Friday, September 06, 2019
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 8, 2019
September 8, 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 –Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon – “How Many Times Shall I Forgive
My Brother?” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Charlie & Donna Casper, Matt & Phiona Jorgensen
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Sept. 15 – Brian & Rachel Oswald
Offerings & Attendance – 09/01/19
General Fund - $ 6,133.58 Attendance – 162
Designations - $500.00;
My Coins Count total to date - $1,296.78
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer
Time
Monday, Sept. 9 – Red
Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, Sept. 11,
6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thursday, Sept. 12,
5:30 PM – Praise Team practice
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be
voting on the 2019-20 proposed church budget on September 15. If you have any questions, talk to Brian
(Teresa) Troyer.
Church mowing – week of Sept. 8 – Greg Blucker.
The Women’s
Sewing project for September is food items for the Salvation Army. There will not be a meeting here at the
church this month.
On Friday,
Sept. 20 after 43 ½ years, Dennis Bontrager is retiring from John Deere! Stop in at GreenMark Equipment in Three
Rivers and wish him well! Congratulations Dennis!
Women’s Fellowship,
Sept. 26, 9:00 AM to Noon – They will be baking cookies here at the church for
the Relief Sale. There is a list of needed
ingredients on the console by the library.
Please have your items here by Sept. 25.
Women’s
Fellowship is planning a shopping trip to Frankenmuth on Saturday, Oct.
26. You will be leaving the church at
7:00 AM and return by 10:00 PM. If you
would like to be a part of this fun day, please sign up on the sheet on the console.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
The youth will
be doing another Man Hunt at the County Fair on Sunday, Sept. 15. They are looking for volunteers to “hide” and
be found by the youth. If you are
interested, please sign up on the sheet on the counter by the library. See Marcy, Doug, Adam or Cathy if you have
questions.
Marion Bontrager
will be speaking on Sept. 13 & 14 at Marion Christian Fellowship. His topic is “God’s Salvation Story,
Making Sense of the Bible”. More
information is posted on the bulletin board.
Food donations
during September will go to the Salvation
Army.
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.
Amigo
Centre Retreat for Women & Girls will be Oct. 11-13. The theme is “She is a Tree of Life” and the
guest speaker is Sabrina Falls. Call
Amigo to register.
Pastor Bill is on sabbatical until
October 1.
Office hours this week will vary. Please call before coming to the church to
make sure the doors are open.
The
black rolling office chair that was missing from the library has been returned. Thanks!
Congratulations
to Marv & Gerri Schwartz on the birth of another grandchild! Benjamin J. Arthur Shue was born to Laura
& Jeremy Shue on Sept. 4. May God
richly bless baby Ben and his family!
Birthday Greetings go
to: Sept. 18
– Ed Wickey; Sept. 20 – Bill Beck, Cecelia Franz; Sept. 21 – Darin King
Anniversary Greetings go
to: Sept. 19 – Paul & Fran Eichorn; Sept. 20 – Brent
& Eva Beeker
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 Darin & Rachel King and their children Caden (3), Gabby (1)
and Julia (3 months). Their address
is 23211 Frays Frontier Drive, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- 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.
