LGMC Bulletin

 

October 30, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Liz Yoder

Praise – Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Praise – Praise Team

Sermon – “Psalms of Praise” – Matthew Yoder

     Psalms 145-146

Praise – Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

 

CALENDAR

Monday, Oct. 31, 6:30 PM – Ladies Bible Study

Thursday, Nov. 3, 6-7:30 PM – Kid’s Club

Monday, Nov. 7 – Red Cross Blood Drive

 

Offering & Attendance – 10/23/22    Attendance – 116

General Fund - $9,700.23   Designations - $1,200.00

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during October will go to the Keystone Place.

Annual reports for the 2021-22 church year are due.

Daylight Savings time ends (fall back) next Sunday, Nov. 6.

The next Blood Drive is Monday, Nov. 7.  Volunteers are needed to help with registration, to drive donors to and from the blood drive, and to help tear down.  A sign-up sheet is in the fellowship hall.

People of all ages are invited to help at the MCC Great Lakes Goshen Comforter Bash on Nov. 11 (9 am-5 pm) & Nov. 12 (9 am-3 pm) at the Pleasant View Church in Goshen.  Talk to Martha Franz if you need more information.

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.

Women’s Fellowship – Nov. 29 @ 6:00 PM.  Christmas Crafts at Beeker’s barn.  Bring a dish to share.

St. Joe. Co. United Way and Locust Grove will be having a free Christmas concert on Dec. 3 at 7:00pm. A free will offering will be taken to support The St. Joe. Co. United Way`s Suicide Prevention/ Anti-bullying program. Please join us for an evening of beautiful Christmas music performed by some very talented local artists.

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com  

 

Nursery – Oct. 30 – Abby Fellers & Phiona Jorgensen; Nov. 6 - Keeslars

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Nov. 8 – Natalie Bellaire; Nov. 11 – Erma Eash (103), Jerry Dykstra, Margo Sheshenia; Nov. 13 – Bowie Lunger

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Nov. 12 – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz, Brian & Rachel Oswald

 

Kid’s Club (1^st – 5^th Grades) – Thursdays, 6-7:30 pm

JYF (Middle School Youth) – Oct. 30 – 4:30–6:00pm @ the church

MYF (High School Youth) – Oct. 30 – 6:30-8:00pm @ the church

 

 

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, Myah Troyer

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Douglas Hasbrouck.  His address is 22710 Mintdale Road, Sturgis, MI  49091.      

- 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.