Weekly Bulletin Nov. 26, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON                               November 26, 2023 – Christ the King Sunday           

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)

Leader: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

People: Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Leader: Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

People: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Leader: For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

*OPENING HYMN                 “Sanctuary”                          No. 555                                                                                             

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                                                         Lynne Roark                                                                                                         

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                  No. 215

“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”                       

SERMON                                                                    Neil Steinbach

                                    “Stay Focused on Christ”

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 408

“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”                                               

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Next Sunday, after worship – Congo Café and Sunday School

Dec. 2 – 9:00 AM, Hanging of the Greens

Dec. 9 – Toulon Christmas Walk/Methodist Church Nativity

Dec. 17 – Congo Christmas Cookies after the worship service

Dec. 24, 7 PM – Community Christmas Eve Service at Toulon Methodist

Guest Speakers

Dec. 3 – 24 – Ed Jones

Prayer Requests:

Please pass along your prayer requests to a member of the Deacons; Pam Sprout, Mary Hawk, or Janet Wilkinson

·        Jane Heaton

·        Judy Beamer

·        Heather Chandler (Michelle’s sister)

·        Trish Singleton

·        Donna Boardman

·        Sandy Langdon

·        Donna Jones

·        Bruce West

·        Al & Susan Kitterman and Phil Kitterman

·        Mary Lomelino

·        Linda Pyell

·        Colin Mills, Jordan Minder, & Jack Minders

·        Karen Steward (pending surgery)

·        For those who are traveling over the holidays

Focused Mission for November:

Stark County Food Pantry – Canned soup &/or crackers

Altar Flowers

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