LGMC Bulletin

 

October 10, 2021

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

          Welcome/Announcements – Marcy Bontrager

Call to Worship

Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word

Sharing & Prayer Concerns

Congregational Prayer

            Sermon – “Teach Us to Pray – God’s Kingdom Come”

        Scripture – Matthew 6:5-13

Responding

          Praise & Worship

Sending

          Benediction

 

 

CALENDAR

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

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 5:00 PM – Praise Team practice

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 6:30 PM – Elder Team meeting

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 6:00 PM – Prayer Partner Party

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

 

Offering & Attendance – 10/03/21    Attendance – 119

General Fund - $3,655.00                 Designations - $300.00

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sympathy and prayers to Judy Hudson and family in the death of her husband Roy on Sept. 30.  A memorial will take place at a later date.  May God comfort Judy and give her peace.

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.

Prayer Partner ladies – Come to the fellowship hall on Oct. 19 at 6:00 PM to find out who’s been praying for you these past months.  Bring a snack to share.  A sign-up sheet for the new year is on the console by the library.  There is also an information sheet there for you to fill out for your new partner.  Turn the paper in to Martha Franz by October 31.

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.

Gerri Schwartz will be working in the church office the next 2 ½ weeks.  You can still send bulletin announcements via email to the church or call/text Gerri at 269-615-5232.

The Women’s Sewing project for October is diapers, large packages of baby wipes, and baby detergent (All, Purex or Dreft) for Pregnancy Helpline.  They have an urgent need for size 6 diapers.

The next Red Cross Blood Drive is November 8.

The Praise Team will be singing at the Lake Area Christian School Bazaar preview night, November 19.

 

Church Mowing – week of Oct. 10 – Kim Schwartz; week of Oct. 17 – Matt Franz

Nursery – Oct. 10 – Eva & Jenna Beeker; Oct. 17 – Stefanie & Chloe Patrick

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS continued……

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Oct. 18 – Matt Franz; Oct. 19 – Fran Eichorn; Oct. 20 – Glendon Miller, Rachel Oswald; Oct. 23 – Marilyn Schwartz; Oct. 24 – RJ Kimmons

Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Oct. 18-24.

 

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Today, 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. 24 – Harvest Party with Keeslar’s.  More details to come.

 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- 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 Caz & Sheila Moore.  Their address is 27091 Amigo Park Drive, 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, Irene Troyer, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.