Thursday, October 06, 2022
Locust Grove bulletin for October 9, 2022
October 9, 2022
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Liz Yoder
Praise – Praise
Team
Prayer - Matthew
Yoder
Praise
Sermon – “Foundations – You’ve
Got Questions”
Praise
Benediction
CALENDAR
Monday, Oct. 10, 6:00
PM – Elder Team meeting
Monday, Oct. 10, 6:30
PM – Ladies Bible Study
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6:00
PM – Women’s Fellowship Bingo
Thursday, Oct. 13,
6-7:30 PM – Kid’s Club
Thursday, Oct. 13, 6:30
PM – Prayer Partner Party at Beeker’s Barn
Sunday, Oct. 16, 10:30
AM – Sheshenia Family
Sunday, Oct. 16, Noon –
Carry-in Fellowship Meal
Sunday, Oct. 30, Noon –
Carry-in Fellowship Meal for Pastor Appreciation
Offering & Attendance – 10/02/22 Attendance – 121
General Fund - $3,410.00 Designations
- $140.00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during October will go to the Keystone Place.
Annual
reports for the 2021-22 church year are due.
The WMS
project for October is twin
flat sheets for MCC.
Women’s Fellowship – Oct. 11 @ 6:00 PM. Bingo.
Bring a finger food and a wrapped gift.
Kid's Club will be meeting from 6:00-7:30 on
Thursday evenings for kids ages 1st-5th grade. This month, we'll be focusing on
some cliffhanger stories from the Bible, and learning what it means to have
GRIT (refusing to give up when life is hard). We're planning some fun
activities and games too! So, kids, invite your friends and we hope to see you
there! If you have any questions, please contact Rachel King or Abby Fellers.
Prayer Partner Party – Oct. 13 @ 6:30 PM @ Beeker’s
Barn. Bring finger foods to share and new
info form filled in. A sign-up sheet for
the next year and new info forms are on the console by the library. New members are
welcome! Come for an evening of fun!
On
Oct. 16 during the morning service, the Sheshenia Family will be sharing their
story with us. A special offering will
be received at that time to help them purchase a family car. This will be followed by a carry-in
fellowship meal.
October
is Pastor Appreciation month.
We will be celebrating Matt & his family with a pot luck meal after
the morning service on Oct. 30.
Please bring a dish or two to share.
Richard Hochstetler will be sharing his spiritual journey/life
story on the evening of Nov. 20 at 6:00 PM.
Come hear his story and bring finger foods for a time of fellowship
afterwards.
Offices
Booklets for 2022-23 are on the console by the library. Help yourself.
The
church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS continued…
Nursery – Oct. 9 – Darian & Christen
Kirby; Oct. 16 – Rachel King & Isabella Yoder
Mowing – Week of Oct. 9 – Kim
Schwartz; Week of Oct. 16 – Matt Franz
Birthday Greetings go
to: Oct. 17 – David Wickey, Justin Schwartz, EJ Miller;
Oct. 18 – Matt Franz; Oct. 19 – Fran
Eichorn; Oct. 20 – Glendon Miller, Rachel Oswald; Oct. 23 – Marilyn
Schwartz
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Oct. 17-23.
Kid’s Club (1st – 5th
Grades) – Thursdays, 6-7:30
pm
JYF (Middle School Youth)
MYF (High School Youth)
Youth Connection – Aiden Hasbrouck home Varsity football (Centreville) – Oct.
14 @ 7:00 pm; EJ Miller & Taner
Patrick away
Varsity football (Sturgis) – Oct. 14 & 21 @ 7:00 pm; Gavan Miller home
JV football (Sturgis) – Oct. 13 & 20 @ 6:30 pm; Reece Miller home
7th grade football (Sturgis) – Oct. 12, 4:30 pm; Carter & Madelyn Oswald home Cross Country (Sturgis) – Oct. 15 @
10:00 pm
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With the Sheshenia family
from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia (13), Margo (9) & Sofiia (8).
- With our college
students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Tangi
Kimble, Drew Litwiller
- With the St. Joseph
County Jail Ministry
- With Phil &
Alesia Furney. Their
address is 1241 Shawtown 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.
