Weekly Bulletin June 25, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                           June 25, 2023               

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP

*HYMN – “The Church’s One Foundation,” No. 484

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 SHARING OUR 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 –

  “Love Divine, All Love Excelling,”  No. 48     

SCRIPTURE READING – John 3: 1-17

SERMON                                                        Rev. John J. McIntosh

                        “A Complete Person in an Incomplete World”            

 TIME OF QUIETNESS and PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN – “Lift High the Cross,” No. 537

 *BENEDICTION

 POSTLUDE  

     UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesdays, 6:00 PM – Weeding and Watering of the church Community Garden. ALL ARE WELCOME!!

July 9 – Quarterly Reports Meeting after the worship service

Guest Speakers

July 2 – Jim Graves

July 9 – Jerry Higdon

July 16 – Ed Jones

July 23 – Michelle West

July 30 – Michelle West

Prayer Requests:

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

·        Ed and Marie Smith

·        Jane Heaton

·        Bob & Judy Beamer

·        Jack Pace (Pam Sprout’s brother)

·        Heather West-Kimberlin (Michelle’s sister)

·        Trish Singleton

·        Sam Rice

·        Erica Donelson (Turnbull)

·        The Family of Dave Roark

Missions for June:

Stark County Good Samaritan Fund

Heifer International

Focused Mission for June:

Stark County Food Pantry - Cookies

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar were presented by Patsy Trickle in memory of her parents, Jake and Pat Trickle.