Sunday, December 28, 2003
LOCUST GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH
29525 Findley Road
Burr Oak, MI 49030
Phone 489-5041
December 28, 2003
Morning Service - 9:30 AM
Worship Leader – Greg Blucker
Chorister – Martha Franz
Children’s Story – Drama Team
Reading & Lighting Advent Candle – Gerri Schwartz & Courtney Yeager
Message – “The Clothes of Christmas” – Chris Kahila
Sunday School – 11:00 AM
Adult Lesson – “Learning to Grow”
Background Scripture – Luke 2:40-52
AND JESUS GREW IN WISDOM AND STATURE, AND IN FAVOR WITH GOD AND MEN. Luke 2:52
Evening Service – 6:00
Cell Groups
Today’s Greeters & Ushers – The Lederman Family – Bill, Janell, Jesse, Jaclyn, Joel and Monica
Nursery Staff – Charlie & Stefanie Patrick; Jan. 4 – Kurt & Kelly Franz
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance - 12/21/2003
General Fund $ 3,767.25
Designations total $ 472.00
AM attendance 195
CALENDAR
Wed. Dec. 31, 8:00 PM – MYF/JYF New Year’s Eve Party at Centreville Elementary Gym
Sat. Jan. 3, 6:30 PM – Home Improvement - Bowling
Sun. Jan. 4, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Jan. 4, 6:00 PM – Reflection over the past year
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annual reports still due are – Nursery Coordinator, MYF, Amigo Rep, One-Another Cells, Gifts Discernment Commission.
The January WMSC project is flat twin sheets for MCC. Bertha Bontrager will be hostess for the January 15 meeting and Florence Wickey will have devotions.
Church League Basketball at Shipshewana Elementary – No game this week.
Please sign up to bring cookies or donuts for our Sunday morning fellowship time. The sign-up sheet is on the kitchen counter by the pastor’s office door. Thanks. – Fran Eichorn
The time is here to let your secret prayer partner know who has been praying for her. Also, the sign-up sheet for Prayer Partners for the 2004 year is on the library counter. If you have any questions, talk to Carolyn Gautsche.
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve – 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM – JYF & MYF (families invited to join their JYFer or MYFer) will be meeting at Centreville Elementary Gym for an evening filled with fun and activities. Volleyball, basketball, group games, and tournaments will be happening. Please bring appropriate attire for games, your own drink, and finger foods to share. Invite your friends and see you there!
Home Improvement Family Night – Bowling at “The Strike Zone” in Bronson at 6:30 PM. A sign-up list (for lane reservations) is on the library counter. The cost is $2.50 per game. Shoes are free. There will be food and fellowship after at Brian & Jessilyn Troyer’s in Sturgis.
Any money for SEND/Sheldon & Cindy Sharp needs to be marked clearly and put in the offering. - The Missions Commission
The church offices will be closed Jan. 1 & 2.
One correction to the member list for Elder selection – Please add Jesse Lederman.
Angie Litwiller will have thyroid cancer surgery on Jan. 2 at Elkhart General Hospital. Please pray for her and her unborn baby.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies next Sunday for the Locust Grove Food Pantry.
Birthday Greetings go to: Jan. 5 – Justin Beeker; Jan. 7 – Jesse Lederman; Jan. 9 – Betty Yoder, Cindy Sharp; Jan. 10 Joyce Weber, Collin Keeslar; Jan. 11 – Carolyn Gautsche
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Jan. 5-11.
Ministers: All who are a part of this body Pastor: John Troyer, 625-1127
Office Staff: Beth Miller Counseling: Kurt Stevens, 651-7802
Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Marv Schwartz, Jake Schwartz
Church Office Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Fri. 9:00 AM-Noon
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
Healing
-Evelyn Blucker, Michael Eash, Cathy Fellers, Bill Kerschner, Mattie C. Miller, Ellen Oswald, Connie Pagels, Marv Schwartz, Dave & Wilma Shank, Clarence Troyer, Shelly Kindig, Betty Andersohn, Collin Keeslar, Levi Slabach, Sylvanus Yoder, Deb Julien, Emily Franz, Angie Litwiller
Local Ministry & Needs
- Our marriages and families
- St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- Engaged Couples – Glendon Miller & Danielle Curey (June 26, 2004); John Nunemaker & Stephanie Parker (July 24, 2004)
- College Students – Enjoy your Christmas break!
- This week pray for Merle & Andrea Yeager. Their address is 63773 Shimmel Road, Centreville, MI 49032. Check the west bulletin board for pictures and information.
Other Ministries & Needs
- Mennonite Church Transformation Process
- Our Missionaries - The Denlingers in Israel
- God’s will to be done in the hearts of our government leaders and leaders around the world.
- Mission Network workers Bruce Yoder and Nancy Frey thank God for the high enrollment of approximately 230 students this year at Benin Bible Institute. Pray that this training will equip the students to be strong leaders in the Beninese church.
Action Notes from Sermon
(Please use this area to take any notes and include it in your devotional and prayer times this week.)
29525 Findley Road
Burr Oak, MI 49030
Phone 489-5041
December 28, 2003
Morning Service - 9:30 AM
Worship Leader – Greg Blucker
Chorister – Martha Franz
Children’s Story – Drama Team
Reading & Lighting Advent Candle – Gerri Schwartz & Courtney Yeager
Message – “The Clothes of Christmas” – Chris Kahila
Sunday School – 11:00 AM
Adult Lesson – “Learning to Grow”
Background Scripture – Luke 2:40-52
AND JESUS GREW IN WISDOM AND STATURE, AND IN FAVOR WITH GOD AND MEN. Luke 2:52
Evening Service – 6:00
Cell Groups
Today’s Greeters & Ushers – The Lederman Family – Bill, Janell, Jesse, Jaclyn, Joel and Monica
Nursery Staff – Charlie & Stefanie Patrick; Jan. 4 – Kurt & Kelly Franz
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance - 12/21/2003
General Fund $ 3,767.25
Designations total $ 472.00
AM attendance 195
CALENDAR
Wed. Dec. 31, 8:00 PM – MYF/JYF New Year’s Eve Party at Centreville Elementary Gym
Sat. Jan. 3, 6:30 PM – Home Improvement - Bowling
Sun. Jan. 4, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Jan. 4, 6:00 PM – Reflection over the past year
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annual reports still due are – Nursery Coordinator, MYF, Amigo Rep, One-Another Cells, Gifts Discernment Commission.
The January WMSC project is flat twin sheets for MCC. Bertha Bontrager will be hostess for the January 15 meeting and Florence Wickey will have devotions.
Church League Basketball at Shipshewana Elementary – No game this week.
Please sign up to bring cookies or donuts for our Sunday morning fellowship time. The sign-up sheet is on the kitchen counter by the pastor’s office door. Thanks. – Fran Eichorn
The time is here to let your secret prayer partner know who has been praying for her. Also, the sign-up sheet for Prayer Partners for the 2004 year is on the library counter. If you have any questions, talk to Carolyn Gautsche.
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve – 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM – JYF & MYF (families invited to join their JYFer or MYFer) will be meeting at Centreville Elementary Gym for an evening filled with fun and activities. Volleyball, basketball, group games, and tournaments will be happening. Please bring appropriate attire for games, your own drink, and finger foods to share. Invite your friends and see you there!
Home Improvement Family Night – Bowling at “The Strike Zone” in Bronson at 6:30 PM. A sign-up list (for lane reservations) is on the library counter. The cost is $2.50 per game. Shoes are free. There will be food and fellowship after at Brian & Jessilyn Troyer’s in Sturgis.
Any money for SEND/Sheldon & Cindy Sharp needs to be marked clearly and put in the offering. - The Missions Commission
The church offices will be closed Jan. 1 & 2.
One correction to the member list for Elder selection – Please add Jesse Lederman.
Angie Litwiller will have thyroid cancer surgery on Jan. 2 at Elkhart General Hospital. Please pray for her and her unborn baby.
Remember to bring your staple food supplies next Sunday for the Locust Grove Food Pantry.
Birthday Greetings go to: Jan. 5 – Justin Beeker; Jan. 7 – Jesse Lederman; Jan. 9 – Betty Yoder, Cindy Sharp; Jan. 10 Joyce Weber, Collin Keeslar; Jan. 11 – Carolyn Gautsche
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Jan. 5-11.
Ministers: All who are a part of this body Pastor: John Troyer, 625-1127
Office Staff: Beth Miller Counseling: Kurt Stevens, 651-7802
Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Marv Schwartz, Jake Schwartz
Church Office Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Fri. 9:00 AM-Noon
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
Healing
-Evelyn Blucker, Michael Eash, Cathy Fellers, Bill Kerschner, Mattie C. Miller, Ellen Oswald, Connie Pagels, Marv Schwartz, Dave & Wilma Shank, Clarence Troyer, Shelly Kindig, Betty Andersohn, Collin Keeslar, Levi Slabach, Sylvanus Yoder, Deb Julien, Emily Franz, Angie Litwiller
Local Ministry & Needs
- Our marriages and families
- St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- Engaged Couples – Glendon Miller & Danielle Curey (June 26, 2004); John Nunemaker & Stephanie Parker (July 24, 2004)
- College Students – Enjoy your Christmas break!
- This week pray for Merle & Andrea Yeager. Their address is 63773 Shimmel Road, Centreville, MI 49032. Check the west bulletin board for pictures and information.
Other Ministries & Needs
- Mennonite Church Transformation Process
- Our Missionaries - The Denlingers in Israel
- God’s will to be done in the hearts of our government leaders and leaders around the world.
- Mission Network workers Bruce Yoder and Nancy Frey thank God for the high enrollment of approximately 230 students this year at Benin Bible Institute. Pray that this training will equip the students to be strong leaders in the Beninese church.
Action Notes from Sermon
(Please use this area to take any notes and include it in your devotional and prayer times this week.)
