LGMC Bulletin

 

October 3, 2021

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

          Welcome/Announcements – Gerri Schwartz

Call to Worship

Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word

Testimonies - Matthew Yoder

Sharing & Prayer Concerns

Congregational Prayer

            Sermon – “Teach Us to Pray – God is Holy”

        Scripture – Matthew 6:5-13

Responding

          Praise & Worship

            Communion

Sending

          Benediction

 

 

CALENDAR

Today, Oct. 3, 5:30 PM – Fall Sing Fling at Beeker’s Barn

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship - Bingo

Sunday, Oct. 24, Noon – Pastor Appreciation Fellowship Meal

 

Offering & Attendance – 09/26/21    Attendance – 106

General Fund - $4,125.00                 Designations - $604.63

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during October will go to the Keystone Place.

Please hand in your annual reports for the 2020-21 church year.

Women’s Fellowship will be Oct. 12 at 6:00 PM.  It will be “Bingo Night”.  Please bring a finger food and a gift to contribute to the bingo prizes.

October is Pastor Appreciation month.  We will plan to have a carry-in/fellowship meal on Oct. 24 to celebrate.

Offices Booklets for the 2021-22 church year are available on the console by the library.

The Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale Board thanks you for your support of this year's sale. Total proceeds of the sale were over $492,000, including $160,000 from the quilt auction - the highest ever - and $113,000 from My Coins Count! Your support helps MCC global work to ease the lives of the oppressed.

The Women’s Sewing project for October is diapers for Pregnancy Helpline.  They have an urgent need for size 6 diapers.

The next Red Cross Blood Drive is November 8.

 

Church Mowing – week of Oct. 3 – Erv Wickey; week of Oct. 10 – Kim Schwartz

Nursery – Oct. 3 – Isaac & Annie Miller; Oct. 10 – Eva & Jenna Beeker

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Oct. 15 – Debi Schrock; Oct. 17 – EJ Miller

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 14 – Bill & Khankeo Kerschner; Oct. 17 – RJ & Emily Kimmons

 

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Oct. 10 – M60 Corn Maze – Lunch provided after church, then head to the maze.  Dessert to follow at Gautsche’s.

MYF (High School Youth) – Oct. 3, 5:30 PM – Variety Show at Beeker’s Barn

 

 

 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

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

- With our expectant parents – Darian & Christen Kirby – March

- With our college students – Regan Barrington, Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Allison Littlefield. Drew Litwiller, Isaiah Fellers, Myah Troyer

- 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 Lew & Ruby Miller.  Their address is 27040 Chapin Lake Road, Sturgis, MI  49091.

- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.  

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