LGMC Bulletin

 

May 5, 2024

 

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Adam Fellers

Praise –Praise Team

LG Kids – Rachel King

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – “Kingdom Relationships” – Matthew 13:1-8, 18-23 – Matthew Yoder

Praise –Praise Team

         Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

 

CALENDAR

Monday, May 6 – Red Cross Blood drive

Tuesday, May 7, 8 & 10:00 PM – Church League Softball, Diamond 2

Sunday, May 12, Noon – Elder Team meeting

 

Offering & Attendance – 04/28/2024             Attendance – 129

General Fund - $3,071.00     Designations - $350.00

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during May will go to Salvation Army.

The Women's Mission & Service project for May is baby bottles for Sturgis Pregnancy Helpline, a non-profit faith-based pro-life organization whose primary purpose is to minister to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of all families in our community. Pick up a baby bottle at either entrance and put your pocket change in it throughout the month. Checks and paper money can also be put in the bottle. Return the bottle to the mission counter in the fellowship hall at the end of the month or when full.

The next Red Cross Blood Drive is May 6.  Volunteers are needed to help with registration, give rides to donors if needed, and help with tear down.  There is a signup sheet at the welcome center.

Did you know that the first blood drive at Locust Grove was January 2014?  Locust Grove has hosted the Red Cross blood drive for 10 years!

Women’s Fellowship – May 18, 10:00am–2:00pm – Meet at Mennohof in Shipshewana, IN at 10:00am for a tour followed by lunch and shopping.  Please sign up on the sheet at the welcome center.

Larry & Lynn Littlefield have a new email address –

   lmlittlefield@outlook.com.

 

Mowing – Week of May 5 – Greg Blucker; Week of May 12 – Greg Blucker

Nursery – May 5 – Abby Fellers & Phiona Jorgensen; May 12 – the Sheshenia family

Birthday Greetings go to:  May 13 – Bill and Bob Lederman; May 15 – Brad Litwiller, Ane Aguinaga (Holden family’s exchange student); May 19 – Marjana Tribble                                      

Anniversary Greetings go to: May 15 – Jim & Katrina Hasbrouck

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – May 5, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church; May 11, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM – Spring Cleaning at the church.  Families are invited!

Youth Connections – HOME Sports Events – Carter Oswald – (Sturgis Varsity baseball) May 11 @10:00 AM & Noon, May 14 & 25 @ 4:00 & 6:00 pm; Madelyn & Lyza Oswald – (Sturgis Middle School tennis @ Augspurger Courts) May 6 @4:00 pm, May 15 @4:00 pm; EJ & Gavan Miller (Sturgis Varsity track & field) May 10 @ 11:00 am.

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With Lynn Littlefield who had spinal surgery on April 16 in Florida.

- With Rich Oswald who is having 2 surgeries in May in Florida.

- With the Sheshenia family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia, Margo & Sofiia.

- With our college students – Cecelia Franz, Collin Keeslar,

   Drew Litwiller, Evan Litwiller, Kali Tyler, Myah Troyer

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Richard & Susanna Hochstetler.  Their address is 27623 Wasepi Road, Centreville, MI  49032.

- With our friends in Israel.

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  John Blucker, Dave & Bertha Bontrager, Bill Kerschner, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Cyndi Murray, Richard Tribble, Brian (Teresa) Troyer, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.