Thursday, July 06, 2023
Locust Grove bulletin for July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Bill Lederman
Praise – Praise
Team
Prayer – Matthew
Yoder
Sermon – “Sorrowful,
Yet Always Rejoicing” -
2nd Cor. 6:10 – Joel DeMott
Praise – Praise
Team
Benediction
– Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Monday, July 10 – Red
Cross Blood Drive
Monday, July 10, 6:30
PM – Elder Team meeting
Sunday, July 16 – Elder
Lot
Offering & Attendance – 07/02/23 Attendance – 112
General Fund - $4,550.00 Designations - $280.00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during July will go to the Salvation Army.
If you are interested in being baptized,
please talk to Pastor Matt.
The
next Red Cross Blood Drive is Monday, July 10. Volunteers for registration, drivers for
donors, and help with tear down are needed.
A sign-up sheet is on the credenza at the back of the sanctuary.
Everyone
was affirmed on both ballots last Sunday.
The lot for Elder will take place July 16. Pray for this process and for those
willing to be a part of it.
The
WMS project for July is school kits for MCC.
Please
keep Gary & Kay Large in your prayers as he continues his cancer
treatments.
Youth for Christ Benefit Auction will be Aug. 21-26.
Items are needed. They can be big items or small but need to be
high quality with a minimum value of $25.
Call 269-651-1669 for more information.
Mowing – Week of July 9 – Richard Hochstetler; Week of July
16 – Matt Franz
Nursery – July 9 – Abby Fellers &
Phiona Jorgensen; July 16 - Keeslars
Church Softball – Tuesday, July 11, 6:00 PM – Dmd. #2 vs Chad Yoder
Birthday Greetings go
to: July 17 – Alesia Furney, Eliza Eichorn, Eli Love; July 19 – Carol
Eichorn
Anniversary Greetings go to: There are no anniversaries July 17-23.
YOUTH EVENTS
JYF (Middle School Youth) and MYF (High School Youth) – July
16, 5:30-8:00 PM – Oswald’s
Cottage; July 22 – Revive Fest & Car Wash Fundraiser
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With the Sheshenia family
from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia, Margo & Sofiia.
- With our expectant
parents – Matt & Phiona Jorgensen (September)
- With the St. Joseph
County Jail Ministry
- With Richard &
Marjana Tribble. Their
address is 26785 Banker Street Road, 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, Bill Kerschner, Gary
Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Martha Schwartz, Richard Tribble, Merle Yeager and
Betty Yoder.