LGMC Bulletin

 

April 24, 2022

 

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 - Matthew Yoder    

Congregational Prayer

* Children ages 4-10 dismissed to the fellowship hall for                           children’s church – Rachel King

            Sermon – “A Revelation of Jesus” – Revelation 1

Responding

          Praise & Worship

Sending

          Benediction

 

 

CALENDAR

Today, Apr. 24, 6:00 PM – Fellowship Evening

Wednesday, May 4, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship

Monday, May 9 – Red Cross Blood Drive

 Offering & Attendance – 04/17/22    Attendance – 175

General Fund - $2,020.00; Designations - $260.00

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank You to the Fidellis SS class and the trustees for all the work done around the church recently.  It looks great!

Food donations during April will go to Keystone Place.

The April WMS project is bar soap (not Ivory) for MCC.

We will be having another Fellowship-Life Story evening tonight.  Jerry & Nancy Dykstra will be sharing.  Bring finger food.

Women's Fellowship - On May 4, Olive Fresh is coming to Locust Grove!  Come at 6:00 to join in the Olive Oil 101 class to explore the flavors of cooking with oils. Cost is $30 for the session and meal. Deadline to sign up is today, April 24. Contact Marty, Kay or Rachel if you have any questions or if the cost is a concern. 

The church office will be open on Tuesday and Wednesday this week and on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday the following week.  The bulletin will be printed on Wednesday this week.

The next Red Cross blood drive is Monday, May 9.  Volunteers are needed and a sign-up sheet is on the console by the library.

Sympathy and prayers go to Rick & Doris Bogen and family in the passing of Rick’s sister Cathy Bogen last week. 

We are having some issues with our church email.  Until it is resolved, please use locustgrove@gmail.com for sending us emails.

 

Nursery – Apr. 24 – Fellers family; May 1 – Gerri Schwartz & Lyza Oswald

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  May 6 – Sierra Miller; May 8 – John Blucker

Anniversary Greetings go to:  May 4 – Eric & Kelsey Lunger

 

Youth Connection – Carter Oswald home tennis meets – April 30, 9:00 am – home; May 2, 4:00 am – May 7, 9:00 am

 

JYF (Middle School Youth) –.

MYF (High School Youth) – May 4, 6:00 PM – Helping with Women’s Fellowship activity.

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With our expectant parents – Regan Barrington – June

- With our college students – Regan Barrington, Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Allison Littlefield. Drew Litwiller, 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 Betty Yoder.  Her address is 26215 Spring Creek Road, Mendon, MI  49072.

- 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, Lew & Ruby Miller, Martha Schwartz, Richard Tribble, Irene Troyer, Erv Wickey, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.