Friday, November 17, 2017
Locust Grove bulletin for November 19, 2017
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re
Glad You’re Here!
Announcements
– Gerri Schwartz
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational Prayer
Special
Offering for Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Greeting
Children’s
Story
Praise
& Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God:
Scripture – 1 Timothy 1:15-17
Sermon - “King Me!”
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Ben & Nickie Younts and daughters
Nursery – Adam & Isaiah Fellers; Nov. 26 – Corey & Pam Keeslar
Jail Service – Wasepi Bluegrass
Offerings & Attendance – 11/12/17
General Fund - $4,461.00 Attendance – 163
Designations
– $1,553.76
Total
designations for Moldova wells are $6,568.00.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 5:30-7:30
PM – Wednesday
Connection
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The church offices
will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Bulletin announcements need to be in by Wednesday morning.
Food donations
during November will go to the Salvation Army.
There is no Wednesday Connection this week.
Women’s Fellowship Christmas Tea – Dec. 5, 6:00 PM .
Bring a dish to pass. Let someone
on the committee know if you would like to decorate a table.
Christmas at the County Jail
– December 14
It’s almost
time for new 2018 offering envelopes. If you have used them before and don’t want
to use them next year, please let Natalie Bellaire
know by putting a note in her church mailbox.
Or if you didn’t use them and want to start, let her know that, too.
The book Rekindled by Tamara Alexander is missing from the church library.
Please check to see if you have it at home.
Thanks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Congratulations
to Eric & Kelsey Lunger on the birth of
their first child. Bowie
Ann
was born Nov. 13. She weighed 7 lb. 1
oz. and was 19 inches long. Grandparents
Greg & Carolyn Gautsche and great grandparents Dave & Bertha Bontrager are
very happy with the safe arrival of another family member. Blessings to little Bowie and her family!
MYF – Today, 6-8:00 PM – Thankful Night at the church; Dec. 3, 6-8:00 PM – Get together at
Mark & Debi Schrock’s home; Dec. 10, 5:00 - Christmas party with JYF at the church.
Be sure to bring a Christmas cookie cutter,
a rolling pin, and a white elephant gift. Wear your ugly Christmas sweater, too! Dec. 17, 5-7:30 PM – Christmas dinner at
the church.
JYF – Dec. 10, 5-? – Cookie Bake &
Christmas Party at the church
Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 28 – Matt Hasbrouck;
Nov. 29 – Sheila Moore ; Dec. 1 – Ethan Schrock
Anniversary Greetings go to:
There are no anniversaries Nov. 27-Dec. 3.
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With Edna
Carpenter as she heals from a broken ankle.
Since she will be incapacitated for several months, you can send get
well wishes to her at 25894 S. Whitetail Road , Sturgis , MI 49091 . While she is with Jim & Faith, you can
reach her at 269-625-0765.
- With our expectant parents – Darin & Rachel King – January; Isaac
& Annie Miller – February; Brad & Jayme Geers - April
- With our college students – DeVonna Allison , Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller , Sierra Eichorn,
Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller , Dylan Schwartz
-
With Matt Hasbrouck at: Matthew G Hasbrouck, Task Force Jordan
H5 T22 APO AE 09315.
Please note that is an updated address.
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With the Conference Affiliation Committee – Audra
Franz , Darin King , Lew
Miller, Ross Weber , Ben Younts and Bill
Beck
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With Corey & Pam
Keeslar and their sons Collin (14) and Conner (12). Their address is 1450 N, State Road 3,
LaGrange , IN 46761 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Edna
Carpenter, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Mike Krick, Martha
Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and John Sies