Weekly Bulletin July 14, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

July 14, 2024                  

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE                                           

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                         

*OPENING HYMN                                                                  No. 243

                        “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty” 

*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                                                         Anissia Rucker                                             

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                     Michelle West          

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                 No. 399                                              “He Touched Me”   

SCRIPTURE READING                                               Mark 9:24                                                                                          

MESSAGE                                                      John Summerhill Morris

                                    “Doubt”                                              

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                    

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 154

                                    “Shine, Jesus, Shine”                                                    

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Kids First Program - Wednesdays, 9-11:30 grades 1-5, at the Methodist Church. For information please call: Denise Turnbull at 309-525-4250.

Volunteers are needed to help with crafts!

July 21 – Picnic at Roark’s Pond after church

Guest Speakers

July 21 – Michelle West

July 28 – Art Ritter, fellowship and light lunch after worship

Aug. 4 – Old Settler’s Community Service

Aug. 11 – Jim Graves

Aug. 18 – Michelle West

Aug. 25 – Michelle West

 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

·        Tina Forlines

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Ed & Marie Smith

·        Linda Pyell

·        Karen Steward

·        Roselyn Ham

·        Donna Wagner (Janet’s sister-in-law)

·        The Kitterman Family

·        Carol Rice

·        Friends and relatives who are traveling during the summer

Missions for July:

Piedmont College

Stark County Salvation Army

Focused Mission for the Food Pantry

Hygiene products

Altar Flowers for July:

The flowers on the altar were presented by Michelle West, in memory of her dad, Michael West