
September 1, 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 – Darin King
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise &
Worship
Hearing God:
Scripture –Luke 7:36-43
Sermon – “Beautiful Brokenness” – Russ
Stauffer
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Charlie & Donna Casper, Matt & Phiona Jorgensen
Nursery – Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz; Sept. 8 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Offerings & Attendance – 08/25/19
General Fund - $ 2,466.00 Attendance – 132
Designations - $670.71
which includes $357.55 in the special offering for Amigo Centre plus $125 in
checks written to Amigo.
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer
Time
Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30
PM – Praise Team practice
Monday, Sept. 9 – Red Cross
Blood Drive
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during September will go to the Salvation
Army.
The 2019-20
proposed church budget is in your mailbox today with a vote on September
15. If you have any questions, talk to
Brian (Teresa) Troyer.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive is
scheduled for September 9.
Church mowing – week of Sept. 1 – Matt Franz.
The Women’s
Sewing project for September is food items for the Salvation Army.
If
you are a church member willing and able to volunteer in the nursery during the
Sunday school hour and/or the Sunday morning worship service, please talk to
Rachel King or call her at 269-816-2305.
Amigo
Centre scrapbooking, crafting and sewing retreats are scheduled for Sept. 23-30
and Dec. 3-11. Call 651-2811 for more information
and to register. You are also invited to
participate in the MCC Bike Michiana event on Sept. 13-15. Call Amigo at 651-2811.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Pastor Bill is on sabbatical until
October 1.
All positions were affirmed
in the ballot for 2019-20 church offices.
The
black rolling office chair that was in the library has been missing for several
weeks. If you know where it is, please
return it. Thanks.
Birthday Greetings go
to: Sept. 9
– Isaac Miller; Sept. 10 – Bill Kerschner, Louellen Westover; Sept. 13 – Judy Hudson, Linda Miller, Marty
Diller; Sept. 15 – Sherry
Beck
Anniversary Greetings go
to: Sept. 9 – LeRoy & Pauline
Hochstetler
MYF (High School Youth) –
JYF (Middle School Youth) –
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, Abby Fellers, Isaiah Fellers, Ethan Schrock, Kalee Schrock, Dylan
Schwartz, Kali Tyler
-
With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With RJ & Emily Kimmons and their children Nicholas (16), Sadie
(13), Owen (12) and Jack (8). Their address
is 233 Prairie River Road, Bronson, MI
49028.
- 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, Connie Pagels, Martha Schwartz,
Marv Schwartz, and Richard Tribble.
