Weekly Bulletin August 13, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                                     August 13, 2023                  

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*OPENING HYMN                                                     No. 434

“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”                      

INVOCATION 

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

Minute for Missions – Linda Henderson

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer       

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC                                             Lauren Best

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION –                                               No. 377          

“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 14: 22-33

SERMON                                                         Michelle West

                                    “Oh Ye of Little Faith”   

TIME OF QUIETNESS and PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Communion          

*CLOSING HYMN – “Just As I Am, without One Plea”, No. 325

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Guest Speakers

Aug. 20 – Michelle West

Aug. 27 – Michelle West

Sept. 3 – Jim Graves

Sept. 10 – Floyd Ham

Sept 17 – Michelle West

Sept. 24 – Ed Jones

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)

·        Sam Rice

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Donna Boardman

·        The Family of Corey Mooberry (Bill’s co-worker)

·        The family of Henry Karolus (Lynne’s brother-in-law)

·        Greg Seyk and family (Lynne’s nephew)

Missions for August:

NACCC – The Congregationalist Magazine

Focused Mission for July

Stark County Food Pantry – Fun sized candy bars

Altar Flowers

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