LGMC Bulletin

 

September 25, 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

Sermon – “Foundations – Holy Spirit”

     John 14:15-25

Responding

         Praise & Worship

Sending

         Benediction

 

 

 

 

CALENDAR

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

Thursday, Sept. 29, 5:15 PM – Praise Team practice

 

 

Offering & Attendance – 09/18/22    Attendance – 114

General Fund - $5,266.00   Designations - $327.00

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during September will go to the Salvation Army.

“The family of Irene Troyer thanks the congregation for the cards, prayers, and words of comfort after her passing.  Also, thanks to those who prepared food and helped in the kitchen.” – The Irene Troyer family

Congratulations to Eric & Kelsey Lunger on the birth of Ember May.  She was born Sept. 16 and weighed 7lb 11oz and was 20 inches long.  She joins sister Bowie and brother Ronan.  Happy grandparents are Greg & Carolyn Gautsche.  May God bless and protect little Ember and all her family.

Sympathy and prayers go to Bill and Bob Lederman and families on the passing of their sister, Betty Andersohn who passed away Sept. 19.  May God give the family peace and comfort.

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.

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. 25 – Gerri Schwartz & Lyza Oswald; Oct. 2 – Eva & Jenna Beeker

Mowing – Week of Sept. 25 – Rich Oswald; week of Oct. 2 – Dennis Bontrager

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Oct. 7 – Valeriia Sheshenia; Oct. 8 – Taner Patrick

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts

 

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

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

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS continued…

Youth Connection – Aiden Hasbrouck home Varsity football (Centreville) – Sept. 30 @ 7:00 pm; Conner Keeslar home Varsity soccer (Prairie Heights) – Sept. 29 @ 5:30 pm; Evan Litwiller home Varsity soccer (Westview) – Sept. 26; EJ Miller & Taner Patrick home Varsity football (Sturgis) – Sept. 30 @ 7:00 pm; Gavan Miller JV football (Sturgis) away – Sept. 29 @ 6:30 pm; Reece Miller home 7^th grade football (Sturgis) – Sept. 28, 4:30 pm; Chloe Patrick home JV volleyball (Sturgis) – Oct. 6 @ 5:00 pm; Carter & Madelyn Oswald home Cross Country (Sturgis) – Oct. 6 @ 5:00 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 college students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Tangi Kimble, Drew Litwiller

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Martha Franz.  Her address is 62500 Middle Colon Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030. 

- 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.