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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Locust Grove bulletin for November 17, 2019 


November 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
          Praise & Worship
                   
Hearing God:
            Scripture – Acts 2:42-47
Sermon – “The Birth of the Church” – Ross Weber
  
Responding
            Praise & Worship

Sending
            Benediction




Ushers/Greeters – Brent & Eva Beeker, Fred & Marilyn Schwartz
Nursery – Sunday School – Rachel King and Annie Miller; Worship Service – Cecelia Franz and Phiona Jorgensen
Offerings & Attendance – 11/10/19
   General Fund - $ 4,846.00                                   Attendance – 211
   Designations - $100.00
                                
CALENDAR
Today, 9:00 AM – Prayer Time
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 PM – Ladies Bible Study
Thursday, Nov. 21 – WMS
Thursday, Nov.21, 6:15 PM – Praise Team practice
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2:30 PM – Baby Shower for Phiona Jorgensen

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annual Reports for the 2018-19 church year are due. 
The monthly WMS meeting is Thursday.  Faith Carpenter is in charge of the kitchen and Audra Franz will have devotions.  The project for November is twin-size blankets for MCC.  Bring taco toppings for lunch.
All ladies are invited to a baby shower for Phiona Jorgensen on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 2:30-4:00 PM in the church fellowship hall.
Volunteers are needed to help with the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 28 at Grace Christian Fellowship.  Sign up on the sheet by the library to help with food prep, serving or delivering meals.
The next Women’s Fellowship event will be a Christmas Tea on Dec. 2 at 6:30 PM.  Bring a dish to pass.  Let Marty Diller, Nickie Younts or Rachel Oswald know if you would like to decorate a table.
Thank you from the Red Cross for sponsoring the blood drive.  34 units of blood were collected.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued
Service Team Send Off – The following people will be traveling to Wharton, TX for a week long service trip through MDS – Matt, Audra & Cecelia Franz, David & Ayla Miller, and Isaiah Fellers.  Join them at the church Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:45 AM for a time of prayer and sending before they start the long drive down.
“Thank you all for caring for and supporting my mother, Erma Eash.  It was a lovely birthday party and we all enjoyed it!” – David Eash & Family
Greg Blucker’s Sunday school class will be hosting an evening of Christmas caroling on Dec. 15.  There will also be opportunities to help a needy family in our community.  More details later on ways to help.
Someone signed up for both the Daily Bread and Purpose and forgot to sign their name on the request form.  Please let Carolyn Gautsche know if that could be you.
The “who does what” booklet (as it was recently referred to) for the 2019-20 church year is available on the console by the library.  Help yourself!
Food donations during November will go to the Salvation Army.

Birthday Greetings go to: Nov. 25 – Doug Schwartz; Nov. 28 – Matt Hasbrouck; Nov. 29 – Sheila Moore; Dec. 1 – Ethan Schrock
Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Nov. 25-Dec. 1.
MYF (High School Youth) Nov. 17, 6-8:00 PM – Shopping for Keystone Place; Nov. 24, 6-8:00 PM – Fun night at Connie Pagels’; Dec. 8, 6-8:00 PM – TBD; Dec. 15, 6-8:00 PM – Ugly Christmas Sweater Party/White Elephant Gift Exchange at Fellers’
JYF (Middle School Youth)
Kid’s Club (Grades K-5) – November 24, 4-5:30 PM

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With our expectant parents Eric & Kelsey Lunger – December; Matt & Phiona Jorgensen – January, Deric & Ashley Mostrom – April; Darian & Christen Kirby - April
- With our college students – Jenna Beeker, Abby Fellers, Isaiah Fellers, Ethan Schrock, Kalee Schrock, Dylan Schwartz, Kali Tyler
- With Matt Hasbrouck in the Marine Corp 
- With our MDS Service Team working in Wharton, TX Nov. 23-Dec. 1
- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
- With Glendon & Danielle Miller and sons – EJ (14), Gavan (12), Reece (10) and Sammy (3).  Their address is 66269 Robison Road, Burr Oak, MI  49030.
- 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, Steve Eichorn, Frank Fisher, Bill Kerschner, Connie Pagels, Martha Schwartz, Marv Schwartz, and Richard Tribble.



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