Friday, December 27, 2013
Locust Grove bulletin for Dec. 29, 2013
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Gerri Schwartz
Offering
Prayer/Offering/Offering for MCC Meat Canner
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture: Matthew
2:13-23
Sermon: “Good News of Great Joy”
Responding
Praise &
Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – Glenn & Beth Miller and Richard &
Marjana Tribble
Nursery – Adam & Cathy Fellers ; Jan. 5 – Ivan & Amber Martinez
Jail Service – Edwards Corners
Offerings & Attendance – 12/22/13
General Fund - $ 4,108.85 Attendance
– 183
Designations
- $2,543.21 which includes $205.06 for MCC Meat Canner
Wed. Jan. 1, 5:30 PM – No Wednesday Connection
Fri. Jan. 3 – Red Cross Blood Drive
Sun. Jan. 5, 8:30 AM – Prayer Time
Fri. Jan. 17 – Locust Grove day at the MCC Meat Canner
in Goshen
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The church offices will be closed January 1 & 2.
Offering
envelopes for 2014 are in your mailboxes today.
Start using them next Sunday, Jan. 5.
Please throw away any left over envelopes from 2013. You may not have the same number this year.
The Red Cross Blood Drive at Locust Grove will be Jan. 3, 2014 .
A Prayer Partner Revealing Party will be Jan. 6 at 6:30 PM at Evelyn Blucker’s. Bring your revealing gift and finger food to
share. Information forms for 2014 are on
the console by the library. Fill one out
and bring it to the party. New prayer
partners are welcome!
Amigo
Centre will be hosting Open Gym every Tuesday night starting Jan. 7 from 7-9:00 PM .
The cost is $2/person/night.
Basketball, volleyball and other table games are available. Call 651-2811 if you have questions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The
day for Locust Grove to help at the MCC meat canner is Jan. 17.
There
is a Christmas card from John & Sheila Troyer
to Locust Grove on the console by the library.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Keystone Place .
We do not currently have a Locust Grove advocate for Everence. If you are interested in filling that role or
would like to get more information about what is involved, please contact Brian
Oswald.
Sunny Breeze Snow Bird
Addresses: Dorothy Troyer – 11587
SW Pine Ave. , Arcadia, FL
34269; Paul
& Fran Eichorn – 11368 SW Lemon Ave., Arcadia; Rich & Chris Oswald – 11351 SW Orange
Ave., Arcadia; Lloyd
& Sharon Schrock – 11302 SW Orange Ave., Arcadia; Menno & Delila Chupp – 11303 SW Pine
Ave., Arcadia.
MYF –
Birthday Greetings go to:
Jan. 7 – Lew Miller, Jesse Lederman; Jan. 9 – Betty Yoder; Jan. 10 –
Joyce Weber , Collin Keeslar, Noah Eicher; Jan. 11 –
Carolyn
Gautsche; Jan. 12 – Phil Wiechart
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries Jan. 6-12.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With expectant parents – Matt
& Heather Farrand (January), Brad & Jayme Geers
(February); Brian & Rachel Oswald (February)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Sierra
Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck,
- With Matt & Audra Franz and their daughter Cecelia (10). Their address is 63176 N M-66, Sturgis ,
MI 49091 .
- 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, Martha
Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea Yeager