Thursday, September 21, 2023
Locust Grove bulletin for September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Isabella Yoder
Praise – Praise
Team
Prayer – Matthew Yoder
Sermon – “The
Wisdom of Generosity” -
Luke 21:1-4 - Matthew Yoder
Praise – Praise
Team
Benediction
– Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Today, September 24,
12:30-3:00 – Kids Ministry Volunteer Kick Off!
Sunday, October 8, 5:00
PM – Congregational meeting
Offering & Attendance – 09/17/23 Attendance – 127
General Fund - $3,785.00 Designations - $1,280.00
Food donations
during September will go to Salvation Army.
Results from the Blood Drive on September on
September 11 – 41 total products collected.
Thanks to all who helped make this a success!
There is a correction for your church phone
list. Gary Large’s number is
260-336-6052. If you need a new copy of
this list, either digital or hard copy, please let the church office know.
Annual Reports
for the 2022-23 church are due.
The
Prayer Partner year-end party will be October 10 at 6:00 PM.
Women’s Fellowship will be hosting a Bingo
Night on October 17 at 6:00 PM. Please
bring a wrapped gift and finger food to share.
Mowing – Week of September 24 – Richard Hochstetler; Week
of October 1 – Matt Franz
Nursery – September 24 – Abby Fellers
& Phiona Jorgensen
Birthday Greetings go
to: October 7 – Valeriia Sheshenia; October 8 – Taner
Patrick
Anniversary Greetings go to: October 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts
YOUTH EVENTS
Kid’s Club –
Youth Group
(Middle School & High School Youth) – September 24 &
October 1, 6-8:00 pm – Regular
meeting at the church
Youth Connection – EJ
Miller & Taner Patrick varsity
football (Sturgis High School) – September 29, 7:00 pm;
Chloe Patrick junior
varsity volleyball (Sturgis High School) - September 28, 5:00 pm; Carter Oswald varsity tennis (Augspurger- Courts) – September 30, 9:30 am; Reece Miller middle school football (Sturgis High
School) – September 27 & October
11, 6:15 pm; Madelyn Oswald 7th
grade volleyball (Sturgis Middle School) – September 27, October 2 & October 4, 5:00 pm; Lyza Oswald cross country (Sturgis Middle School) – September 28 &
October 5, 5:00
pm
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With the Sheshenia family
from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia, Margo & Sofiia.
- With our college
students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar,
Drew Litwiller, Evan
Litwiller, Kali Tyler, Myah Troyer
- With the St. Joseph
County Jail Ministry
- With Merle Yeager. His address is 63773
Shimmel 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, Bill Kerschner, Gary
Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Martha Schwartz, Richard Tribble, Merle Yeager and
Betty Yoder.