Friday, November 20, 2015
Locust Grove bulletin for Nov. 22, 2015
A
Journey with Jesus
Sunday School – 9:15 AM
Worship Gathering - 10:30 AM
Welcome
and Opening
Welcome/Announcements
– Cathy Fellers
Call to Worship
Offering
Prayer/Offering
Sharing/Prayer
Concerns – Bill
Beck
Congregational
Prayer
Greeting
Time
Children’s
Story – Abby Fellers & Ashley
Hasbrouck
Praise
& Worship - Praise Team
Hearing
God’s Word
Scripture – Matthew 6:25-34
Sermon – “What If” – Ross
Weber
Responding
Praise & Worship
Sending
Benediction
Sending
Song
Ushers/Greeters – Fred & Marilyn Schwartz and family
Nursery – Matt & Heather Farrand ; Nov. 29 – Adam & Cathy Fellers
Jail Service – New Jerusalem
Offerings & Attendance – 11/15/15
General Fund - $3,902.25
Attendance – 126
Designations
– $245.06
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 5:30 PM – No
Wednesday Connection
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6:00 PM – Women’s Fellowship Christmas Tea
ANNOUNCEMENTS
In
your mailbox last Sunday was a draft of the Youth Pastor Job Description. Today immediately following the Worship Service, there will be a
brief meeting. If you have questions,
comments, or suggestions, they are welcome at this meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parents of children of any age are very strongly
encouraged to come if you didn’t attend the meeting on Nov. 18.
There
will no Wednesday Connection this week, Nov. 25 due to Thanksgiving.
Annual Reports for 2014-15
are on the console by the library.
There
will be a sign-up list on the fellowship hall counter until Nov. 29 from the
Women’s Fellowship Committee for the Christmas Tea to be held on Dec. 1 at 6:00 PM here at the church. Sandy Dudley will be using her creativity to
inspire us. Please bring finger
foods. Hot hors d’oeuvres will be
served. If anyone is unable to drive or
would like a ride, please let Janell Lederman know.
The church
office will be closed Thursday and Friday this
week. The bulletin
will be printed Wednesday afternoon.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont.
Total
given for the Community
Thanksgiving Meal as of 11/18/15
- $115.00.
Would
you like an evening of Christmas songs?
Join the Worship Team in Beeker’s barn on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 5:00 PM .
There will be a light meal.
Please bring finger foods and your own chair.
Please
begin saving your loose change. There
will be a special offering taken each Sunday in December to help purchase
turkey for the MCC
Meat Canning project.
Remember
to bring your food donations that will go to the Salvation
Army.
MYF –
JYF – No meeting this week.
Birthday Greetings go to:
Dec. 1 – Ethan Schrock; Dec. 5 –
Sam Eicher
Anniversary Greetings go to:
Dec. 5 – Lennis & Nancy Troyer
PRAYER
& DEVOTIONAL NOTES
- With our marriages and families
- With expectant parents Darin & Rachel King (February); Matt & Heather Farrand (February)
- With Ken & Brandy Schwartz
in
the death of their twin daughters. May
God give them comfort and peace.
- With
the St. Joseph County Jail Ministry
-
With our college students – Candace
Beck , Jenna Beeker, Sierra Eichorn, Ashley Hasbrouck ,
Christen Kahila, Cody Litwiller, and Courtney Troyer
-
With Delmar & Donna Gautsche. Their address is 379
Ember Road , Coldwater , MI 49036 .
- With our friends
the Denlingers in Israel .
- We seek God’s
provision and care for these individuals: Evelyn Blucker, Menno
Chupp, Dave Coblentz, Erma Eash, Bill Kerschner, Martha Schwartz, Marv
Schwartz, Florence Wickey and Andrea Yeager