LGMC Bulletin

September 4, 2022

 

Sunday School – 9:30 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Welcome & Opening

         Welcome/Announcements – Bill Lederman

Affirmation of Budget – Brian W. Troyer

Call to Worship

Praise & Worship – Praise Team

Hearing God’s Word

Testimonies – Matthew Yoder

Sharing & Prayer Concerns

Congregational Prayer

*Children ages 4-10 dismissed to the fellowship hall for

           Children’s Church

Sermon – “Habits - Altar”

     Genesis 28:10-17; John 1:43-51

Responding

         Praise & Worship

Sending

         Benediction

 

CALENDAR

Monday, Sept. 12 – Blood Drive

 

Offering & Attendance – 08/28/22    Attendance – No Count

General Fund - $1,370.00   Designations - $1,083.00 (includes the special offering and designations to Amigo - $823.00)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during September will go to the Salvation Army.

Four young people were baptized last Sunday and became members of Locust Grove.  Blessings go to Ben & Allison Gautsche, Lyza Oswald and Taner Patrick.

The WMS project for September is hygiene kits for MCC.

The proposed church budget for 2022-23 was in your mailboxes August 21.  The vote will be today during the morning service.  If you have any questions, talk to Brian (Teresa) Troyer.

The next blood drive is September 12.  Volunteers are needed to help with registration, drivers for donors if needed, and tear down.  A sign-up sheet is in the fellowship hall.

Our Praise Team will be singing at the county fair on Sept. 18 at 4:00 PM.

40 Days Through the Bible, a ladies' Bible study group, will be meeting Mondays, Sept. 26 – Nov. 21 from 6:30-8pm at the church. Please sign up on the credenza and purchase study guides from Audra Franz for $5.

The Life & Nurture Commission is putting together a kitchen committee for the upcoming year. If you are interested, please reach out to a member of the commission.  Thank you!  The Life and Nurture Commission - Darin King, Leroy Hochstetler, Beth Miller, Louellen Westover

The church email address is locustgrove@gmail.com  

 

Nursery – Sept. 4 – Brad & Angie Litwiller; Sept. 11 – Chris & Madelyn Oswald

Mowing – Week of Sept. 4 – Kim Schwartz; Week of Sept. 11 – Matt Franz

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  Sept. 13 – Judy Hudson, Linda Miller, Marty Diller; Sept. 18 – Ed Wickey

 

Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries Sept. 12-18. 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS continued…

Youth Connection – Conner Keeslar & Evan Litwiller home Varsity soccer (Prairie Heights) – Sept. 8 @ 5:00 pm; EJ Miller & Taner Patrick home Varsity football (Sturgis) – Sept. 9 @ 7:00 pm; Chloe Patrick home JV volleyball (Sturgis) – Sept. 9 @ 5:00 pm; Ben & Alli Gautsche, Carter & Madelyn Oswald, Max Fellers Cross Country @ Centreville HS – Sept. 10 @ 9:00 am

JYF (Middle School Youth) –

MYF (High School Youth) – Today, Sept. 4, 4-6:00 pm – We will be having our last MYF get together with the Fellers, Doug and Marcy at Hasbrouck’s cottage.

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia (12), Margo (9) & Sofiia (7).

- With our expectant parents – Eric & Kelsey Lunger - September

- With our college students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar, Tangi Kimble, Drew Litwiller

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Paul & Fran Eichorn.  Their address is 24501 M-86, Sturgis, MI  49091. 

- 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, Erv Wickey, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.