Weekly Bulletin Jan. 15, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

    January 15, 2023   2nd Sunday After Epiphany                   

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

GREETING

CALL TO WORSHIP (In Unison)

Take us from where we are, to where you want us to be; make us not merely guardians of a heritage, but living signs of your coming Kingdom; fire us with passion for justice and peace between all people; fill us with that faith, hope and

love which embody the Gospel; and through the power of the Holy Spirit make us one.

*OPENING HYMN – No. 324

“Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore”

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer      

RESPONSIVE READING    Psalm 40, No. 621

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON      

WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING

Offering

*Doxology     No. 563

*0ffering Prayer

GOSPEL READING  John 1:29-42

*HYMN OF PREPARATION –  No. 231

“Spirit Song”

SERMON TEXT – 1 Corinthians 1:1-19       

SERMON – Ed Jones,  “Building Hope”

*CLOSING HYMN – “My Hope Is Built,” No. 355

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

 POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after church – Congo Cafe

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

Jan. 28, 9:00 AM – Set-up the dining room for the potluck

Jan. 29 – Potluck lunch and Annual Meeting  after the worship service

-Meat, potatoes, and drinks will be provided.

               -Please turn in your annual reports to Carol Rice by Jan. 22.

               -Please sign up to bring a dish to the potluck.

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

·         Dave & Lynne Roark

·         Jane Heaton

·         Bob & Judy Beamer

·        Pastor Greg Ellcey

·        Jack Pace (Pam Sprout’s brother)

·        Amanda Dynes

Missions for January:

Toulon Nutrition Site

Stark County Resource House

Focused Mission for January

Stark County Food Pantry – Flour &/or sugar

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar were given by Mary Hawk in memory of Roger Hawk and Kristin Hawk Keane.

Please send your announcements or calendar dates to:

            janet.wilkinson@gmail.com