Friday, October 18, 2019
Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 20, 2019
October 20, 2019
Sunday
School – 9:15 AM
Worship
Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Announcements
– Marcy Bontrager
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise &
Worship
Hearing God:
Scripture –Jeremiah 23:4
Sermon – “Pastor or Shepherd” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Rich & Christine Oswald and Family
Nursery – SS – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Worship
Service – Chris Oswald &
Rilyn Younts
Offerings & Attendance – 10/13/19
General Fund - $ 3,413.00 Attendance – 162
Designations - $194.00
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer
Time
Today, Noon – Pastor
Appreciation Carry-In Dinner
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:30
PM – Ladies Bible Study
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ladies – Join Prayer
Partners for the next year (Nov. 15, 2019 – Oct. 15, 2020), committing to
pray for another lady on a regular basis.
You need to sign up on the sheet on the console by the library by Oct.
31. Information forms, also on the console,
are to be filled out and returned to Martha Franz asap. All ladies are welcome.
The Kitchen
Committee asks you to please take care of your food in the kitchen. There are several items that will be disposed
of today if they are not labeled or removed.
This includes gallons of ice cream, tortilla shells and salsa,
condiments, frozen veggies, canned goods, etc.
Please label for its use anything you plan to store in the kitchen for
later use. See Audra Franz if you have
questions.
Annual
Reports for the 2018-19 church year are due.
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.
Church mowing – week of Oct. 20 – Greg Blucker
Food
donations during October will go to
the Keystone Place.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
A Mennonite Disaster
Service trip to Wharton, TX is planned for the week of Nov.
24. Only a few spots remain. Contact Matt Franz if interested in serving,
269-221-2438.
Daylight Savings Time
ends November 3.
The
next Red Cross Blood Drive will be November 11.
From
the Relief Sale Committee – Thanks to all who donated time, money, and/or
items to help make the Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale a success! The Sale was able to clear about $445,405.00.
Birthday Greetings go
to: Oct. 29
– Kelsey Lunger, Kyle Franz; Oct. 30 – Jessilyn Troyer,
Emily Kimmons; Nov.
1 – Louanne Younts, Taylor Schwartz; Nov. 2 – Aaron
Barrington, Penny Miller
Anniversary Greetings go
to: There are no anniversaries Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
MYF (High School Youth) – Oct 20 - Fall Party at Keeslar’s Barn, 6-8
PM; Oct 27 & Nov. 3, 6-8 PM TBD; Nov.10, 6-8:00 PM – Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner
JYF (Middle School Youth) –
Kid’s Club (Grades K-5) – October 27, 4-5:30 PM
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and
families
- With our expectant parents – Eric & Kelsey
Lunger – December; Matt & Phiona Jorgensen –
January, Deric
& Ashley Mostrom – April; Darian & Christen Kirby - April
- 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 Eric & Kelsey Lunger and their children Bowie (almost 2) and
Baby Lunger (due in December). Their
address is 105 Field Street, White Pigeon, MI
49099.
- 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.
