Weekly Bulletin March 17, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

March 17, 2024 –  Fifth Sunday in Lent                    

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP  (responsive)

Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

People: Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.                                  

*OPENING HYMN                                                                  No. 39

                        “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”                      

*INVOCATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS, AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer       

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC                                      

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                                                        

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                  No. 362

                                    “I Know Whom I Have Believed”                                

SCRIPTURE READING                                   Jeremiah 31: 31-34                                                                          

MESSAGE        “Written On the Heart”                              Ed Jones

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                 

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 366

                                    “Have Thine Own Way, Lord”                                                                               

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Today, 5 PM – Lenten Service here.  Rebecca Klemm will be the speaker. Soup supper to follow.

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

March 24 – The deacons will host a Palm Sunday Breakfast here after the worship service.

March 24 – 5:00, Lenten service at Leet Methodist.  Jim Graves will be the speaker. A soup supper will follow

Guest Speakers

March 24, Palm Sunday – John McIntosh

March 31, Easter – Ed Jones

April 7 – Jim Graves

April 14 – Paul Grove

April 21 – Michelle West

 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)

·        Donna Boardman

·        Sandy Langdon

·        Al & Susan Kitterman and Phil Kitterman

·        Mary Lomelino

·        Karen Steward

·        Rev. Bob Jones

·        Rev. Wayne McLeod

·        Makenzie Hamilton

·        Julie Mueller

·        Ethan Ham

·        Tina Forlines

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Rev. Glenn Corbly

Missions for March:

Mission Mazahua

Focused Mission for the Food Pantry for March

Breakfast cereal

Altar Flowers for March:

The flowers on the altar were presented by Pam Sprout in memory of her nephew, Walker Pace.