LGMC Bulletin

 

December 11, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Kim Schwartz

Praise – Praise Team

Advent Candle

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Praise – Praise Team

Sermon – “Sin & Redemption” - Matthew Yoder

– Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Praise – Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

CALENDAR

Monday, Dec. 12, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

Thursday, Dec. 15 – Women’s Sewing

Thursday, Dec. 15, 5:15 PM – Praise Team practice

Sunday, Dec. 25 & Jan. 1, 9:30 AM – No Sunday school classes

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/04/22    Attendance - 105

General Fund - $2,350.00   Designations - $1,111.00

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during December will go to Keystone Place.

Next Sunday, Dec. 18, Kid's Club will have a sharing time during the morning worship service. We hope you can come hear what we've been doing during our time together!

2023 offering envelopes are available.  If you have used them before and don’t want to use them next year, please let the church office or Kay Large know.  Or if you didn’t use them and want to start, let us know that, too.

The WMS monthly meeting is this Thursday, Dec. 15.  Gerri Schwartz is in charge of the kitchen and Louellen Westover will have devotions.  The project for December is Relief Kits for MCC.  Make it a holiday project for your family.  Bring items to church and place on WMS counter. 

There is a tree on the credenza with tags for items needed by the Sheshenia family for their home. Items can be new or gently used and brought to the church thru Dec. 18. There is no need to gift wrap. The family will take these to their home as they come in. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Keeslar or Janell Lederman.

From the Worship Commission – We will not plan for Sunday school classes to meet on Dec. 25, 2022 and Jan. 1, 2023.

You are invited to celebrate Sam Troyer’s 90^th birthday at an Open House Friday, Dec. 30 from 2-4:00 pm at First Mennonite Church, 203 East Lawrence St., Middlebury, IN.  Sam initially felt the call to the pastorate while attending Locust Grove and has many fond connections here.  A flyer is posted on the bulletin board.

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com  

 

Nursery – Dec. 11 – Fellers Family; Dec. 18 – Gerri Schwartz & Lyza Oswald

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Dec. 19 – Greg Blucker

 

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Dec. 22 – Charlie & Donna Casper

 

 

 

YOUTH EVENTS

Kid’s Club (1^st – 5^th Grades)

JYF (Middle School Youth) and MYF (High School Youth) – Today, Dec. 11, 5-7:00pm – Christmas party at the church.; Jan. 8 – Rescheduled SkyZone trip after church

Youth Connection – Carter Oswald home 8^th grade basketball (Sturgis Middle School) – Dec. 12 & 14 @ 6:00 pm; EJ & Gavan Miller home high school swim team (Sturgis) – Dec. 13 @ 6:00 pm.

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With Marilyn Schwartz and Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck and family in the recent passing of Fred.  He will be missed greatly by all who knew and loved him.  May God give them peace and comfort.

- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia (13), Margo (10) & Sofiia (8).

- With our college students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Tangi Kimble, Drew Litwiller, Myah Troyer, Kali Tyler

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Corey & Pam Keeslar and their sons Collin (19) & Conner (17).  Their address is 1450 N SR 3, LaGrange, IN  4676140.    

- 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.