LGMC Bulletin

 

December 8, 2024

 

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Kim Schwartz

Advent Candle

Praise –Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – Matthew Yoder

   “The Obedience of Joseph” – Matthew 1:18-25

Praise – Praise Team

Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

CALENDAR

Monday, December 9, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

Monday, December 9, 6:30 PM – Women’s Advent Bible Study

Sunday, December 15, 6:00 PM – Children’s Christmas Program

 

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/01/2024             Attendance – 141

General Fund - $1,745.00     Designations - $629.02 of which $504.02 was for Loved First.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Offering Envelopes for 2025 – New offering envelopes will be in your mailboxes soon.  If you had a set in 2024, you will automatically get a set for 2025 unless you let the church office know that you don’t want them.  Or if you haven’t used them before but would like to start, please let Beth know that too.

Food donations during December will go to Keystone Place.

The Women’s Mission & Service project for December is Keystone Place.  A list of needed items is in your church mailbox.

The next Blood Drive is January 6.

We will no longer be making DVD’s of the Sunday morning service.

There are gowns/props in the church basement that were used in the Christmas Drama at Locust Grove years ago.  If there are some that should be kept, that you would like for a project, or that you know could be used by some other organization, please contact Gerri Schwartz.

 

Nursery – December 8 – Phiona Jorgensen & Ellyn Oswald; December 15 – Danielle Miller & Miley Holden

Birthday Greetings go to:  12/17 – Rachel King; 12/19 – Greg Blucker

Anniversary Greetings go to:  12/18 – Steve & Waneta Riegsecker; 12/22 – Charlie & Donna Casper

 

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 8, 6-8:00 PM – Christmas Party at the church.  Bring a white elephant gift worth no more than $10.  December 29, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church.

 

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 Mark & Debi Schrock.  Their address is 26370 M-86, 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.