Thursday, January 11, 2024
Locust Grove bulletin for January 14, 2024
January 14, 2024
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Louellen
Westover
Praise –Praise
Team
Prayer – Matthew
Yoder
Sermon – “Transformed Mindset” – Romans 12:2
– Matthew Yoder
Praise
–Praise Team
Benediction – Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Tuesday, January 16, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship at 5 Lakes
Thursday, January 18 – Women’s Mission & Service
Thursday, January 18, 5:15 PM – Praise Team practice
Offering & Attendance – 01/07/2024 Attendance – 118
General Fund - $2,425.00
Designations - $135.00
Online giving is not included in these totals.
Welcome to Locust Grove!
We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together. If you haven’t already attended, we would
love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday. Sunday school is an important step in making
further connections with a smaller group of people. Ask for help if you have any questions or
need more information about our church.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during January will go to the Salvation Army.
41 units of blood were
given Monday at the blood drive. Thank
you to all who helped in any way. The
next Blood Drive will be Monday, March 4.
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-sized blankets for Mennonite Central Committee. For the monthly meeting this Thursday, Rin
Bontrager will be in charge of the kitchen and Gerri Schwartz will have
devotions.
Offering envelope totals for 2023 include only that which
was given through the envelope system.
Online giving is not included. Total
online giving for 2023 was $12,340.25.
Nursery – January 14 – the Fellers family; January 21 – Gerri
Schwartz & Lyza Oswald
Birthday Greetings go to: January 23 – Clint Gautsche; January 24 – Drew
Litwiller; January
27 – Nancy Troyer, Brenda Blucker
Anniversary
Greetings go to: There are no
anniversaries January 22-28.
Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – January 14 & 21 –
6-8:00 PM at
the church; January
27 - 4-9:00
PM – Leave from the church to go to Goshen to pack school kits
for Mennonite Central Committee.
Youth Connection – Home Sports Events –
Carter Oswald – (boys JV basketball) January 15 @5:45 PM, January 18 @6:15
PM; EJ
& Gavan Miller – (boys Varsity swimming) January 30 @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 Ruth Coblentz. Her address is PO Box 225,
Nottawa, MI 49075.
LaGrange,
IN 46761.
- 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.
