Friday, September 19, 2014
Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 21, 2014
Locust Grove
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Bill Miller
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Matthew 6:1-18
Sermon – “The
Christian’s Reward” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The Intergenerational Mixed SS Class #2
Nursery – Dave & Lynette Miller; Sept. 28 – Joel & Monica Lederman
Jail Service – Locust Grove
Offerings & Attendance – 09/14/14
General Fund - $3,100.00 Attendance
– 145
Designations
– $602.50
Thurs. Sept. 25, 5:00 PM – Women’s
Fellowship Cookie Bake
Sunday, Sept. 28, 8:30 AM - Prayer Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The proposed church budget for
the 2014-15 year is in your mailbox today. A vote of affirmation will take place Oct. 5. If you have any questions, please talk to
Brian Oswald.
Women’s Fellowship – Thursday, Sept. 25 at 5:00 PM – Cookie Baking for the Relief
Sale. If you would like to donate
ingredients for cookies and brownies, there is a sign-up sheet in the
Fellowship Hall.
Kalamazoo
Mennonite Fellowship is hosting a hymn sing and potluck supper on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3:30 PM . Please
bring your own table service and food to share to Skyridge
Church of the Brethren, 394
South Drake Road , Kalamazoo , MI . Contact Will Fitzgerald at 269-381-4264 if
you have questions.
We
will be having communion
and footwashing
on October 5. We will also be receiving four new church members that
Sunday. Marcy Bontrager and TJ Diller
will be received by affirmation of faith.
Matt & Heather Farrand will be received by baptism. The baptisms will be at Amigo
Park beach at 1:30 that day.
Please plan to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Annual Reports for the 2013-14 church year
are due.
The next
LGMC Red Cross Blood Drive
will be November 3.
To
sign up to receive general
announcements (church cancellations/potluck reminders, etc.) send a text
with the message @lggeneral to 269-503-8987.
To sign up for the church prayer chain, text @lgprayer
to the same number.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to Salvation
Army.
MYF –
JYF – Wednesday, Sept. 24, 6-7:30 PM
Birthday Greetings go to:
Oct. 1 – Caz Moore; Oct. 4 – Caleb Schwenk
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Oct. 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts; Oct. 4 – Dana & Donna Sommers
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
-
With engaged couples – Ken Schwartz
& Brandy Schwenk – Oct. 18, 2014
-
With expectant parents – Dillon & Tonya
Barrington (November)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Lloyd & Sharon Schrock. Their address is 65810
Omena Lake Court , Sturgis , MI 49091 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Shirley Beier, Evelyn Blucker, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Delmar
Gautsche, Bill Kerschner, Sam Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Andrea
Yeager