LGMC Bulletin

Pastor Bill will be on vacation Mar. 5-19.  If you have any pastoral needs, please contact Ross Weber.

March 21, 6:15-8:00 PM – Locust Grove serving at The Depot in Goshen.

The JYF will be having a Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner on March 23.

Blessings to Matt & Mindy Schwartz and girls on Matt’s recent ordination.  May God continue to use Matt and his family for His service.  (Matt is the son of Marv & Gerri Schwartz.)

The March WMSC project is bars of soap for MCC.  Any kind of bath soap is good and suggested laundry soaps are Zoto and Fels-Naptha.

You are invited to attend an Open House for Ross & Joyce Weber at Amigo Centre on Mar. 30 from 2-4:00 PM.  Light refreshments will be served.  Ross & Joyce have been on staff at Amigo for 15 years.  Ross has served full-time as Maintenance Director for all those years.  Joyce has worked part-time in the kitchen most of that time.  Please join us to celebrate their service to Amigo Centre.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.

 “Brad & I would like to thank the congregation for the prayers and support throughout our pregnancy journey.  Matthew is healthy and ‘feisty’ as the doctors and nurses have called him.  We are so excited for this new adventure we are embarking on and would like to ask for continuous prayers as we raise Matthew to follow the path the Lord has for him.” - Brad & Jayme Geers

When listing baby Matthew Geers’ relatives last week, I forgot to mention his uncle Terry Walls.  Sorry, Terry.  Uncles are very important, too!

A “Mom’s Retreat” will be held at the Farmstead Inn in Shipshewana on March 22.  Brenda Yoder from Emma Mennonite will be the guest speaker.  Her topic is “Balance, Busyness, & Not Doing It All”.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from DeVonna Allison.

Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation Army.

MYF – Mar. 15-16 – Skiing at Caberfae; Apr. 26 – MYF Auction; June 21-29 - Rocky Mt. Mennonite Camp Service Week

- With expectant parents – Dan & Hilary Roberts (April); Brad Love & Tangi Gautsche (July)

- With engaged couples – Darin King & Rachel Moore – June 7, 2014; Kara Mishler & Corey Short – June 28, 2014; Lauren Dudley & Tim Sipe – July 19, 2014; Ken Schwartz & Brandy Schwenk – Oct. 18, 2014; Brad Love & Tangi Gautsche

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With our college students – Sierra Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck,

Christen Kahila, and Courtney Troyer

- With Darin King and his fiancée Rachel Moore.  His address is 515 Cottage Street, Sturgis, MI  49091. 

- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.    

March 21, 6:15-8:00 PM – Locust Grove serving at The Depot in Goshen.

The JYF will be having a Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner on March 23.

The March WMSC project is bars of soap for MCC.  Any kind of bath soap is good and suggested laundry soaps are Zoto and Fels-Naptha.  At the monthly meeting this Thursday, Mary Jane Eichorn will have devotions and Rachael Hochstedler will be in charge of the kitchen.

You are invited to attend an Open House for Ross & Joyce Weber at Amigo Centre on Mar. 30 from 2-4:00 PM.  Light refreshments will be served.  Ross & Joyce have been on staff at Amigo for 15 years.  Ross has served full-time as Maintenance Director for all those years.  Joyce has worked part-time in the kitchen most of that time.  Please join us to celebrate their service to Amigo Centre.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.

Pastor Bill will continue to be on vacation until Mar. 19.  If you have any pastoral needs, please contact Ross Weber.

A “Mom’s Retreat” will be held at the Farmstead Inn in Shipshewana on March 22.  Brenda Yoder from Emma Mennonite will be the guest speaker.  Her topic is “Balance, Busyness, & Not Doing It All”.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from DeVonna Allison.

Woodcutters Needed!  Amigo’s firewood supply is totally gone in the aftermath of the hard winter.  Therefore, two woodcutting days are planned.  Dates are March 29 and May 17 and work will begin around 8:00 AM with brunch at 10:00 AM.  Bring your chainsaw if you have one.  Gas and oil are furnished.    People are needed to cut, carry and stack wood.  Please call Amigo at 651-2811 to let them know that you are coming to help.

Craft Club is Apr. 3 at 7:00 PM at Irene Troyer’s home.

Our group subscription to The Mennonite is renewing.  If you are interested in joining our group plan, please contact Beth Miller by April 6.  Five subscriptions are $39 each.  Six or more are $37 each. 

Partnering with the Everence Sharing Fund – Our congregation helped people in need with $2,446.60 of financial assistance.  Everence matching grants provided more than $900,000 nationally to help people in need last year.  Learn about this program by going to everence.com.

“Thank you for the beautiful peace lily plant, the cards, and all the prayers!” – The Family of Gerald Sims

Remember to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation Army.

MYF – Mar. 15-16 – Skiing at Caberfae; Apr. 26 – MYF Auction; June 21-29 - Rocky Mt. Mennonite Camp Service Week

- With expectant parents – Dan & Hilary Roberts (April); Brad Love & Tangi Gautsche (July)

- With engaged couples – Darin King & Rachel Moore – June 7, 2014; Kara Mishler & Corey Short – June 28, 2014; Lauren Dudley & Tim Sipe – July 19, 2014; Ken Schwartz & Brandy Schwenk – Oct. 18, 2014; Brad Love & Tangi Gautsche

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With our college students – Sierra Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck,

Christen Kahila, and Courtney Troyer

- With Greg & Ramona King and their daughter Jenni (39).  Their address is 62640 Middle Colon Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030.

- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.