Thursday, July 13, 2023
Locust Grove bulletin for July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Bill Lederman
Praise – Praise
Team
Elder Lot - Matthew Yoder
Prayer – Matthew Yoder
Sermon – “Strike
the Match” -
Acts 2-5 – Matthew Yoder
Praise – Praise
Team
Benediction
– Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Today, July 16 – Elder
Lot during the morning service
Thursday, July 20 – WMS (Women’s
Sewing)
Thursday, July 20, 5:15
PM – Praise Team practice
Offering & Attendance – 07/09/23 Attendance – 121
General Fund - $3,380.00 Designations - $175.00
Food donations
during July will go to the Salvation Army.
If you are interested in being baptized,
please talk to Pastor Matt.
The
WMS project for July is school kits for MCC. For the monthly meeting this Thursday, Chris
Oswald will be in charge of the kitchen and Louellen Westover will have
devotions.
The
JYF will no longer be collecting pop cans. As an alternative, you could give the youth
the money after you have returned the cans yourself.
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.
The
total number of pints of blood collected Monday at the Blood Drive was 33. Thanks to all who helped in any way!
The
church office will be closed on Tuesday this week.
Mowing – Week of July 16 – Matt Franz; Week of July 23 –
Greg Blucker
Nursery – July 16 – Keeslars; July 23 –
Tami Tyler & Nancy Dykstra
Church Softball – Tuesday, July 18, 8:00 PM – Dmd. #2 vs FFM 2
Birthday Greetings go
to: July 24 – Ben Gautsche; July 26 – Corey
Keeslar, Jen Gautsche; July 27 – Brian Nunemaker, Joel Troyer
Anniversary Greetings go to: July 26 – Dennis & Rin Bontrager; July
29 – Adam & Cathy Fellers
YOUTH EVENTS
JYF (Middle School Youth) and MYF (High School Youth) – Today,
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 Brian &
Jessilyn Troyer and their daughters Myah (21) & Brooke
(17). Their
address is 67580 Thunderbird Drive, 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.