LGMC Bulletin

 

September 18, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

         Welcome/Announcements – Bill Lederman

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

Sermon – “Foundations - Jesus”

     Hebrews 1:1-4

Responding

         Praise & Worship

Sending

         Benediction

 

 

 

CALENDAR

Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 PM – Ladies Bible Study

 

 

Offering & Attendance – 09/11/22    Attendance – 124

General Fund - $2,569.00   Designations - $242.00

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during September will go to the Salvation Army.

Annual reports for the 2021-22 church year are due by the end of September.

The WMS project for September is hygiene kits for MCC.

From the blood drive last Monday – Total donors were 37.  Total units received were 34.  Thanks to all who helped in any way.

There will be a parent meeting today, Sept. 18, for all parents with children ages 1^st grade to 12^th grade seniors.  We will meet immediately following the service in the fellowship hall by the long tables for a quick meeting.  We look forward to sharing with you what we have planned for Kids Club, JYF and MYF. ~ Darin & Rachel King

Our Praise Team will be singing at the county fair today at 4:00 PM.

40 Days Through the Bible, a ladies' Bible study group, will be meeting Mondays, Sept. 26 – Nov. 21 from 6:30-8pm at the church. Please sign up on the credenza and purchase study guides from Audra Franz for $5.

You are invited to a “Strings for Life Awareness Concert” followed by guest speakers on Sept. 30 at 6:30 PM at the Sturges-Young Center.  This is a free event with donations welcome and is promoted by Pregnancy Helpline of Sturgis and Three Rivers.  A flyer is posted on the bulletin board.

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com  

 

Nursery – Sept. 18 – Fellers family; Sept. 25 – Gerri Schwartz & Lyza Oswald

Mowing – Week of Sept. 18 – Greg Blucker; Sept. 25 – Rich Oswald

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Sept. 28 – Pauline Hochstetler

Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Sept. 26-Oct. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS continued…

Youth Connection – Aiden Hasbrouck home Varsity football (Centreville) – Sept. 23 @ 7:00 pm; Conner Keeslar home Varsity soccer (Prairie Heights) – Sept. 20 @ 5:30 pm; Evan Litwiller Varsity soccer (Westview) – away Sept. 20 & 24; EJ Miller & Taner Patrick home Varsity football (Sturgis) – Sept. 23 @ 7:00 pm; Gavan Miller JV football (Sturgis) away – Sept. 22 @ 6:30 pm; Chloe Patrick home JV volleyball (Sturgis) – Sept. 22 @ 5:00 pm; Ben & Alli Gautsche and Max Fellers Cross Country @ Colon - Sept. 20 @5:00 am; Carter & Madelyn Oswald home Cross Country (Sturgis) – Oct. 6 @ 5:00 pm

 

MYF/JYF – Man Hunt at the Fair -Today, 6-7:45ish

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Kickoff – Oct. 2, 4:30-6:00 pm

MYF (High School Youth) – Kickoff – Oct. 2, 6:30-8:00 pm

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia (12), Margo (9) & Sofiia (8).

- With our expectant parents – Eric & Kelsey Lunger - September

- With our college students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Tangi Kimble, Drew Litwiller

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Adam & Cathy Fellers and their family Abby, Isaiah & Max (11).  Their address is 29251 Marsh Road, Centreville, MI  49032. 

- 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, Erv Wickey, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.