LGMC Bulletin

 

December 14, 2025

 

 

Sunday School - 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Lighting the Advent Wreath – Primary Department

Praise –Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Morning Message – Matthew Yoder

         “Peace in Provision” – Ruth 2:1-23

Praise – Praise Team

Benediction – Matthew Yoder

CALENDAR

Sunday, December 14, 2:00 PM – Congregational meeting

Thursday, December 18 – Women’s Mission & Service

 

 Offering & Attendance – 12/07/2025             Attendance – 119

General Fund - $7,095.00       Designations - $1,160.00

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during December will go to Keystone Place.

The LG Kids Ministry would like to gift families with a Birthday Cake for Jesus Bag!  You can find them outside the Worship Center by the Christmas trees.  Any donations for the bags go to Loved First.  These will be available December 14 & 21.

There are still a few bags of noodles left as well as several T-shirts from our “Loved First” fundraisers.  If you are interested in either or both, please contact Phiona Jorgensen, Ramona King, or Bill & Janell Lederman.

The Women’s Mission & Service project for December is bars of soap for Mennonite Central Committee.  No bars of Ivory soap, please.  For the meeting this Thursday, Joyce Weber will be in charge of the kitchen and Martha Franz will have devotions.

We will be having a Congregational meeting today, December 14 at 2:00 PM.  You are all encouraged to attend.

Volunteers are needed for the blood drive on Monday, December 29.  A sign-up sheet is at the Welcome Center.

The Mennonite Central Committee will be canning meet January 6-16 at the Depot in Goshen.  Volunteers are needed to help.  If you are interested, call 574-202-3250.

If you are interested in using the offering envelope system for 2026, please let Beth Miller know.  If you want to stop using them, let her know that also.

 

Nursery – Today – Stefanie & Chloe Patrick; 12/21 – Gerri Schwartz & Madelyn Oswald

 

Birthday Greetings go to: 12/27 – Doyle Carpenter; 12/28 –Jenny Troyer

 

Anniversary Greetings go to: 12/22 – Charlie & Donna Casper 

 

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – Tonight, December 14, 6-8:00 PM – Christmas Party at the church.  Plan to bring a white elephant gift worth no more than $10.  It can be anything, nice or not, but remember that you might be taking it home!  December 31 – New Year’s Eve Party at the church

 

Directory Update: If you would like an updated photo taken for the new directory, please meet at the chairs behind the sound booth     after the service today, December 14. 

 

 

 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With our engaged couples – Jenna Beeker & Alex Comstock.

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

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler.  Their address is 1630 Nixon Lane, Three Rivers, MI  49093.     

- With our friends in Israel.

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals: Ann Araujo, Fran Eichorn, Greg King, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Oswald, Steve Riegsecker, Gabe Schrock, Richard Tribble, Ed Wickey, Ed Wilcox, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.