Thursday, March 18, 2010
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
March 21, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Adam Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Joshua 1:1-9
Sermon – “Joshua: The Unorthodox Can-Do Man” – Bill Beck
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Sharing Time/Concerns – Ben Younts
Prayer
Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending Song
Welcome to Locust Grove! We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together. If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday. Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people. Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.Ushers/Greeters – Brian, Jessilyn, Myah & Brooke Troyer and Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz
Nursery – Today – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Mar. 28 – Brandon & Emily Fish
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 03/14/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108 (cell),
651-2313 (home), pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $4,239.50 AM attendance – 167
Designations for Building Fund - $705.00
Other designations - $206.66
CALENDAR:
Wed. Mar. 24, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Mar. 24, 7:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thurs. Mar. 25 – JYF going to Winter Jam Concert in Grand Rapids
Sun. Mar. 28, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brandon & Emily Fish have a different phone number – 517-227-0557. Please change it on your church phone lists.
Our group subscription to The Mennonite is renewing. If you are interested in joining or to continue your subscription, please contact the church office by April 4. Cost is $37. Sample copies of the magazine are on the table in the library.
A Maundy Thursday Service is planned for Apr. 1. The menu is chicken noodle soup, bread, cheese and fruit. An Easter morning haystack breakfast is planned for Apr. 4. Please sign up if you wish to attend either/both of these events. There is also a sign up sheet to bring food for both events along with some other items needed to restock the kitchen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Wednesday, Mar. 24 will be the last Wednesday Connection for this season. There will be a baked potato bar along with a dessert.
Locust Grove has offered to supply 10 gal. of orange juice for the Palm Saturday project on Apr. 17. If you would like to help with the cost, you can donate in the offering. Please mark your designations clearly.
Each year the Mennonite Colleges offer students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/ semester). Locust Grove has a line item in the budget that goes to that fund and also has a special offering for that purpose. This year we will be taking that offering Sunday, Mar. 28. High school seniors and current college students – If you are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by April 4.
You can now register on-line for summer camps at Amigo Centre. If you register at www.AmigoCentre.org before Apr. 15, with at least a $50 deposit, you can save $45 off the total cost! Call 651-2811 if you have questions.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Apr. 18 – Geocaching; May 16, 2-6:00 PM – Kalamazoo Valley Museum & Supper
JYF – Mar. 25 – Winter Jam Concert
Birthday Greetings go to: Mar. 31 – Sylvanus Yoder; Apr. 2 – Greg King; Apr. 3 – John Sies
Anniversary Greetings go to: Apr. 2 – Bert & Kim Mays
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Diane Green as she returns from Haiti.
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Paul & Fran Eichorn and their daughter Sierra (16). Their address is 24441 M-85, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, Dave Coblentz, John & Erma Eash, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
1 Cor. 11:1 – “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
1 John 2:6 – “Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.”
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
March 21, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Adam Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – Joshua 1:1-9
Sermon – “Joshua: The Unorthodox Can-Do Man” – Bill Beck
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Sharing Time/Concerns – Ben Younts
Prayer
Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending Song
Welcome to Locust Grove! We’re glad to have you join us for our time of worship together. If you haven’t already attended, we would love to have you also join us for Sunday school next Sunday. Sunday school is an important step in making further connections with a smaller group of people. Ask for help if you have any questions or need more information about our church.Ushers/Greeters – Brian, Jessilyn, Myah & Brooke Troyer and Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz
Nursery – Today – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Mar. 28 – Brandon & Emily Fish
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Dana Sommers
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 03/14/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 219-395-4108 (cell),
651-2313 (home), pastorbill@lgrove.org
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Beth Miller
Church office hours: Tues-Thurs 9 AM-5 PM, Friday 9 AM-Noon. Closed Monday
General Fund - $4,239.50 AM attendance – 167
Designations for Building Fund - $705.00
Other designations - $206.66
CALENDAR:
Wed. Mar. 24, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Wed. Mar. 24, 7:30 PM – Elder Team meeting
Thurs. Mar. 25 – JYF going to Winter Jam Concert in Grand Rapids
Sun. Mar. 28, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brandon & Emily Fish have a different phone number – 517-227-0557. Please change it on your church phone lists.
Our group subscription to The Mennonite is renewing. If you are interested in joining or to continue your subscription, please contact the church office by April 4. Cost is $37. Sample copies of the magazine are on the table in the library.
A Maundy Thursday Service is planned for Apr. 1. The menu is chicken noodle soup, bread, cheese and fruit. An Easter morning haystack breakfast is planned for Apr. 4. Please sign up if you wish to attend either/both of these events. There is also a sign up sheet to bring food for both events along with some other items needed to restock the kitchen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Wednesday, Mar. 24 will be the last Wednesday Connection for this season. There will be a baked potato bar along with a dessert.
Locust Grove has offered to supply 10 gal. of orange juice for the Palm Saturday project on Apr. 17. If you would like to help with the cost, you can donate in the offering. Please mark your designations clearly.
Each year the Mennonite Colleges offer students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/ semester). Locust Grove has a line item in the budget that goes to that fund and also has a special offering for that purpose. This year we will be taking that offering Sunday, Mar. 28. High school seniors and current college students – If you are planning to attend one of the Mennonite colleges and would like to take part in this program, please notify Gerri Schwartz by April 4.
You can now register on-line for summer camps at Amigo Centre. If you register at www.AmigoCentre.org before Apr. 15, with at least a $50 deposit, you can save $45 off the total cost! Call 651-2811 if you have questions.
Explorers – (3rd-5th Grades) – Apr. 18 – Geocaching; May 16, 2-6:00 PM – Kalamazoo Valley Museum & Supper
JYF – Mar. 25 – Winter Jam Concert
Birthday Greetings go to: Mar. 31 – Sylvanus Yoder; Apr. 2 – Greg King; Apr. 3 – John Sies
Anniversary Greetings go to: Apr. 2 – Bert & Kim Mays
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Diane Green as she returns from Haiti.
- With our college students: Ashley Hasbrouck, Justin Beeker, Krista Beeker, Nick Troyer, Chris Owsley, Michele Kerschner & Bill Lederman
- With Paul & Fran Eichorn and their daughter Sierra (16). Their address is 24441 M-85, Sturgis, MI 49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel
- We seek God’s provision and healing for these individuals: Betty Andersohn, Evelyn Blucker, Jim Carpenter, Dave Coblentz, John & Erma Eash, Destiny Peshina-Higdon, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Anna Stauffer, Richard Tribble, Clyde Troyer, Andrea Yeager, Marv Yoder
1 Cor. 11:1 – “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
1 John 2:6 – “Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.”
