Weekly Bulletin Sept. 3, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                              September 3, 2023 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*HYMN – “This Is the Day,” No. 35      

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 – Hailey Lane

CHILDREN’S TIME

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

0FFERING PRAYER

*HYMN – “Love Divine All Love Excelling,” No. 48            

SCRIPTURE READING                                    Genesis 1: 26-28

SERMON                                                                     Jim Graves    

                                    “Why Jesus Was a Man”           

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

            Communion

CLOSING HYMN – “This Is My Father’s World”, No. 263

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after church – 80th birthday celebration for Sandy Langdon, including a light lunch and ice cream.

Wednesdays, 6:00 PM – Weeding and Watering and Harvesting of the church Community Garden.

Sept. 10- Rally Day!  Potluck meal to follow. Meat will be provided. Bring a dish to pass.

Sept. 12 – 7:00 PM, Trustees

Sept. 17 – Congo Café – host/hostess needed

                              Guest Speakers

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

·        Judy Beamer

·        Jack Pace (Pam Sprout’s brother)

·        Heather West-Kimberlin (Michelle’s sister)

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Donna Boardman

·        Greg Seyk and family (Lynne’s nephew)

·        Lynn Keller

Missions for September:

Pregnancy Resource Center, Toulon

South side Mission, Peoria

Focused Mission for September:

Stark County Food Pantry – Boxes of gelatin

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar are in memory of Roger Hawk, presented by his family.