LGMC Bulletin

 August 8, 2021

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

          Constitution Affirmation Ballot - Elders

          Welcome/announcements – Louellen Westover

Call to Worship

Praise & Worship – Darin & Rachel King

Hearing God’s Word

Sharing & Prayer Concerns – Matthew Yoder

Congregational Prayer

            Sermon – “Better Together – Love One Another”

        Scripture – John 13:34-35

Responding

          Praise & Worship

Sending

          Benediction

 

CALENDAR

Wednesday, Aug. 11, 6:30 PM – Elder Meeting

Thursday, Aug. 12, 5:00 PM – Praise Team practice

 

Offering & Attendance – 08/01/21

General Fund - $3,391.00; Designations - $1,799.00 which includes the special offering and designations for Amigo ($759.00) and designations for the Denlingers ($980.00); Attendance – No Count

 

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you are interested in receiving either Our Daily Bread or Rejoice, please fill out an order form and put it in Greg & Carolyn Gautsche’s mailbox by today.  A donation of $10 for each Daily Bread is being requested.  The church budget pays for the Rejoice publication.  Order forms are on the shelf below the mailboxes.  Be sure to sign your name on the form.

Congratulations to Matt, Phiona & Luke Jorgensen on the safe arrival of Oliver Kibalama on Aug. 1.  He weighed 7# 7oz and was 20.5 in. long.  May the Lord continue to bless this family with health and happiness!

Food donations during August will go to Keystone Place.

The WMS project for August is school kits for MCC.

The Elder lot service will be August 22.

You are invited to help Greg & Ramona King celebrate their 50^th wedding anniversary today, Aug. 8 from 2-4:00 PM at Lake Area Christian School.  In lieu of gifts, cards are requested.

Youth for Christ is in need of items for their online benefit auction.  They are wanting high quality items with a minimum value of $25.  Call 269-651-1669 for more information.

The next Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove is September 13.

Church Mowing – week of Aug. 8 – Matt Franz; Aug. 15 – Greg Blucker

Nursery – Abby and Isaiah Fellers; Aug. 15 – Oswald Family

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Aug. 19 – Nancy Dykstra; Aug. 21 – Erv Wickey

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Aug. 20 – Brad & Angie Litwiller, Jeremy & Tami Tyler; Aug. 22 – Brian & Jessilyn Troyer

 

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Today, Aug. 8, 5-8:00 PM – Lake Day at Oswald Cottage

MYF (High School Youth) – Today, Aug. 8, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the Tribble’s; Aug. 20-22 – Camping at EnGedi

 

 

 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With our engaged couple – John Miller & Sierra Eichorn - Oct. 9

- With our expectant parents – Darin & Rachel King – September

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With the Pastoral Search Committee – Charlie Casper, Brent Beeker, Audra Franz, Clint Gautsche, Katrina Hasbrouck, Louanne Younts

- With Cody Litwiller.  His address is 12579 Spruce Lane, Apt. 2, Perry, MI  48872-9156.

- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.  

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  John Blucker, Dave & Bertha Bontrager, Sue Cole, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Richard Tribble, and Merle Yeager.