Weekly Bulletin January 7, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON                                     January 7, 2024                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*OPENING HYMN   “Breath on Me, Breath of God”       No. 227

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS, AND CONCERNS

Minute for Missions                                                Linda Henderson

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer       

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC        

GOSPEL READING                                                     Luke 9: 51-62

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                                Ed Wied                                                                       

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION  “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”          No. 230

SCRIPTURE READING                                   Galatians 5: 1, 13-25      

MESSAGE                                                                              Ed Wied

                                    “Raining Down Fire”

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 48

   “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”                                                          

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                              UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after the worship service, Congo Café & Sunday School

Wed. 6:30 pm – Choir practice

Jan. 9, 7 pm – Trustees

Jan. 11, noon – Stark County Ministerial Association at Curry’s

Jan. 11, 2:30 pm – Deacons

Jan. 21 – Congo Café and Sunday School

January 28 – Annual meeting and potluck dinner, following the worship service. Committee chairmen should submit their yearly reports to Carol Rice as soon as possible.

Guest Speakers

Jan. 14 – Paul Grove

Jan. 21 – Michelle West

Jan. 28 – Ed Jones

Sign up for Congo Café on the clipboard at the back of the sanctuary.

Prayer Requests:

Please pass along your prayer requests to a member of the Deacons; Pam Sprout, Mary Hawk, or Janet Wilkinson

·        Judy Beamer

·        Heather Chandler (Michelle’s sister)

·        Trish Singleton

·        Donna Boardman

·        Sandy Langdon

·        Donna Jones

·        Al & Susan Kitterman and Phil Kitterman

·        Mary Lomelino

·        Colin Mills

·        Karen Steward

·        Rev. Bob Jones

·        Rev. Wayne McLeod

·        Makenzie Hamilton

Focused Mission for January:

Macaroni and cheese

Missions for January:

Toulon Nutrition Site

Stark County Resource House

Altar Flowers for January:

The flowers on the altar were presented by Mary Hawk and the Keane Family, in memory of Kristin Keane.