LGMC Bulletin

 

December 21, 2025

 

 

Sunday School - 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Lighting the Advent Wreath – Primary Department

Praise –Darin & Rachel King

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Morning Message – Matthew Yoder

         “Joy in Redemption” – Ruth 3:1-18

Praise – Darin & Rachel King

Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 CALENDAR

Saturday, January 10, 7:00 AM – Men’s Breakfast

Monday, January 12, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

Tuesday, January 13, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship

 

Offering & Attendance – 12/14/2025             Attendance – 143

General Fund - $11,105.00       Designations - $17,550.00

Online giving for November was $4,407.00.

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 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. 

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.

Women’s Fellowship Game Night – January 13 @ 6:00 PM – Bring your favorite game, finger foods or snacks to share.  In case the weather is bad on this date, the Game Night will be rescheduled for February 10.

The church office will be closed on Thursday for Christmas.  The bulletin will be printed on Tuesday afternoon. 

 

Nursery – Today – Gerri Schwartz & Madelyn Oswald; 12/28 – Fellers family

 

Birthday Greetings go to: 12/30 – Greg Murray; 01/01 – Gerri Schwartz, Khankeo Kerschner; 01/02 – Merv Miller

 

Anniversary Greetings go to: 01/01 – Richard & Marjana Tribble; 01/03 – Matt & Katie Holden

 

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – December 31 – New Year’s Eve Party at the church.  You will be making pizza!

 

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 Richard & Susanna Hochstetler.  Their address is 27623 Wasepi Road, Centreville, MI  49032.     

- 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.