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Friday, September 18, 2015

Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 20, 2015 

 


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

September 20, 2015

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – LeRoy Hochstetler
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting Time
            Praise & Worship - Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture – Mark 9:30-37
            Sermon – “Ask the Hard Question” – Ross Weber
                                                           
Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction
            Sending Song



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 – Bill & Janell Lederman and family
Text Box: Elders: Rich Oswald, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Bill Lederman, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Fax:  270-423-3673
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Sept. 27 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 09/06/15  
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 - $2,957.00                       
      Attendance – Saturday -205; Sunday - 293
      Designations – $1,008.44
           
Sunday, Sept. 27, 8:30 AMPrayer Time for Adults

ANNOUNCEMENTS
A big THANK YOU to all who planned and organized our 75th Anniversary Celebration.  It was a wonderful weekend!  An additional THANK YOU to Fred Schwartz and Douglas Hasbrouck for the new church sign at the corner of Findley and M66.  It looks great!
Our Praise Team will be singing at the Fair today at 2:30 PM.  You are invited to join them.
WMSC ladies will be quilting at the Fair Sept. 21, 22 & 23 instead of on the regularly scheduled meeting September 17.  You are welcome to join them.  The WMSC project for September is food items for the Salvation Army.
Please plan to join us for the baptisms of Connie Pagels, Gabe Schrock and Kim Bontrager on Sept. 27 at 1:30 PM at the Amigo Park Pavilion.
We will be celebrating communion on October 4.
The IN/MI Mennonite Women will have their annual retreat at Amigo Centre on Oct. 9-11.  A poster and brochure are on our bulletin board with more information.  You can register online or call 651-2811 for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The budget for the 2015-16 church year was in your mailbox last Sunday.  Affirmation vote will be on September 27.
You are invited to “Praises in the Pasture” for a hymn sing at Brent & Eva Beeker’s barn on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6:00 PM.  Bring lawn chairs and finger foods.  Drinks and table service will be provided.  Dress is casual.
Were you the head of a church committee this last fiscal year?  Were you in charge of WMSC or the church library?  Before you put all your papers away, remember to write your year-end report for the church Annual Report. 
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation Army. 

MYF – Saturday, Sept. 26 – Meet at the church at 1:45 PM to leave for Goshen for this service project at the Relief Sale.  You will be arriving back at the church between 7:30 and 8:00 PM.  Dinner will be provided.  Dress appropriately for weather conditions.
JYF – Wednesday, Sept. 23, 6-7:30 PM – No meeting

Birthday Greetings go to:  Sept. 28 – Pauline Hochstetler, Monica Lederman, Austin Reed; Oct. 1 – Caz Moore; Oct. 4 – Caleb Schwenk
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents Darin & Rachel King (February); Matt & Heather Farrand (February)
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Sgt. Timothy Beck – B Company, 1-187 IN, TB Gamberi, APO AE 09354.
- With Galen & Carol Eichorn.  Their address is 64990 Shimmel Road, Sturgis, MI  49091.  (Next week is Paul & Fran Eichorn.)
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.      

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn Blucker, Menno Chupp, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, Florence Wickey and Andrea Yeager

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