Weekly Bulletin Sept. 10, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                              September 10, 2023 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*HYMN – “Blessed Assurance,” No. 359      

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER    

            Prayers for the People

            The Lord’s Prayer  

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE

CHILDREN’S TIME

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

0FFERING PRAYER

*HYMN – “In His Time,” No. 363

  (first time through, keyboards only)         

SCRIPTURE READING                                    Ecclesiastes 3:1                  

SERMON                    “Changes”                             Floyd Ham           

 *TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER

CLOSING HYMN – “In My Heart There Rings a Melody”, No. 400

 *BENEDICTION

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after church – Rally Day potluck

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir practice

Sept. 12 – 7:00 PM, Trustees

                             Guest Speakers

Sept. 17 – Michelle West

Sept. 24 – Ed Jones

Oct. 1 – Jim Graves

Oct. 8 – Jim Graves                        

 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)

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.