Weekly Bulletin March 24, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

March 24, 2024 – Palm Sunday              

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                

*OPENING HYMN                                                                  No. 178

                                    “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”                            

*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. 185

                        “Ride On! Ride On in Majesty!”                            

SCRIPTURE READING                                   Matthew 21: 1-11                                                                          

MESSAGE                  “Your Parade”                      John McIntosh

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                  

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 187

                                    “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”                                                                               

 *BENEDICTION & BLESSING

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Today – Palm Sunday Breakfast downstairs after the worship service

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

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

Thursday, 7 PM – Maundy Thursday service at Toulon Methodist

Friday, 7 PM – Good Friday service at St. Timothy Lutheran

Sunday, March 31, 7 AM – Easter Sunrise service at the Paramount Theater

Guest Speakers

March 31, Easter – Ed Jones

April 7 – Jim Graves

 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

·        The Family of Katina Hegwood

·        Don Hendrick

·        Pam Sprout

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.