LGMC Bulletin

 

December 31, 2023

 

Happy New Year!

 

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Jason Troyer

Lighting of the Christ Candle – Matthew Yoder

Praise –Youth Praise Team

Kid’s Ministry – Rachel King

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – “You’ve Got Questions: Christmas Edition!”

   – Matthew Yoder

Praise –Youth Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

CALENDAR

Saturday, January 6 – Meat Canner in Goshen

Monday, January 8 – Blood Drive

Monday, January 8, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/24/2023             Attendance – 162

General Fund - $4,732.47   Designations - $400.00

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during January will go to the Salvation Army.

2024 offering envelopes are in your mailboxes today.  If you didn’t get a packet and want them, please let the church office know.   Or if you got some and don’t want to use them, please let us know that as well.  You should throw away any leftover ones from 2023 as you may not have the same number in 2024.

Mennonite Central Committee Meat Canning will be at the Depot in Goshen.  Our church’s slot to work is January 6 from 1:45-8:00 PM.  Wear clean clothes and hair coverings. 

The next Blood Drive will be Monday, January 8.  Volunteers are needed to help with registration, driving donors, and tear down.  A sign-up sheet is at the welcome center.

Women’s Fellowship will be January 16 at 6:00 PM at Five Lakes in Sturgis.

The Women’s Mission & Service project for January is twin and full-sized blankets for Mennonite Central Committee.

 

Nursery – December 31 – Stefanie & Chloe Patrick; January 7 – Madelyn Oswald and helper

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  January 9 – Betty Yoder; January 10 – Joyce Weber, Collin Keeslar; January 11 – Carolyn Gautsche; January 13 – Ruby Miller, Pam Keeslar

 

Anniversary Greetings go to:  January 11 – Jerry & Nancy Dykstra

 

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 31 – New Year’s Eve Party, 7:00pm – 12:15am.  Come and go as you please if you can’t make it for the whole time. January 7 – 6-8:00 pm at the church

 

Youth Connection – Home Sports Events – Carter Oswald – (boys freshman basketball) January 11 @ 5:00 PM.  EJ & Gavan Miller – (boys swimming) January 16 @6:00 PM (Sturgis Pool)

 

 

 

 

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 Edna Carpenter.  Her address is 207 N. Franks Ave, Apt. 19, 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.