LGMC Bulletin

 

December 10, 2023

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Jason Troyer

Lighting of the Advent Candle - Matthew Yoder

Praise –Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – “Seeking True Peace”

   Matthew 1, Joshua 2 – Matthew Yoder

Praise –Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

 

 

CALENDAR

Today, December 10, 4:00 PM – Children’s Choir practice

Monday, December 11, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

Saturday, December 16, 8-10:00 AM – Children’s Choir practice

 

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/03/23             Attendance – 102

General Fund - $2,795.00   Designations - $435.00

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during December will go to the Keystone Place.

The vote last Sunday evening regarding changing the name of the church was affirmed by 93.5%.  A copy of the minutes of the meeting are posted on the bulletin board.

The gift tags on the Christmas tree in the fellowship hall are for a family that needs a little help for the holidays (single dad with 2 children).  The gifts should be wrapped with the gift tag attached.  Please return the gifts by December 17.  Thank you for supporting this project.  Any questions or concerns can be directed to Greg Blucker.

The Women’s Mission & Service project for December is the Kindness Closet in Centreville.

We will plan to not have Sunday school on December 24 but will have it on December 31.

2024 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 Sunday, Dec. 31.

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.

Annual Reports for the 2022-23 church year are ready and are in the brochure rack in the mailbox room.

The next Blood Drive will be January 8.

 

Nursery – December 10 – Sheshenia Family; December 17 - Keeslars

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  December 19 – Greg Blucker

Anniversary Greetings go to:  December 18 – Steve & Wanita Riegsecker; December 22 – Charlie & Donna Casper

 

Kid’s Club –

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 10, 6-8:00 PM – Regular meeting; December 17 – Christmas cookies & movie night

Youth Connection – Home Sports Events – Carter Oswald – (boys freshman basketball) December 21 @ 4:15 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 Dave & Bertha Bontrager.  Their address is 605 Lancashire Drive, 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, Bill Kerschner, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Tribble, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.