Weekly Bulletin April 30, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

           April 30, 2023 – Fourth Sunday of Easter                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP – Jim Graves

*HYMN – “God Leads Us Along,” No. 426

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

PRAYER

LORD’S PRAYER      

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*THE PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC

CHILDREN’S TIME          

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION –

 “He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought,” No. 437

SCRIPTURE READING –  Isaiah 43:18        

SERMON – “Moving On,”  Floyd Ham                       

 TIME OF QUIETNESS and PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN –

 “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” No. 434

 *BENEDICTION

 POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 PM – Choir Practice

April 30, 11:30 – Meeting of the Congregation, quarterly reports

May 4, 12:00 PM, National Day of Prayer at the SC Courthouse

Next Sunday, Congo Cafe

May 7, 3:00 PM - Stark County High School Baccalaureate, here at First Congregational Church, the speaker will be Pastor Leon Pomeroy

May 9, 7:00 PM – Trustees

June 24-27 – NACCC Annual Meeting and Conference in Milwaukee

Youth Programming

Summer Camp scholarships will be available to FCC families for Menno Haven Camp in Tiskilwa.  Please check the camp schedule at their website, mennohaven.com or ask a deacon for more information.

Vacation Bible School will be June 19-23