Welcome To Locust Grove
September 5, 2010
Senior Pastor Max Zook 348.4488
Associate Pastor Ivan Yoder 363.0857
Children’s Ministry Coordinator Charity Kauffman 437.5253
Secretary Marian Hartzler 935.2728
Church Office 935.2164

8:00 & 10:45 Morning Worship Service
Wear Your Work Clothes to Church Sunday!
Prelude: Morgan Yoder
Worship Leader: Paul Yoder
Worship Team Leader: Brian Renno
Sermon: “Satisfaction in your Work” Eccl. 2:24 - Max Zook
Sharing Time: How do you find meaning in your work?

9:30 Sunday School Hour

Nursery: Infants through 3 year olds:
Sharon & Allison Besch, Morgan Yoder
Sunday School: Rolland & Lisa Avedician
10:45 - Infants through 3 year olds:
Cheyna, Shelby, & Blake Lyter

Prayer List:
At Home: Eric, Heather, Dillan, Ellie, & Ava Boring; Mark & Gloria Zook
Away: A.J. Boreman, commuting to Penn State

Mission Spot: Greetings from Gator Boys’ Camp in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As the Apostle Paul writes in I Thessalonians 1:3, please “Pray that our work would be produced by faith, our labor prompted by love, and our endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ”. Some days our work, labor, and endurance runs low. Pray that through the Lord’s strength, and not our own, we would continue to teach, care, and love the boys God has called us to serve in His name. Pray too that God’s continued strong presence would be most evident to the boys, their families, and others who stop by to see the camp. Thank the Lord for the ways He continues to supply our needs to keep moving forward, (a commitment was made this week to pay off half of the house mortgage!!) Praise the Lord. Lastly, we thank God daily for the covering of prayer support, encouragement, and financial support provided by you as a congregation. Thanks for being faithful to Christ’s Kingdom here on earth as we strive to place our treasures “where moth and rust cannot touch”.
We love you and God’s Best to you all, Gregg (for all the Kanagys at Gator Boys’ Camp

Reaching Out: Charlie Stump is preaching this morning at Family Camp Resort, Lake Raystown.
August 29, 2010
8:00 Worship Attendance 241
S.S. Attendance 332
10:45 Worship Attendance 151
Jr. S.S. Offering $8.26
Adult S.S. Offering $52.00
Morning Worship Offering $15,309.96

Week 35
Budgeted YTD Morning Worship Offerings - $339,500.
YTD Morning Worship Offerings - $333,321.
YTD Income - $377,922.
YTD Expenses - $358,468.

This Week’s Activities:
Tuesday, Ladies sewing in the basement. Do not bring your lunch,there will be a surprise lunch.
Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. - Connections ministry for women at Maple Grove
Wednesday - Prevention Health Screenings at Locust Grove
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. - Ladies prayer in the prayer chapel

Upcoming Events:
Thursday, September 23 - MCC Work Day
October 3-6 - Renewal meetings - Don & Marilyn Showalter

Next Sunday morning Mayard Beitzel will preach in the 8:00 a.m. service, and Rick Boreman will preach in the 10:45 service. Max and Brenda plan to be on vacation, Thursday through Tuesday.

Several used Sunday school books are on the table in the foyer for you to pick up and take home if you are interested. We only keep books which are still in print for classes to choose to use.

Old Church Benches! The wooden church benches from the old church building that the children have used for several years in our basement are being replaced this coming week! If you would like to purchase one of the only four remaining benches from that old building for a donation, please contact Ralph Hostetler at 363.6964.

MYF: Join us at the church on Wednesday, September 8th at 7:15 p.m., as we start the new year and begin to build new relationships. Come ready to share your ideas as we plan for 2010-2011.

groUP kick-off: Greenwood Furnace hike and picnic on Sunday, September 12th. We will leave the church following Sunday School at 10:30. Burgers/hot dogs/drink provided. Girls bring a side dish, and guys bring snacks/desserts. Parents pick up at 3:00 p.m. near the ballfield.

The Locust Grove congregation is scheduled to volunteer for a work day at MCC on Thursday, September 23rd. Those of you who can volunteer for a day, please sign your name on the sheet on the bulletin board by the kitchen. We plan to take a van, and plan to leave the church parking lot at 6:30 a.m. and pickup at Dairyland is at 6:45 a.m. Please bring you own lunch; snack is provided.

Over a month ago our church conference celebrated 100 years of God’s faithfulness. Our historian, Sanford King, brought a chalice home from the celebration in memory of our conference centennial celebration. It is now on display in our historical display area in the back of our sanctuary in honor of the fact that our church was one of three that was represented at that first conference meeting in 1910.

The Relief Committee has bags for school kits on the table in the west foyer. The following are the items required for a kit: 4 spiral or perforated notebooks with 70 sheets, 4 unsharpened pencils, 1 flat ruler both 30cm & 12”, 12 colored pencils in package, and 1 large pencil eraser. Please place the completed kits in boxes provided in the east foyer by September 18th. Any questions, please ask Bethe Nardis or Rob Renno.

Congratulations to Trevor Weaver & Lauren Byler as they are married this afternoon in an outdoor wedding!

Please add the following to your list of College Students included in last week’s bulletin: Morgan Spicher
Eastern Mennonite University
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
morgan.spicher@emu.edu

Emily Knable
348 Blue Course Drive
Apt. 330D
State College, PA 16803
(Penn State University)

To all my friends, a thank you for the flowers, cards and most of all your prayers. Thank you to Max and Ivan for your visits and the Sunshine Sisters for your unique gift. It is great to have such a caring church family. - Mim Peachey

Gator Camp Update: “Praise the LORD, O my soul...The LORD sets the prisoners free, the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down... Psalm 146:1, 7b-8. At Gator Camp Wilderness School, we give praise to our LORD. He does set prisoners free and lift up those who are bowed down. We are seeing that in the lives of boys here in southwest Florida. The weather may be hot and humid, and the rain comes down in watery sheets, but we are experiencing His protection as His children call out to Him. Thank you for praying for God’s work here this week. One of the breakthroughs experienced by campers this week was a 15 year old boy who wanted to be rid of the guilt of sexual sins. After he spent time sharing and seeking forgiveness, he wrote a short song and sang it with another camper for the entire camp group. Here are the words he wrote and sang:
Oh Lord, forgive me, Oh Lord, forgive me for my sins
Cause your son died on the cross,
Now I can repent of my sins and praise Your Holy Name.

Oh Jesus, the King of kings
Oh Lord, I live to praise Your Holy Name.

Chorus: I will pray night and day for the rest of eternity in heaven.
I can serve You in heaven, I can serve You in heaven
For the rest of eternity.
Ray S. - Gator Wilderness Camp School Buccaneer
Please continue to pray for the Lord’s protection over Gator Camp, and for freedom for the captives. What an awesome God we serve.
We are disciples of Jesus Christ, encouraging all people to become His fully devoted followers.

Church web site: www.locustgrovemc.org
Church email: locustgrovemc@juno.com


DAILY PRAYER GUIDE - September 5 - 11

5 Sun - “Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” Ps. 146:1

6 Mon - Pray for people in our church family with health related needs: Mim Peachey, Jean Byler, Carol Parks, and Kelly Esh recovering from surgeries. Also Willie Neogra was diagnosed this past week with Bells Palsy.

7 Tues - Pray for all our school students from pre-school through college, as they go to classes today after a long weekend. Also pray for our government leaders, and for peace in the world.

8 Wed - Pray for David & Christy in Asia and Joseph Zook in South Africa. Pray for wisdom for David in his work, strength and grace for Christy in her mothering, and courage for Joseph in his work of coordinating work teams at Refilwe in South Africa.

9 Thurs - Pray today for Vi Pannebaker on her birthday. Pray for Vi and other widows in our church family who are experiencing life without their husbands. Pray for God’s grace and peace in their lonely and difficult days.

10 Fri - Pray for wisdom and clear direction for our church family in making a good decision about the possibility of a building project for our Children’s Ministry. Pray for the Directors, Finance Committee, and Elders as they share in the evening congregational meeting on Sunday.

11 Sat - Pray for Mayard Beitzel as he prepares to preach in the 8:00 service, and for Rick Boreman as he prepares a sermon for the 10:45 service. Pray for Sherryl Yoder as she prepares to lead the worship team.

This week in the Word: Ecc. 10:1-Isa. 9:21 II Cor. 8:1-12:10 Ps. 49:1-55:23
Proverbs 22:20-23:5