LGMC Bulletin

 

March 23, 2025

 

Sunday School – 9:15 AM

 

Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM

 

Call to Worship – Dave Peterson          

Praise –Praise Team

Prayer – Matthew Yoder

Sermon – Matthew Yoder

   “Wide & Narrow Way” – Matthew 7:13-14

Praise – Praise Team

Benediction – Matthew Yoder

 

CALENDAR

Monday, March 24, 6:00 PM – Women’s Bible Study

Monday, March 24, 6:00 PM – Elder Team meeting

Wednesday, March 26, 6:00 PM – Kid’s Club

 

Offering & Attendance – 03/16/2025             Attendance – 129

General Fund - $2,966.00        Designations - $850.00

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food donations during March will go to the Salvation Army.

The Women’s Mission & Service project for March is bars of soap (not Ivory) for Mennonite Central Committee.

Locust Grove has a College Student Aid program that was established to take a supportive role in our members’ Christian education. If you will be attending a Christian College, University or Seminary for the 2025-26 year, please contact Gerri Schwartz.

The next Blood Drive is scheduled for May 5.

 

Loved 1^st: April 12 – Ministry Auction; May 15,16,17 – Ministry Yard Sale

 

Nursery – 3/23 – Phiona Jorgensen & Ellyn Oswald; 3/30 – Danielle Miller & Miley Holden

 

Birthday Greetings go to:  3/24 – Brian (Teresa) Troyer; 4/02 – Greg King, Isabella Yoder

 

Anniversary Greetings go to:  There are no anniversaries 03/31 – 04/06.

 

Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – April 6, 6-8:00 PM – At the church; April 13, Noon-? – Adventure Zone after the morning worship service.

 

 

PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL NOTES

- With our marriages and families

- With our engaged couple – Abby Fellers & Brendon Andaverde (May 10, 2025)

- With Matt & Phiona Jorgensen & family in the recent passing of Phiona’s father Charles in Uganda. 

- With our college students – Collin Keeslar, Conner Keeslar, Drew Litwiller, Evan Litwiller, EJ Miller, Taner Patrick, Brooke Troyer

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

- With the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry

- With Louellen Westover.  Her address is 901 N. Clay Court, #23, Sturgis, MI  49091.                 

- With our friends in Israel.

- We seek God’s provision and care for these individuals:  John Blucker, Fran Eichorn, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby Miller, Richard Oswald, Jim Owsley, Richard Tribble, Ed Wilcox, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.

Auction Information - There is a cookie bake sign-up list at the Welcome Center for the “Loved First” Auction on April 12. There will be plastic containers for 1 dozen cookies each, available near the sign-up list. Cookies should be approximately 3 inches in diameter. They can be dropped off at Lake Area Christian School on Friday, April 11 by 7:00pm or at the church from 1-3:00pm. We are still in need of auction items and are willing to pick up. Someone will be available at Lake Area each Thursday evening from 6–7:00pm for drop off.  Drive around to the farthest walk-through door on the North side of the gym building.                                                                                 We are also collecting clean plastic grocery bags, which can be placed in a box in the fellowship hall. If there are any questions about anything, please see Eva Beeker, Ramona King, Phiona Jorgensen, Bill & Janell Lederman or Marjana Tribble.