Weekly Bulletin Feb. 4, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

February 4, 2024                  

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)

Leader: Welcome! Open your hearts to God’s love this day!

People: Praise be to God who has called us here!

Leader: Let the words wash over you and offer you healing and hope.

People: Praise be to God who continually blesses us!

Leader: Place your hope and trust in God!

People: With joyful hearts, we come to worship and praise God who continually blesses and provides for us. AMEN

*OPENING HYMN                                                                 No. 372

                        “Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak”

*INVOCATION

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        

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                                                                                                                               

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                  No. 157

                        “Jesus’ Hands Were Kind Hands”                    

SCRIPTURE READING                                               Mark 1: 29-39          

MESSAGE      “Jesus: My Healer, My Teacher”    Michelle West

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Communion Hymn   “Have Thine Own Way” vs 1 & 4    No. 366                      

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 77

                        “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”                                                 

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after worship – Mission Board Soup-R-Bowl Lunch & Sunday School

Wed. 6:30 pm – Choir practice

Feb. 8, 2:30 – Deacons

Feb. 11 – Toulon American Legion Breakfast after church

The guest speaker for Feb. 11 will be Paul Grove

Feb. 14, 7 PM – 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

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