Friday, March 25, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for March 27, 2016
THE LORD
IS RISEN!
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Opening
Song – Praise Team
Welcome/Announcements
– Beth Miller
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Praise
& Worship
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Special
Music – Jen Gautsche
Greeting
Time
Children’s
Story – Joel & Monica Lederman
Praise
& Worship
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – John 20:1-18
Sermon – “I Serve a Risen Savior” – Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Bill Miller’s Sunday School Class
Nursery – Joel & Monica Lederman; Apr. 3 – Matt & Audra Franz
Jail Service – Pilgrim Fellowship and Sturgis Missionary
Offerings & Attendance – 03/20/16
General Fund - $2,697.00
Attendance – 154
Designations
– $110.98
Thursday, Mar. 31, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Tuesday, Apr. 12, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our
group subscription to The Mennonite is
renewing. If you are interested in
joining the group plan, please contact Beth Miller by April 3. Four subscriptions
are $39 each.
Five or more are
$37 each.
Make your check payable to The Mennonite.
Louanne
Younts will be leading the second “Coffee & Canvas” night for Women’s Fellowship on April 12 at 6:00 PM .
If there are questions, feel free to contact any of the committee
members or Louanne.
Service
opportunity for all ages: If you would
like to spend an evening supporting the work of MCC, plan to join in the fun at
the MCC Resource
Center in Goshen
on Friday, April 22.
Joe
& Mandy Yoder have new cell phones – 269-718-3059 and 269-447-1713
respectively.
Do you
have questions about Medicare? Everence
will host a free seminar on April 4 at 6:30 PM
at their office at 1110 N. Main St. , Goshen . RSVP by Mar. 28 to barb.madsen@everence.com
or call 574-533-9515 ext. 3209. More
information is on the bulletin board.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation
Army.
Amigo Events – Friends of Amigo Banquet on Mar. 31 at 6:00 PM at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church ; Scrapbook,
Crafting & Sewing Retreats on
Apr. 8-10 (or as early as the 5th); Mother-Daughter
Retreat on Apr. 9-10
(or come early on the 8th); Summer Camp with the theme of “One Body:
Many Members”
MYF –
JYF –
Birthday Greetings go to:
Apr. 5 – Frank Fisher, Kurt Franz; Apr. 9 – Bill Wickey
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Apr. 7 – Brian & Teresa Troyer
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Glendon &
Danielle Miller (July)
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Youth Pastor Search Committee
– Joel Lederman (chair), Adam
Fellers , Marilyn Schwartz, Brian E. Troyer, and
Nickie Younts
-
With our college students – DeVonna
Allison, Candace Beck, Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Tangi Gautsche, Christen
Kahila, Cody Litwiller and Justin Schwartz
-
With Brad & Angie Litwiller and
their sons Cody (20), Drew (14) and Evan (11). Their address is 6030 N 550 W, Shipshewana ,
IN 46565 .
- 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, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, and Florence Wickey