Weekly Bulletin May 26, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

May 26, 2024                   

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE                                           

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                   Pam Sprout                    

*OPENING HYMN                                                               No. 85

“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” vs. 1-4 

*INVOCATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS, AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer      

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE              

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                                            

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                  No. 91

“Ye Who Claim the Faith of Jesus”                            

SCRIPTURE READING                                               Luke 1: 26-30                                                                         

MESSAGE                      “Encouragement”                   Paul Grove                               

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                   

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 90

                        “Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers”                                                           

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

June 17-21 – Vacation Bible School

If you are interested in helping with a program to mentor and disciple children in our community in grades 1-5, at the Methodist Church on Wed. mornings 9-12, starting on June 26, please call:

 Denise Turnbull at 309-525-4250.

June 15 – Juneteenth celebration at Kewanee Presbyterian

The Focused Mission for June will be juice boxes and shelf safe milk.

Guest Speakers

June 2 – Michelle West

June 9 – Michelle West

June 16 – Rod Winter

June 23 – Michelle West

June 30 – Rod Winter

 Prayer Requests:

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

·        Judy Beamer

·        Donna Boardman

·        Mary Lomelino

·        Rev. Bob Jones

·        Rev. Wayne McLeod

·        Ethan Ham

·        Tina Forlines

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Ed & Marie Smith

·        Linda Pyell

·        Dustin, Maddisyn & Steele Frisby

·        Russell Defenbaugh

·        The Family of Jim Langdon

·        The Family of Janet Kamerer

Missions for June:

Good Samaritan Fund

Heifer International

Focused Mission for the Food Pantry

Shelf safe milk & juice boxes

Altar Flowers for June:

The flowers on the altar were presented by Lynne Roark, in memory of Dave Roark.