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Friday, August 23, 2013

Locust Grove bulletin for August 25, 2013 

Locust Grove
  Mennonite Church
    A Journey with Jesus
 


29525 Findley Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030, 269-489-5041

August 25, 2013       

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Cheryl Mast                            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
                                                           
Hearing God’s Word
Scripture:  3 John 11-14
Sermon:  “Hello, My Name Is…”
                                     
Responding
            Praise & Worship
           
Sending
            Benediction







Text Box: 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 – Young Adults
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; LeRoy Hochstetler, Adam Fellers, Rich Oswald, Dana Sommers
Website:  www.lgmc.us
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Phil & Krista Wiechart; Sept. 1 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Jail Service – Word Fellowship
Offerings & Attendance – 08/18/13  
Text Box: Ministers:  All who are 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 - $  4,160.00          Attendance – 187
      Designations -   $  504.50

Mon. Aug. 26, 2:00 PMRental Funeral (Vernon Bontrager)
Sun. Sept. 1, 8:30 AMPrayer Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thurston Woods Village is celebrating 60 years of service today.  You are invited to a complimentary brunch and tour the campus until 2:00 PM today.
If you have signed up to receive “Rejoice”, please talk to Carolyn Gautsche.  She got one request for that periodical that wasn’t signed.
Don’t forget to donate $10 for Our Daily Bread.  You can do this through the offering.
MDC Goldenrod Auction – Sept. 6-7 at the Shipshewana Auction Barn.  More information is on a flyer on the console by the library.  They need lots of baked items to sell.  Labels are provided with instructions for what to write on the label and where to deliver the baked goods.  These labels are with the flyer.
There will be a baptism service for Christen Kahila and Cody Litwiller on Sept. 8 at 2:00 PM at Sam & Mattie Miller’s cabin.
Singspiration at Menno-Hof, Sept. 8 at 5:00 PM – Bring lawn chairs and come to enjoy traditional a cappella singing.
MCC Michiana Bike Ride - Sept. 13-15th @ Amigo Centre

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
IN/MI Mennonite Women’s Fall Retreat, Oct. 11-13 at Amigo Centre.  Brochures are on the console by the library.  Early registration ends Sept. 21.
Dean & Vivian Brubaker have a new email address – demobru@gmail.com.
Annual Reports for the 2012-2013 church year will be due soon.  Thanks Marilyn Schwartz for already turning yours in!
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place.

Church Softball – Aug. 27 – 6:00 PM vs New Beginnings, diamond #2

MYF
JYF

Birthday Greetings go to:  Sept. 5 – Terry Walls, Michele Kerschner; Sept. 6 – Bob Hochstedler, Lynette Miller, Josh Beck; Sept. 8 – Lennis Troyer
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Sept. 4 – Terry & Alesia Walls; Sept. 5 – Jim & Teresa Owsley; Sept. 6 – Erv & Phyllis Wickey

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents – Phil & Krista Wiechart (September) and Brad & Jayme (Bontrager) Geers (February)
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With our college students – Stefanie Patrick
- With John Garn, son of Diane Green, who is in Afghanistan
- With Menno & Delila Chupp.  There address is 26883 N. Shore Drive, Sturgis, MI  49091.
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.    
- With MMN workers preparing for a year of service in Argentina, Paraguay or South Africa.  They are going through their 10-day orientation in Chicago.
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager






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