LGMC Bulletin

 

May 8, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

          Welcome/Announcements – Greg Blucker

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 – “Worthy Is the Lamb” – Revelation 4-5

Responding

          Praise & Worship

Sending

          Benediction

 

 

CALENDAR

Monday, May 9 – Red Cross Blood Drive

Monday, May 9, 6:00 PM – Elder/Commission Chairperson Meeting

 

 

Offering & Attendance – 05/01/22    Attendance – 113

General Fund - $3,865.00; Designations - $250.00

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

“Thank Everyone for their prayers for Merle Yeager.  I am getting stronger and have better control of my legs from the spine surgery.  My recovery is a Miracle of God my Father.  May God bless you and guide you.  Sincerely, Merle Yeager”

Food donations during May will go to the Salvation Army.

The May WMS project is sewing kits for MCC.

Anyone who hasn’t already updated their page in the directory has the opportunity to do that now.  If you want a page and don’t have one yet, you can do that now also.  See Rin Bontrager if you have any questions.

If you would like to have your drawing on our bulletin cover, please put it in the mailbox outside the church office.

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.

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com

 

Nursery – May 8 – Abby Fellers & Phiona Jorgensen; May 15 – Brian & Rachel Oswald

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  May 19 – Marjana Tribble; May 22 – Bertha Bontrager

Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries May 16-22.

 

Youth Connection – Chloe Patrick home softball games – May 9 @ 6:00 pm; Taner Patrick home baseball games – May 20, 4:00 pm (double header); Heidi Barrington home softball games at Ryan School in Bronson – May 9, 5:30 pm, June 2, 5:30 pm; Aaron Barrington home baseball games at St. Mary’s in Bronson – May 18, 19, 25 all at 5:30 pm

 

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Sunday, May 22, 3-5:00 PM – Youth Gathering at Darin & Rachel King’s

MYF (High School Youth) –

 

 

 

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 Dillon & Tonya Barrington and family – Regan (19), Heidi (9) and Aaron (7).  Their address is 1019 Holmes Road, Bronson, MI  49028.

- 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.