Weekly Bulletin Nov. 12, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                   November 12, 2023               

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP

*OPENING HYMN     “Like a River Glorious”                    No. 392                                                                                                         

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                                    Jessie Richards                                                                    

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                 No. 395

“How Can I Keep from Singing”                                            

SCRIPTURE READING                                   Philippians 4: 4-9

SERMON                                                                    Rev. Jim Vyleta

                                    “Winning Over Worry”

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 71

“Lord, I Lift Your Name on High” (sing twice)                                                     

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Today after worship – Toulon American Legion Breakfast until 12:30

Nov. 19 - Congo Café and Sunday School

Nov. 19 – 4:00 PM, Community Thanksgiving Service at Leet Methodist

Dec. 2 – 9:00 AM, Hanging of the Greens 

Dec. 9 – Toulon Christmas Walk/Methodist Church Nativity 

Guest Speakers 

Nov. 19 – John Schindler

Nov. 26 – Neil Steinbach

Dec. 3 – 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

·        Heather Chandler (Michelle’s sister)

·        Trish Singleton

·        Donna Boardman

·        Sandy Langdon

·        Donna Jones

·        Bruce West

·        Al & Susan Kitterman and Phil Kitterman

·        Mary Lomelino

·        The Family of Mike Pyell

·        The Family of Gary Streitmatter

·        Colin Mills

Focused Mission for November:

Stark County Food Pantry – Canned soup &/or crackers

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar are in memory of Walker Pace, presented by Pam Sprout