Friday, October 15, 2010
Locust Grove
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
October 17, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Ben Younts
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – John 1:35-51
Sermon – “Come and See”
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 – Charlie & Stefanie Patrick and family, Natalie Bellaire, and Edna Carpenter
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Ross Weber
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Bethel Baptist
Nursery – Jeremy & Amy Bucklin; Oct. 24 – Jenna Beeker
Offerings & Attendance –10/10/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 503-3800 (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 - $ 3,815.00 AM attendance – 173
Designations for Building Fund - $670.00
Other Designations - $138.14
CALENDAR:
Wed. Oct. 20, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Oct. 21 – WMSC
Thurs. Oct. 21, 6:15 PM – Praise Team Practice
Thurs. Oct. 21, 6:30 PM – Jail Ministry Banquet at Calvary Chapel
Thurs. Oct. 21, 7:30 PM – Women’s Bible Study
Sat. Oct. 23, 7:00 AM – Men’s Bible Study
Sun. Oct. 24, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Oct. 24, Noon – Marriage Mentoring Hog Roast
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The JYF will be involved in the Centreville Community Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM at the Centreville Elementary School. We will be selling noodles and angel food cakes for a fundraiser along with some other various items. Come shop and support our JYF group.
If anyone is available and willing to help make noodles with the JYF on Oct. 28 please talk to Eva or Katrina.
Volunteers are needed to paint the sanctuary Wednesday morning at 9:00.
Free – 2 windows – Talk to Paul Eichorn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The Jail Ministry Banquet is Oct. 21. A sign-up sheet is on the table by the library.
There will be a Parent/Child dedication on Nov. 7. If you would like to dedicate your child, see Bill Beck.
WMSC will meet Thursday. Donna Sommers will have devotions and Bertha Bontrager is in charge of the kitchen. The project for October is dark twin blankets for MCC.
Marriage Retreat Fundraiser Hog Roast - Come enjoy Sam’s last hog roast on Oct. 24 at noon at the church and donate funds to support expenses for the Marriage Retreat on Feb. 25-27, 2011 at Essen Haus in Middlebury. Your contributions make this retreat affordable for all couples that attend. You may designate through your offering envelope for “Marriage Mentoring”. Thanks for your support of our marriages!
Woodcutting Day at Amigo is Oct. 30. Come at 8:30 AM and help cut and stack wood. There will be a light lunch around noon. See you there!
You are invited to help Emerson & Betty Andersohn celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary at an Open House here at Locust Grove on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 1:30-4:30 PM. There will be a brief program at 1:45 PM followed by dessert and a time of fellowship.
Explorers (for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders) will be meeting every Wednesday at the church from 6:30-7:30 PM.
JYF – Oct. 28 – Noodle-making at the church; Nov. 6 – Bazaar at Centreville Elementary School; Nov. 14 – Meet and greet night
MYF – Oct. 24 – Miniature Golf
Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 29 – Emerson Andersohn, Beth Miller, Paul Kindig, Kelsey Gautsche; Oct. 30 – Jessilyn Troyer, Emily Fish
Anniversary Greetings go to: Oct. 25 – Dillon & Tonya Barrington; Oct. 29 – Emerson & Betty Andersohn
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Jeremy & Amy Bucklin (February), Adam & Cathy Fellers (March), Dan & Hilary Roberts (March)
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students: Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Michele Kerschner
- With Brian & Rachel Oswald and their children Carter (2) and Madelyn (4 months). Their address is 67325 N. Lakeview, 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
Mennonite Church
A Journey with Jesus
29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030, 269-489-5041
October 17, 2010
Sunday School – 9:15-10:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Ben Younts
Call to Worship
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing Time/Concerns – Bill Beck
Prayer
Greetings
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture – John 1:35-51
Sermon – “Come and See”
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 – Charlie & Stefanie Patrick and family, Natalie Bellaire, and Edna Carpenter
Elders: Ben Younts, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Cheryl Mast, Adam Fellers, Ross Weber
Counseling: Dr. Sue Pattison, 651-3902
Website: www.lgmc.us
Email: office@lgrove.org
Fax: 270-423-3673Jail Service – Bethel Baptist
Nursery – Jeremy & Amy Bucklin; Oct. 24 – Jenna Beeker
Offerings & Attendance –10/10/10
Ministers: All who are a part of this body
Lead Pastor: Bill Beck, 503-3800 (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 - $ 3,815.00 AM attendance – 173
Designations for Building Fund - $670.00
Other Designations - $138.14
CALENDAR:
Wed. Oct. 20, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Oct. 21 – WMSC
Thurs. Oct. 21, 6:15 PM – Praise Team Practice
Thurs. Oct. 21, 6:30 PM – Jail Ministry Banquet at Calvary Chapel
Thurs. Oct. 21, 7:30 PM – Women’s Bible Study
Sat. Oct. 23, 7:00 AM – Men’s Bible Study
Sun. Oct. 24, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Sun. Oct. 24, Noon – Marriage Mentoring Hog Roast
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The JYF will be involved in the Centreville Community Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM at the Centreville Elementary School. We will be selling noodles and angel food cakes for a fundraiser along with some other various items. Come shop and support our JYF group.
If anyone is available and willing to help make noodles with the JYF on Oct. 28 please talk to Eva or Katrina.
Volunteers are needed to paint the sanctuary Wednesday morning at 9:00.
Free – 2 windows – Talk to Paul Eichorn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The Jail Ministry Banquet is Oct. 21. A sign-up sheet is on the table by the library.
There will be a Parent/Child dedication on Nov. 7. If you would like to dedicate your child, see Bill Beck.
WMSC will meet Thursday. Donna Sommers will have devotions and Bertha Bontrager is in charge of the kitchen. The project for October is dark twin blankets for MCC.
Marriage Retreat Fundraiser Hog Roast - Come enjoy Sam’s last hog roast on Oct. 24 at noon at the church and donate funds to support expenses for the Marriage Retreat on Feb. 25-27, 2011 at Essen Haus in Middlebury. Your contributions make this retreat affordable for all couples that attend. You may designate through your offering envelope for “Marriage Mentoring”. Thanks for your support of our marriages!
Woodcutting Day at Amigo is Oct. 30. Come at 8:30 AM and help cut and stack wood. There will be a light lunch around noon. See you there!
You are invited to help Emerson & Betty Andersohn celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary at an Open House here at Locust Grove on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 1:30-4:30 PM. There will be a brief program at 1:45 PM followed by dessert and a time of fellowship.
Explorers (for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders) will be meeting every Wednesday at the church from 6:30-7:30 PM.
JYF – Oct. 28 – Noodle-making at the church; Nov. 6 – Bazaar at Centreville Elementary School; Nov. 14 – Meet and greet night
MYF – Oct. 24 – Miniature Golf
Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 29 – Emerson Andersohn, Beth Miller, Paul Kindig, Kelsey Gautsche; Oct. 30 – Jessilyn Troyer, Emily Fish
Anniversary Greetings go to: Oct. 25 – Dillon & Tonya Barrington; Oct. 29 – Emerson & Betty Andersohn
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Jeremy & Amy Bucklin (February), Adam & Cathy Fellers (March), Dan & Hilary Roberts (March)
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students: Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Michele Kerschner
- With Brian & Rachel Oswald and their children Carter (2) and Madelyn (4 months). Their address is 67325 N. Lakeview, 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
