Thursday, March 31, 2022
Locust Grove bulletin for April 3, 2022
April 3, 2022
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Welcome & Opening
Welcome/Announcements – Marcy Bontrager
Call to Worship
Praise & Worship – Praise Team
Hearing God’s Word
Testimonies - Matthew Yoder
Sharing & Prayer Concerns
Special Offering – Relief for Ukraine
Congregational Prayer
Sermon
– “To the Cross: It is Finished” -
John 19:28-37
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
CALENDAR
Today, Apr. 3 – Special
offering for Ukrainian refugee relief
Thursday, Apr. 7, 5:15
PM – Praise Team practice
Sunday, Apr. 17, 9:30
AM – Easter Carry-in Breakfast
Offering & Attendance – 03/27/22 Attendance – 95
General Fund - $2,737.00;
Designations - $150.00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during April will go to Keystone Place.
The April WMS project is bar soap (not Ivory) for
MCC.
Support for Ukrainian Refugees- We
will take a special offering today in support of Crosslinks’ efforts to provide
humanitarian aid for refugees. Donations can also be made on other
Sundays by writing “relief for Ukraine” in the memo line.
From the Worship Commission-On Easter
Sunday, Apr. 17, we will be having a carry-in
breakfast at 9:30. Bring a breakfast dish or 2 to share by 9:15
so that the kitchen committee can have things ready by 9:30. We will not be
having Sunday school that morning. The morning service will begin at 10:30.
We will be having another Fellowship-Life
Story evening on April 24.
Florence Wickey’s address in Texas is 107 Bagdad St.,
Leander, TX 78641.
Women's
Fellowship - On May 4, Olive Fresh is coming to Locust Grove! Come at 6:00 to join in the Olive Oil 101
class to explore the flavors of cooking with oils. Cost is $30 for the session
and meal. Deadline to sign up is April 24. Contact Marty, Kay or Rachel if you
have any questions or if the cost is a concern.
We are having some issues with our church email. Until it is resolved, please use locustgrove@gmail.com for sending us
emails.
Nursery – Apr. 3 – Eva & Jenna Beeker;
Apr. 10 – Brad & Angie Litwiller
Birthday Greetings go
to: Apr. 11 – Gabe Schrock; Apr. 12 – Richard
Tribble
Anniversary Greetings go to: Apr. 16 – Greg & Carolyn Gautsche
JYF (Middle School Youth) –.
MYF (High School Youth) –
May 4, 6:00 PM – Helping
with Women’s Fellowship activity.
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With our expectant
parents – Regan Barrington – June
- With our college
students – Regan Barrington, Cecelia Franz, Collin
Keeslar, Allison Littlefield. Drew Litwiller, Myah Troyer
- With the St. Joseph
County Jail Ministry
- With the Pastoral
Search Committee – Charlie Casper, Brent Beeker, Audra
Franz, Clint Gautsche, Katrina Hasbrouck, Louanne Younts
- With Erv &
Phyllis Wickey. Their
address is 30331 Findley 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 & Bertha Bontrager, Erma Eash, Carol Eichorn, Bill
Kerschner, Lew & Ruby Miller, Martha Schwartz, Richard Tribble, Irene
Troyer, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.