Thursday, August 28, 2025
Locust Grove bulletin for August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025
Sunday School - 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering – 10:30 AM
Call to Worship – Louellen
Westover
Praise –Praise
Team
Children’s Ministry – Rachel King
Prayer – Matthew Yoder
Morning Message – Matthew Yoder
“Honor Everyone” - 1 Peter 2:11-17
Praise – Praise
Team
Benediction – Matthew Yoder
CALENDAR
Tuesday, September 2, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship
Wednesday, September 3, 6:30 PM - Pickleball
Offering &
Attendance
– 08/24/2025 Attendance – No
Count
General Fund - $3,625.00 Designations - $50.00
Online giving for July
was $5,057.78.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food donations
during September will go to the Salvation Army.
Come check
out the library! We have several new series you might enjoy. We also welcome your suggestions. And to those who have donated books – Thank
You!
The children’s
book “Silver Pony Ranch” was left in the library. If this is your book, please contact Donna
Casper or Nancy Dykstra.
If you are
interested in baptism or child dedication, please contact Pastor Matt.
The Women’s Mission & Service project for October is twin flat sheets for Mennonite Central Committee. There will be no project or meeting in September.
Women’s Fellowship Meet & Greet! Speed Dating for Faith
Sisters! Ladies, if you’re new to Locust Grove or if you’ve
attended a long time, come join us Tuesday, September 2 at 6:00 pm. Bring finger food or snacks.
The next Blood Drive is September 8. A
sign-up sheet to help is on the welcome center by the library. We still need
help with driving donors, registration, and tear down.
The church office will have irregular hours for
the next 3 weeks. Please call Rachel King is you have any questions or need help.
There will be an Ice Cream Supper Fundraiser for our youth group on September 27. There will also
be a Silent Auction at the same time. Some of the items for this auction are: a
Blue Gate package including 2 meals and concert tickets of your choice, a gift
card to Mancino’s Pizza & Grinders, and a Sturgis Pool basket with swim
caps and pool passes (value is over $100).
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
Mowing – Week of August
31 – Lennis Troyer; Week of September 7
– Dennis Bontrager
Nursery – Today – Rachel King & Alli Gautsche; 09/07
– Nancy Dykstra & Valeriia Sheshenia
Birthday Greetings go to: 9/08 – Lennis Troyer; 9/10 – Louellen
Westover; 9/11
– Ellianna King, Lily Jorgensen; 9/12 – Lee Carr;
9/13 – Judy
Hudson, Linda Miller, Marty Diller
Anniversary
Greetings go to: 9/09 - LeRoy & Pauline Hochstetler; 9/10
– Ernie & Pam Stauffer
Youth Group (Middle & High School Youth) – Today, August 31 - No
Youth Group. September
7, 6-8:00 PM – Meet at the church. September 14, 5-6:30 PM
– Scavenger Hunt at the St. Joseph County Fair
PRAYER & DEVOTIONAL
NOTES
- With our marriages
and families
- With Jacob & Abby
Capps. Congratulations on your marriage on August 23! May God bless you and your home!
- With our engaged
couples – Jenna Beeker & Alex Comstock.
- With the Sheshenia
family from Ukraine – Vlad, Jane and daughters Valeriia, Margo & Sofiia.
- With the St. Joseph
County Jail Ministry
- With Betty
Yoder. She will be having
knee surgery on September 5. Pray for a
successful surgery and healing.
- With Chris &
Connie Compton and their family – Christopher (8) and 3 adult daughters. Their
address is 65747 Burr Oak Road, Burr Oak, MI
49030.
- With our friends in
Israel.
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals:
Ruth Coblentz, Fran Eichorn, Greg King, Gary Large, Lew & Ruby
Miller, Richard Oswald, Dave Peterson, Steve Riegsecker, Richard Tribble, Ed
Wickey, Ed Wilcox, Merle Yeager and Betty Yoder.
‘Loved
First Ministry’ Updates & Happenings
- Sausage &
Pancake Breakfast for Lunch - October 12,
12:00 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall – Donation
- T-Shirt/Sweatshirt
Fundraiser beginning October 12-November 2 with delivery on November 16. Will be selling some fantastic shirts with
choices of a Christian logo or our “Loved First”/Yasoka Kwagalwa logo. Samples will be available. Great for Christmas gifts!
