Weekly Bulletin Sept. 17, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                                     September 17, 2023                   

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*OPENING HYMN                                                     No. 552

“We Gather Together”                     

INVOCATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

 WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer        

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558 

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE 

SPECIAL MUSIC          

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON 

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                   No. 406    

                                    “Prayer of St. Francis”      

SCRIPTURE READING – Exodus 14:  19-31

SERMON                    “Show Me the Way”             Michelle West                      

TIME OF QUIETNESS and PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 21

“Great Is the Lord”

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Oct. 1, 11:30 - Congo Café & Sunday School

Oct. 8, 11:30 – American Legion Breakfast

Oct. 15, 11:30 – Quarterly Reports

Oct. 22, 11:30 - Congo Café & Sunday School

Guest Speakers

Sept. 24 – Ed Jones

Oct. 1 & 8 – Jim Graves

Oct. 15 – 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

·        Heather West-Kimberlin (Michelle’s sister)

·        Nancy Wilson

·        Donna Boardman

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.