Thursday, March 27, 2025
Locust Grove bulletin for March 30, 2025
March 30, 2025
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Dave
Peterson
Praise –Praise
Team
Children’s Ministry – Rachel King
Prayer – Matthew Yoder
Sermon – Matthew Yoder
“Building the Right Life” – Matthew 7:15-27
Praise – Praise
Team
Benediction – Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Monday, March 31, 6:00 PM – Women’s Bible Study
Saturday, April 12, 7:00 AM – Men’s Breakfast
Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM – Loved First Auction at Lake Area
Offering & Attendance – 03/23/2025
Attendance – 126
General Fund - $2,910.00
Designations - $200.00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during March will go to the Salvation Army.
The Women’s Mission & Service project for March is
bars of soap (not Ivory) for Mennonite Central Committee.
Locust Grove has a College Student
Aid program that was established to take a supportive role in our members’
Christian education. If you will be attending a Christian College, University
or Seminary for the 2025-26 year, please contact Gerri Schwartz.
Tonya Barrington has agreed to be the Church
Directory Coordinator. If you want
to have your page updated or don’t have a page and would like to be included in
the directory, please contact Tonya.
We will be having a bridal shower for Abby Fellers on Sunday, April 13 at 2:30pm
here at the church. All ladies/girls are invited. Abby &
Brendan are registered on Amazon. We hope to see you there. If you
have any questions, please see Katrina Hasbrouck, Eva Beeker or Jen Gautsche.
Women’s Fellowship – April 22, 6:00 PM – We will have a Worship
Evening. There will be a potato
bar. Potatoes will be provided and there
will be a sign-up sheet for the toppings.
Please sign up online or at the Welcome Center by Easter Sunday.
The next Blood Drive is scheduled
for May 5.
Loved First -: Ministry Auction - April 12, 10:00 AM
at Lake Area Christian School; Ministry
Yard Sale - May
15,16,17
Nursery – 3/30 – Danielle Miller & Miley Holden; 4/06 – Abby
Fellers & Makenna Holden
Birthday Greetings go to: 4/09 – Georgia Dobberteen: 4/11 – Gabe Schrock; 4/12 – Richard
Tribble
Anniversary
Greetings go to: 4/07 – Brian & Teresa Troyer
Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – April 6, 6-8:00 PM – At
the church; April
13, Noon-? – Adventure Zone after the morning worship service.
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With our engaged
couple – Abby Fellers & Brendon Andaverde (May 10, 2025)
- With the family of
John Blucker – John passed away last week.
His visitation and funeral are today at Locust Grove. Our sympathy and prayers go to all his
family.
- 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 Ed Wickey. His address is 33754 Ackey
Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030.
- With our friends in
Israel.
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals:
Fran Eichorn, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Oswald, Jim
Owsley, Richard Tribble, Ed Wilcox, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.
Auction Information - There is a cookie bake sign-up list at the Welcome Center for the “Loved First” Auction on April 12. There will be plastic containers for 1 dozen cookies each, available near the sign-up list. Cookies should be approximately 3 inches in diameter. They can be dropped off at Lake Area Christian School on Friday, April 11 by 7:00pm or at the church from 1-3:00pm. We are still in need of auction items and are willing to pick up. Someone will be available at Lake Area each Thursday evening from 6–7:00pm for drop off. Drive around to the farthest walk-through door on the North side of the gym building. We are also collecting clean plastic grocery bags, which can be placed in a box in the mail room. If there are any questions about anything, please see Eva Beeker, Ramona King, Phiona Jorgensen, Bill & Janell Lederman or Marjana Tribble.
