Thursday, November 16, 2023
Locust Grove bulletin for November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Abby Fellers
Praise –Praise Team
Prayer – Matthew Yoder
Sermon – “Jonah” – Matthew Yoder
Jonah 2:9; 3:6
Praise –Praise Team
Benediction – Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Today, November 19, 4:00 PM – Children’s Choir practice
Wednesday, November 22, 6-7:30 PM – Kid’s Club
Offering & Attendance – 11/12/23 Attendance – 117
General Fund - $2,555.00 Designations - $20.00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations during November will go to the Salvation Army.
Please get any bulletin announcements in to Beth Miller by Tuesday morn-ing this week. The office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
December 5 at 6:00 PM - Christmas Tea. Timberly Tree Farm will be here to decorate wreaths with us. Please sign up at the welcome station to join us. The cost will be $30. Bring a dish to pass for the tea and sign up to decorate a table if you are interested.
The Women’s Mission & Service project for November is Pregnancy Helpline.
387 comforters were completed at the Comforter Bash in Goshen last weekend. Those comforters will go to Mennonite Central Committee.
Correction. 28 products were collected at the Blood Drive. Not 48.
Our youth will be going on a service trip to North Carolina next summer, June 29-July 6. To secure your spot on the trip, a $50 non-refundable deposit is due to a youth sponsor by Sunday, January 7. After this date, there is no guarantee that a spot will be available.
We will be having a congregational meeting on December 3 at 5:00 PM. Bring finger food to share.
The next Blood Drive will be January 8.
Nursery – November 19 – Brian & Rachel Oswald; November 26 – Abby Fellers & Phiona Jorgensen
Birthday Greetings go to: There are no birthdays November 27 – De-cember 3.
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries November 27 – December 3.
Kid’s Club – November 22, 6-7:30 PM
Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 1, 6-8:00 PM – Faith Night; December 10, 6-8:00 PM – Regular meeting
Youth Connection – Home Sports Events
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daugh-ters 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 Natalie Bellaire. Her address is 65375 Shimmel Road, Sturgis, MI 49041.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals: John Blucker, Dave & Bertha Bontrager, Bill Kerschner, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Tribble, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.
