LGMC Bulletin

 

November 24, 2024

 

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Adam Fellers

Praise –Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – Matthew Yoder

   “Living in Gratitude” – Deuteronomy 8:10-18

Communion – Elder Team

Praise – Praise Team

Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

 

 

CALENDAR

Today, November 24, 2:00 PM – Decorate the church for Christmas

Today, November 24, 4-6:00 PM – Children’s Choir practice

Monday, December 2, 6:30 PM – Women’s Bible Study

Tuesday, December 3, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship Tea

Saturday, December 7, 7:00 PM – United Way Christmas Program

 

Offering & Attendance – 11/17/2024             Attendance – 132

General Fund - $1,370.00     Designations - $4,558.80 of which $3,223.80 was for Loved First.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The bulletin will be printed on Tuesday this week and the church office will be closed on Thursday.

Food donations during November will go to Salvation Army.

Fund Raiser - Homemade noodles and freshly frozen chicken tenderloins (in 1, 2, and 5# bags) are available today for a donation.  All the money raised will go for the Loved First project.  

Come help decorate – Today at 2:00 PM.  Help is needed to decorate the church for Advent and Christmas.  Please come join in the fun! 

The Women’s Mission & Service project for November is hygiene kits for Mennonite Central Committee. 

A Christmas themed Bible study for women titled Just as He Promised will be starting on December 2.

Women’s Fellowship will have a Christmas Tea on December 3 at 6:00 PM.  Eva Beeker and Katrina Hasbrouck will be teaching a craft.  Cost for that will be $12.  (The craft is optional.)  Please bring a dish to share.  Sign up online to decorate a table or see Marty, Rachel O. or Kay.  Sign up online deadline is November 26.

The next Blood Drive is January 6.

Nursery – November 24 – Chris Oswald & Madelyn Oswald; December 1 – The Fellers Family

Birthday Greetings go to:  There are no birthdays December 2-8.

Anniversary Greetings go to:  December 5 – Lennis & Nancy Troyer

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 1, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church; December 8, 6-8:00 PM – Christmas Party at the church.  Bring a white elephant gift worth no more than $10. 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With our college students – Collin Keeslar, Conner Keeslar, Drew Litwiller, Evan Litwiller, EJ Miller, Taner Patrick, Brooke Troyer

- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia, Margo & Sofiia.

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Steve & Waneta Riegsecker.  Their address is 26991 N. Shore Drive, Sturgis, MI  49091.

- With our friends in Israel.

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  John Blucker, Dave Bontrager, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Oswald, Richard Tribble, Ed Wilcox, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.