Friday, July 13, 2012
Locust Grove bulletin for July 15, 2012
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Sam Eicher
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing
& Prayer Concerns – Ross Weber
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Romans 8:28 and Phil. 3:12-16
Sharing – “I Think Therefore I Am or To Be or Not To
Be” – Ike Porter
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – MYF & JYF Boys
Nursery – Matt & Audra Franz; July
22 – Brian & Rachel Oswald
Jail Service – Calvary Chapel
Offerings & Attendance – 07/08/12
General Fund - $3,934.50 Attendance – 189
Designations
- $1,145.50
Tonight, 6:00 PM – “Dogs & Songs” at Amigo Park
Thurs. July 19, WMSC
Sun. July 22, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Dogs & Songs” at Amigo
Park – Tonight at 6:00 PM – Bring lawn chairs. A free-will offering will be received for the
light supper. This event is sponsored by
the JYF.
Jim
& Ruth Peshina are being received as
members of Clinton Frame
Mennonite Church
today.
Garry & Ruth Denlinger, our friends from Israel ,
will be worshipping with us on July 22. After
the noon potluck meal, they will show
pictures of the church in Israel . You are also invited to join them for
breakfast Monday morning at 7:30 AM
at Savory in Sturgis for a time to ask questions.
The
affirmation vote for church offices for the 2012-13 year will take place on
July 22. Absentee ballots are available
in the church office. Talk to Marilyn
Schwartz if you have questions.
The July WMSC meeting is Thursday. Faith Carpenter is in charge of the kitchen
and Audra Franz will have devotions. The July project is school kits for MCC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Everyone
is invited to a Pampered Chef party on July 30 at 6:00
PM at Ramona King ’s to benefit the
church kitchen. It has come to the
Kitchen Committee’s attention that some supplies are missing from the kitchen so
they have decided to host a party to help meet the shortage. You may purchase an item from the needs list
and/or purchase for yourself. The hostess
credit from your order will be used to purchase the supplies for the
kitchen. Please RSVP by July 29. Thanks for your help! – Nancy, Rin, Martha
& Sharon
Don’t
forget to bring staple food supplies for Keystone
Place .
Church League Softball – July 17, 8:00 PM , D 2, vs. Trinity Lutheran
MYF – July
22-27 – Mission Trip to Trout Run, PA
JYF – Today,
6:00 PM – “Dogs & Songs” at Amigo
Park
Birthday Greetings go to: July 23 – Fred Schwartz; July 24 – Jason Yoder, Ben
Gautsche; July 26 – Corey Keeslar , Jen Gautsche; July 27 – Brian Nunemaker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
July 26 – Dennis & Rin
Bontrager; July 29 – Adam & Cathy Fellers
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – Sam & Candace Eicher (January)
- With our MYF on their mission trip to Trout Run, PA July 22-27
- With Rick Prell in Afghanistan – SSG Richard A. Prell, HHC I/125
Inf. Sfat, fob Kunduz, APO AE 09368
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Audra
Franz, Kelsey Gautsche, Katrina Hasbrouck , Stefanie
Patrick , Courtney Troyer, Nick Troyer, Jason Yoder
- With
Glenn & Beth Miller. Their address is 19512
Wittenberg Road , Constantine , MI 49042 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and healing for these individuals:
Evelyn Blucker, Dave
Coblentz, Erma Eash, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, Clyde Troyer , Andrea Yeager, and Sylvia Yoder