Weekly Bulletin Aug. 18, 2024

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

August 18, 2024                    

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE                                           

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                  

*OPENING HYMN                                                                  No. 541

                                    “Here I Am, Lord”  

*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                                                         Payton Letko                                                

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON      

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                 No. 543                                  “Tell It! Tell It Out With Gladness”           

 SCRIPTURE READING                                              John 6: 51-58                                                                        

MESSAGE      “Jesus or Bread?”                             Michelle West                                       

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER                  

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 546

                                    “Revive Us Again”                                                 

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

.                            UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after worship – Congo Café

Sept 8 – Quarterly Reports and Rally Day Potluck hosted by Mission Board

Guest Speakers

Aug. 18 – Michelle West

Aug. 25 – Michelle West

Sept. 1 – Jim Graves

Sept. 8 – Michelle West

Sept. 15 – Sean Blair

Sept. 22 – Michelle West

Sept. 29 – Sean Blair

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

·        Carol Rice

·        Ron Wallace

·        The Family of Phil Wilkinson

Missions for August:

National Association for Congregational Christian Churches

The Congregationalist Magazine

Focused Mission for the Food Pantry for August

Breakfast products – muffins, granola bars, Pop Tarts

Altar Flowers for August:

The flowers on the altar were presented by Bob & Janet Wilkinson in memory of their parents; Newt & Charlotte Wilkinson and Marshall & Tina Squire