Friday, October 28, 2016
Locust Grove bulletin for Oct. 30, 2016
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Louanne Younts
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Greg
Blucker
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Children’s
Story – Mandy
Yoder
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Deuteronomy 28:1-14
Sermon – “If”
– Ross Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – The Sunday school class taught by Bill Miller
Nursery – Candace Beck ; Nov. 6 – Brian & Rachel Oswald
Jail Service – Edwards Corners
Offerings & Attendance – 10/23/16
General Fund - $5,190.00
Attendance – 171
Designations
– $155.51
CALENDAR
Thursday, Nov. 3, 6:00 PM – Praise Team practice
Saturday,
Nov. 5 – Women’s Fellowship trip to Turkeyville
Monday, Nov.
7 – Red Cross Blood Drive
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. We will be celebrating with a fellowship
meal today after the morning service.
Please join us.
New current attenders phone lists are in your
mailboxes today and already I realize that a couple people are missing. Please add Isaac & Annie Miller (269-625-1420)
and Jenna Beeker (269-858-6968) to the list.
Pastor Bill will
be on vacation Oct.
27-Nov. 5. If you have any pastoral
needs, please contact one of the Elders.
Women that signed
up for the Women’s Fellowship trip to see the Church
Basement Ladies in Turkeyville can
meet at the church on Nov. 5 at 10:45 AM to carpool. You will have lunch there at 12:00 and then watch the 2:00 PM show.
Payment for the dinner/show is to be given to Marty, Nickie or Rachel.
Daylight Savings Time ends November 6.
The next Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for
November 7.
There is a sign
up sheet in the fellowship hall for the 2017
Marriage Retreat which will take place Feb. 10-12. Please sign up and have a $100 deposit to Pam
Keeslar by today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Offices Booklets for 2016-17 are available on
the console by the library. Help
yourself. If there are additions or
corrections, please let Beth Miller know.
The Michiana Relief Sale was once again a great
success, with proceeds exceeding $455,000.
My Coins Count raised over $108,000 and the quilts brought in $93,450. The MCC Board of Directors would like to
thank all who helped in any way.
Annual Reports
for the 2015-16 church year are due.
Food donations during
October will go to Keystone
Place .
MYF –
JYF –
Birthday Greetings go to:
Nov. 6 – Brayden Tribble; Nov. 7 –
Annie
Miller; Nov. 8 – Natalie Bellaire ; Nov. 10 –
Mayleen
Younts; Nov. 11 – Erma Eash
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Nov. 9 – Jim & Faith Carpenter ; Nov. 12 – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz , Brian & Rachel Oswald
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents – Isaac & Annie Miller (November)
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Jenna Beeker,
Sierra Eichorn, Cody Litwiller, Dylan Schwartz
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Youth Pastor Search Committee
– Gerri Schwartz , Adam Fellers ,
Marilyn Schwartz, Brian E. Troyer, and Nickie Younts
-
With Brian & Teresa Troyer. Their address is 380
Bullock Road , Coldwater , MI 49036 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Erma
Eash, Bill Kerschner, Mary E. Miller, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, John Sies
and Florence Wickey