Weekly Bulletin March 31, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)

Call to Worship

Leader: Come with the women to the tomb of Jesus.

People: We, too, come to honor the Lord.

Leader: But see, the stone is rolled away. The tomb is empty, and an angel speaks amazing words!

People: He has been raised; he is not here!

Leader: Christ is risen from the dead! Amazing news!

People: What a story we have to tell! Christ is risen! Hallelujah!                                                                                  

*OPENING HYMN                                                                  No. 196

                        “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”                         

*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. 195

                        “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”                               

SCRIPTURE READING                                               Mark 16: 1-8                                                                       

MESSAGE                  “The Empty Tomb”              Ed Jones

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER              

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 207

                                    “Up From the Grave He Arose”                                                                                

 *BENEDICTION & BLESSING

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Next Sunday – Congo Café, Mission Board Meeting and Sunday School

April 8 – 7 PM, Trustees

April 11 – 2:30, Deacons

Guest Speakers

April 7 – Jim Graves

April 14 – Conner Brinson

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 April

Snack Crackers

Altar Flowers for March:

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