Friday, January 11, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Jan. 13, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Adam Fellers
Offering Prayer/Offering
Special
Offering for MCC Meat Canner
Sharing
& Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: John
6:25-40
Sermon: “Bread for
the Soul”
Communion – Pastor
& Elders
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Brent & Eva Beeker and family
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Jan. 20 – Ben & Nickie Younts
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 01/06/13
General Fund - $3,672.00 Attendance – 156
Designations
- $465.01 (This includes designations and special
offering for MCC Meat Canner in the amount of $273.71. Total to
date for MCC Meat Canner is $1,501.97.)
Wed. Jan. 16, 5:30 PM – Wednesday Connection
Thurs. Jan. 17 – WMSC
Thurs. Jan. 17, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Sun. Jan. 20, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be
having communion today but there will not be footwashing.
This is the
last Sunday that the children will be collecting money for the MCC meat canning project. Thank you all for your generosity!
Pastor
Bill will be on vacation Jan. 16-20.
Wednesday
Connection will begin again this Wednesday, Jan. 16. Supper will be from 5:30-6:15 and classes begin at 6:30 . Everyone is
invited to attend.
WMSC is
Thursday. Rachael Hochstedler is in
charge of the kitchen and Rachel Oswald will have devotions. The project for January is blankets
and twin flat sheets for MCC.
Thursday,
Jan. 17 is Locust Grove’s day to help with the meat canner at the Depot in Goshen . You are required to wear clean clothes and
something on your head. Work starts at 7:00 AM and goes to 9:00 PM .
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Congratulations
to Sam & Candace Eicher on the birth of their son, Noah Joseph, born on
Jan. 10. He weighed 9 lb 4 oz and was 21
½ inches long. Proud grandparents are
Bill & Sherry Beck and Joe & Karis Eicher. Blessings to all!
Please note – Who ever
had offering
envelope #30
in 2012, please let Brian Oswald know so that he can give you your
receipt. Thanks!
Calvary
Chapel is inviting all widows to a Widows Banquet on Jan. 18 at 5:00 PM .
There will be a meal and speaker.
Please call Randy Mullett at 574-575-3150 for reservations.
There
will be a Gideon
presentation Sunday morning, Jan. 27, with an offering for the Gideon ministry.
Plan
now to join in an Area
Hymn Sing on Sunday evening, Jan. 27 at 6:00
PM at Locust Grove.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
Please
sign up in the fellowship hall to attend our next Marriage Retreat, Feb. 22-24, at the
Potawatomi Inn, Pokagon State
Park . We
are looking forward to time together for fellowship, growth and opportunities
to energize our marriages. The Marriage
Retreat Committee has raised funds to offset part of the cost, so your portion
is $150 per couple for 2 nights and dinner on Saturday. Checks can be made payable to Locust Grove
Marriage Mentoring and given to Ben & Nickie Younts or Brent & Eva Beeker. Reservations must be made by Jan. 22. ~ Bill
& Louanne Younts
MYF –
Jan. 18-20 – Winter Youth Retreat
JYF – Jan.
20 – Winter Jam; Feb. 15-17 – Winter
Youth Retreat at Amigo
Birthday Greetings go to:
Jan. 21 – Lyza Oswald; Jan. 23 – Clint Gautsche; Jan. 24 – Drew Litwiller; Jan. 27 – Nancy Troyer,
Brenda Blucker
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Jan. 22 – Marv & Gerri Schwartz
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With engaged couples – Eric Lunger
& Kelsey Gautsche (May 4), Justin Beeker & Erin Nussbaum (May 19)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Justin
Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Audra Franz, Kelsey Gautsche, Ashley Hasbrouck, Katrina
Hasbrouck, Pam Keeslar, Brittany Kindig, Stefanie Patrick, Courtney Troyer, Jason
Yoder
-
With Tim Beck:
Spc Beck, Timothy; B Co 4-9 IN, 4-2 ID (IBCT); FOB Zangabad,
Afghanistan, APO; AE 09355
- With Lennis & Nancy Troyer. Their address is 62850
McKale Road , Burr Oak, MI 49030.
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Damdouane
Mounsithiraj, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Pastor Gerald Sims, and Andrea
Yeager.