Weekly Bulletin January 28, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

January 28, 2024 – Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany                  

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)

Leader: In whom should we trust?

People: Let us choose to trust the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling.

*OPENING HYMN     “Jesus Calls Us”                     No. 314

*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                                     Jessie Richards                                                                                                            

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION               “Spirit of God ”         No. 228                     

SCRIPTURE READING                                                Mark 1: 21-28          

MESSAGE                   “Jesus Has Authority”          Ed Jones

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                   

*CLOSING HYMN         “Blessed Assurance”                      No. 359                                                       

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                              UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after worship – Annual Meeting and Potluck lunch

Wed. 6:30 pm – Choir practice

Feb. 4 – Mission Board Soup-R-Bowl Lunch after church

Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday Service at Wyoming Methodist Church

Feb. 18 – Lenten Service at First Baptist, Toulon

Feb. 25 – Lenten Service at Wyoming Nazarene Church

Guest Speakers

Feb. 4 – Michelle West

Feb. 11 – Paul Grove

Feb. 18 – Ed Jones

Feb. 25 – Jim Vyleta

 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

·         Donna Jones

·         Al & Susan Kitterman and Phil Kitterman

·         Mary Lomelino

·         Colin Mills

·         Karen Steward

·         Rev. Bob Jones

·         Rev. Wayne McLeod

·         Makenzie Hamilton

·         Julie Mueller

·         Floyd Ham

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.