Weekly Bulletin Nov. 19, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                   November 19, 2023                     

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE

GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP

*OPENING HYMN     “The Church’s One Foundation”    No. 484                                                                                                         

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                     Lynne Roark & Janet Wilkinson

“Now Thank We All Our God/Let All Things Now Living”                                                       

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON                                     Pastor John                                                               

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING                          

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

HYMN OF PREPARATION                                                     No. 380

“Jesus, Lover of My Soul”                                    

SCRIPTURE READING                                    Galatians 2: 17-21

SERMON                                                         Pastor John Schindler

                                    “Free in Christ”

TIME OF QUIETNESS AND PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN                                                                  No. 552

“We Gather Together”                                                        

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

  POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Today after worship – Congo Café and Sunday School

Today – 4:00 PM, Community Thanksgiving Service at Leet Methodist

Nov. 25, 5:00-7:00 PM – Live Nativity at Boyd’s Grove, Bradford

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

Dec. 9 – Toulon Christmas Walk/Methodist Church Nativity

Dec. 24, 7 PM – Community Christmas Eve Service at Toulon Methodist

Guest Speakers

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

·         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

·         Karen Steward

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.