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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 25, 2015 

    A Journey with Jesus
 


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

October 25, 2015

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening
            Welcome/Announcements – Ben Younts
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greeting Time
            Children’s Story – Abby Fellers
            Praise & Worship - Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word
            Scripture – Hebrews 5:11-14 – Ben Younts
             Sermon – “Religion with Its Fuzz Worn Off” – Ike Porter
                                                                       
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 – Martha Franz 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 – Brian & Rachel Oswald; Nov. 1 – Avian & Mayleen Younts
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship & Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 10/18/15  
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 - $3,290.00                        Attendance – 176
      Designations – $211.01
           
Today – Pastor Appreciation Sunday
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection
Thursday, Oct. 29, 6:00 PMPraise Team practice
Sunday, Nov. 1, 8:30 AMPrayer Time for Adults

ANNOUNCEMENTS
October is Pastor Appreciation Month.  We are celebrating today with a fellowship meal and card shower for Pastor Bill & Sherry.
Oaklawn has agreed to come to Locust Grove on Nov. 1 & 8 from 9:30-10:30 AM each morning.  They will be discussing such subjects as depression, suicide and grief.  The presenter on Nov. 1 will be Shirley Dick and Kevin Farmwald will be the presenter on Nov. 8.  This is open to all who want to attend.  The plan is to not have Sunday school those mornings unless a class chooses not to attend.  There will be activities provided for the primary department children. 
Women’s Fellowship will be meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 PM at the church to play Dirty Bingo.  Please bring finger food and a Bingo gift for the winners.  Maybe you will win the best gift!  All ages are invited!
Time Change – Turn clocks back one hour on November 1.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive is November 2.
Thanks Locust Grove!  The Mission Commission would like to say thanks for your support of our various projects this past year.  It has been humbling to monthly see the cart of groceries fill up!  The present mountain of paper products is also quite amazing.  Thanks for all your generosity!
Offices Booklets for 2015-16 are on the console by the library.  Please help yourself.
Annual reports are due. 
Remember to bring your food donations that will go to the Keystone Place

MYF –
JYF – Today – Leaving after lunch for Amazing Acres Corn Maze.  Youth are to be picked up at the church at 4:30 PM.  Oct. 28 – Stand or Fall

Birthday Greetings go to:  Nov. 2 – Rich Davidson, Aaron Barrington; Nov. 3 – Delmar Gautsche; Nov. 6 – Caleb Lederman; Nov. 8 – Natalie Bellaire
Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Nov. 2-8.

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents Darin & Rachel King (February); Matt & Heather Farrand (February); Ken & Brandy Schwartz (April)
- With Dean Brubaker and Edna Carpenter who both recently fell and broke bones.
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Sgt. Timothy Beck – We welcome Tim home and are thankful for God’s protection!
- With our college students – Candace Beck, Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck , Christen Kahila, Cody Litwiller, and Tim Reed.
- With Kurt Franz and his children Kyle (almost 12) and Kara (9).  Their address is 62500 Middle Colon Road, Burr Oak, MI 49030. 
- 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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