Friday, March 15, 2019
Locust Grove bulletin for March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019
Sunday
School – 9:15 AM
Worship
Gathering - 10:30 AM
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Announcements
– Isaac Miller
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greetings
Children’s
Story – Darin & Rachel King
Praise & Worship
Hearing God:
Scripture – John 6:35-51
Sermon – “The
Donut” – Carl Horner, EVANA
Regional Pastor
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Ushers/Greeters – The SS Class taught by Greg Blucker
Nursery – Corey & Pam Keeslar; Mar.
24 – Brian &
Rachel Oswald
Offerings & Attendance – 03/10/19
General Fund - $ 3,926.00 Attendance – 124
Designations - $1,307.66
- which includes $1,034.00 for Gideons
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer
Time
Monday, Mar. 18, 7:00 PM – Confession of Faith Class at
the church
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 6:00 PM – “Living Grace” support group
Thursday, Mar. 21 - WMSC
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during March will go to the Salvation
Army.
The March WMSC meeting is
this Thursday, Mar. 21. Faith Carpenter
is in charge of the kitchen and Audra Franz will have devotions. The monthly project is bar soap for MCC.
There will be a
Hymn Sing at Locust Grove on Sunday,
Mar. 24 at 6:00 PM. Bring finger foods to share during fellowship
time after the singing.
Coffee &
Canvas with Louanne Younts, Mar. 25,
6:00 PM. Cost is $10.
Amigo Centre
wood splitting and workday will be on April
13.
It’s time to update the church directory. If you are not in the directory and want to
be, or if you want to update your page, let Rin Bontrager know in the next few
weeks.
We will be having a Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 PM on Apr. 18. On Sunday, Apr. 21, we will have an Easter breakfast at 9:30 AM with worship service to follow at 10:30
AM.
Results from Monday’s blood drive – 41 total units
collected. The next Red Cross Blood
Drive will be May
13.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Each year the Mennonite colleges offer
students a grant that matches home congregation contributions dollar for
dollar up to $1,000 per year ($500/semester).
The Life & Nurture Commission has extended the contribution from
Locust Grove to any student that is or plans to attend any Christian college.
Some of those colleges may match contributions from home congregations and some
may not. If you are a high school senior
or current college student up to 26 years of age and are planning to attend a
Christian college for the school year 2019-20, please notify Gerri Schwartz by
March 31, 2019.
Due to training out of state, Matt & Marissa Hasbrouck’s “wedding”
ceremony has been postponed until a later time.
They were officially married last fall but were going to have a ceremony
here in May. Please continue to remember
them and pray for them as they build this new life together.
Birthday Greetings go
to: There are no birthdays Mar. 25-31.
Anniversary Greetings go
to: Mar. 25 – Frank
& Marie Fisher
MYF (High School Youth) – Mar. 17, 6-8:00 PM – Meet
at the church for dinner and to make furniture (dressers) to give to local free
stores or places in need. Mar. 24, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the King’s house and bring a
friend. Food will be provided.
JYF (Middle School Youth) – Today – Bowling @ Sturgis Lanes – You will leave from church and
eat lunch at Pizza Hut before bowling.
Kid’s Club (Grades K-5) – Mar. 24, Apr. 14 & 28, 4-5:30 PM
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and
families
- With our expectant parents – Darin
& Rachel King – June 2019
- With engaged couples – Deric
Mostrom & Ashley Hasbrouck – March 23, 2019
- With our college students – Jenna
Beeker, Marty Diller, Isaiah Fellers, Phiona Jorgensen, Cody Litwiller, Isaac
Miller, Kalee Schrock, Dylan Schwartz, Kali Tyler
-
With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp
-
With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With Sue Cole. Her address is 60914 Bert Rd., Burr Oak,
MI 49030. So happy you are worshipping with us Sue!
- With
our friends the Denlingers in Israel .
- We
seek God’s provision and care for these individuals: John Blucker, Dave Bontrager, Erma Eash, Galen
Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and
Richard Tribble.
