LGMC Bulletin

 

December 18, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Kim Schwartz

Praise – Praise Team

Advent Candle

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Kid’s Club Celebration

Praise – Praise Team

Sermon – “Incarnation & Nativity”

– Phil. 2:5-11

Praise – Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

CALENDAR

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

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/11/22    Attendance - 102

General Fund - $3,065.00   Designations - $95.00

  Special offering on 12/3 for United Way was $1,147.00.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during December will go to Keystone Place.

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.  They will be in your mailboxes next Sunday, Dec. 25.

Gerri Schwartz has canceled her landline phone and only has her cell number now – 269-615-5232.

The WMS project for December is Relief Kits for MCC.  Bring the items to the church and place on the 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 today, 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.

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com  

 

Nursery – Dec. 18 – Eva & Jenna Beeker; Dec. 25 – Rachel King & Isabella Yoder

Birthday Greetings go to:  Dec. 28 – Jenny Troyer; Dec. 29 – Adalynn Rumsey; Dec. 30 – Greg Murray, Kara Franz; Dec. 31 – Ruth Coblentz; Jan. 1 – Gerri Schwartz, Khankeo Kerschner

Anniversary Greetings go to:  Jan. 1 – Richard & Marjana Tribble

 

 

YOUTH EVENTS

Kid’s Club (1^st – 5^th Grades)

JYF (Middle School Youth) and MYF (High School Youth) – Jan. 8 – Rescheduled SkyZone trip after church

Youth Connection –EJ & Gavan Miller home high school swim team (Sturgis) – Dec. 20 @ 6:00 pm.

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- 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 Bill & Khankeo Kerschner.  Their address is 22024 Banker Street 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, and Betty Yoder.