Weekly Bulletin Jan. 29, 2023
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON
January 29, 2023 4th Sunday After Epiphany
(*indicates to stand if able)
PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards
GREETING
CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive)
Leader: People of God, who do you come to worship?
People: We come to worship the one true God.
*OPENING HYMN – No. 353
“Be Thou My Vision”
ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS
WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER
Prayers for the People
The Lord’s Prayer
RESPONSIVE READING Psalm 15, No. 596
*GLORIA PATRI No. 558
*SHARING SIGNS OF PEACE
SPECIAL MUSIC
YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON
WORSHIPING THROUGH GIVING
Offering
*Doxology No. 563
*0ffering Prayer
GOSPEL READING Matthew 5:1-12
*HYMN OF PREPARATION – No. 170
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
SERMON TEXT – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
SERMON – Ed Jones, “The Power of the Cross”
*CLOSING HYMN – “At the Cross,” No. 177
*BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER
POSTLUDE
UPCOMING EVENTS
Today after church – Potluck lunch and Annual Meeting
Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice
Lenten Services
Feb. 22, 7:00 PM, Ash Wednesday Service at Boyd’s Grove Methodist Church, the speaker will be Pastor Leon Pomeroy
Feb. 26, 5:00 PM, Lenten Service at the 1st Baptist Church in Toulon, soup supper to follow
March 5, 5:00 PM, Lenten Service at Toulon United Methodist Church, soup supper to follow, the speaker will be Michelle West
March 12, 5:00 PM, Lenten Service at our church, soup supper will follow, Rev. Rebecca Klemm will be the speaker
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
· Amanda Dynes
· The Family of Mike Winn
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