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Friday, September 21, 2018

Locust Grove bulletin for Sept. 23, 2018 

September 23, 2018

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM

We’re Glad You’re Here!
            Praise & Worship – Praise Team
            Announcements – Sharon Schrock
            Call to Worship
            Offering Prayer/Offering
            Sharing/Prayer Concerns – Bill Beck
            Congregational Prayer
            Greetings
            Children’s Story – Cathy Fellers
            Praise & Worship

Hearing God:
            Scripture:  James 2:14-17, 3:13-18
            Sermon – “How to Measure Wisdom” – Ross Weber
Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction




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.

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 – The JYF and MYF
Text Box: Elders: Ross Weber, chair; Greg Blucker, LeRoy Hochstetler, Darin King, Brian Oswald
Website: 
Email:  office@lgrove.org
Phone:  269-489-5041

Nursery – Darin & Rachel King; Sept. 30 – Glendon & Danielle Miller
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



Offerings & Attendance – 09/16/18
   General Fund - $ 2,718.00                                   Attendance – 152
   Designations - $ 474.35
   My Coins Count offerings and designations totaled $5,582.23 which includes a donation given during the week of 9/16/18.
                                   
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AMPrayer Time
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 5:30 PMWednesday Connection

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The budget for 2018-19 was approved by 100%!  Thank you!
Wednesday Connection begins September 26. Supper will be served at 5:30 PM with classes starting at 6:30 PM.  The adults will be watching Ray VanderLaan’s video series “That the World May Know”.  Classes for nursery through 5th Grade will be offered.
The WMSC project for September is items for the grocery cart. 
Annual Reports are due for activities during the 2017-18 church year.
Food donations during September will go to the Salvation Army.
You are invited to a Hymn Sing at Marion Christian Fellowship on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 6:00 PM.  Finger foods provided for a time of fellowship following the singing.
Attention all men!  Darin King is organizing a Men’s Retreat on Oct. 12 from 6-10:00 PM.  There is a sign-up sheet on the console by the library.  Talk to Darin if you have any questions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Thank you to Phiona Jorgensen for weeding the area around the church and to Steve Eichorn for weeding the playground area.  It is all much appreciated.
Thank you also to all those who have mowed the church yard this summer.  You’ve done a great job!

Birthday Greetings go to: Oct. 1 – Caz Moore; Oct. 3 – Martha Wickey
Anniversary Greetings go to:  Oct. 3 – Bill & Louanne Younts

Kid’s Club – September 23, 4-5:30 PM
MYF
JYF

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With engaged couples – Deric Mostrom & Ashley Hasbrouck – March 23, 2019; Matt Hasbrouck & Marissa Samuels – May 25, 2019
- With our college students – Jenna Beeker, Marty Diller, Isaiah Fellers, Phiona Jorgensen, Cody Litwiller, Isaac Miller, Dylan Schwartz
- With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp 
- Abby Fellers on Africa Mercy Ship; if you wish to send letters:
Abby Fellers—Reception, Mercy Ships AFM, PO Box 2020, Lindale, TX 75771-2020, USA. If you wish to send a package, talk to Cathy.
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Ross & Joyce Weber.  Their address is 24185 Banker Street Road, Sturgis, MI  49091.     
- With our friends the Denlingers in Israel.  
- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  Evelyn & John Blucker, Dave Bontrager, Erma Eash, Galen Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Richard Tribble.     



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