Friday, August 31, 2012
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 2, 2012
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Miller
Offering Prayer/Offering
Sharing
& Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Bill Wickey
Hearing
God’s Word
Sermon – “Leading from Behind” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Sam & Mattie Miller and Lloyd &
Sharon Schrock
Nursery – Glendon & Danielle Miller; Sept. 9 – Dave & Lynette Miller
Jail Service – Bethel Baptist
Offerings & Attendance – 08/26/12
General Fund - $3,754.00 Attendance – 164
Designations
- $1,708.50
Thurs. Sept. 6, 7:00 PM – Craft Club at
Phyllis Hughes’ home
Sun. Sept. 9, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you
are receiving the Daily Bread, Purpose (short
inspirational stories), or Rejoice (a
daily devotional and prayer requests), you will continue to receive them unless
you let me know different. If you do not
receive them and have interest, please contact me through the church mailbox,
phone or email by today. A $10 fee is
requested for the Daily Bread. It may be designated and placed in
the offering. ~ Donna Sommers
Menno-Hof Singspiration – Sept. 9, 4:45 PM – A cappella singing, ice cream,
pretzels and more singing – Bring lawn chairs for seating. Rain location: Farmstead Inn pavilion.
The MCC Relief Sale is recruiting volunteers who
can assist with their new event- a silent auction. Areas of work needing help are: marketing, donor communications, event
logistics, donation management, website support, technical support, etc. They are also seeking donations of unique
items or services for the silent auction.
Items should be new and worth at least $25. If you are interested in helping, call
574-971-8952.
The
WMSC project for September is food for the food pantry at Keystone.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
If you
will commit to pray for Fred, Doug, Tim, Ramona and Beth as they work in Moldova ,
please sign the “prayer partner” list on the console by the library. You can also take an itinerary to help keep
track of them!
Congratulations
to Galen & Carol Eichorn on the birth of their granddaughter, Pyper Danae
Eichorn. Pyper’s parents are Daniel
& Anne Eichorn and she has 4 brothers waiting at home to teach her lots of “life
lessons”! Blessings to all!
A big THANK YOU to 3
special men for mowing our church yard this summer – Sam Miller, Rich Oswald
and Erv Wickey. Thanks, Guys!
If you
are attending college this year and would like to be included on the college
prayer list, please let Beth Miller know.
2012 MCC Canning Report
– 68,000 lbs of turkey meat canned into 37,137 cans. Thanks go to all who helped with this big
project.
Don’t
forget to bring staple food supplies for the Salvation Army.
MYF – There
will be no MYF tonight.
Birthday Greetings go to: Sept. 10 – Bill Kerschner; Sept. 13 – Linda Miller, Marty
Diller; Sept. 15 – Sherry Beck
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Sept. 10 – Brad & Jayme Geers
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – Sam & Candace Eicher (January)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Douglas Hasbrouck, Ramona King, Beth
Miller, Tim Reed and Fred Schwartz as they prepare for their mission trip to Moldova
– Sept. 13-27
-
With our college students – Justin
Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Audra Franz, Kelsey
Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina Hasbrouck ,
Brittany Kindig, Stefanie Patrick , Courtney
Troyer, Nick Troyer, Jason Yoder
- With
Rich & Chris Oswald. Their address is 29235
Marsh Road , Centreville , MI
49032 .
- 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