Weekly Bulletin Feb. 12, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON

                              February 12, 2023                    

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP

*HYMN – “Tell Me the Story of Jesus,” No. 161

*INVOCATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

PRAYER

LORD’S PRAYER      

ACT OF PRAISE  Psalm 119, No. 701

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*THE PEACE

CHOIR

CHILDREN’S TIME – Michelle West         

WORSHIPPING THROUGH GIVING

Offering

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*0FFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION – “Take My Life and Let It Be,”

 No. 349

SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 5:21-37         

SERMON – Michelle West, “To Forgive is Divine”                        

 TIME OF QUIETNESS and PRAYER

*CLOSING HYMN – “The Church’s One Foundation,” No. 484  

 *BENEDICTION

 POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Today after church – Breakfast at Toulon American Legion until 12:30

Next Sunday - Congo Café

Next Sunday, Feb. 19 – Honor families with new babies

Wednesday, 6:30 – Choir Practice

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,

Movie: “Tortured for Christ: The Story of Richard Wormbrand” , 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

·        Emily Holman

·        The Family of Richard Clark

Missions for February:

Freedom House

Compassion International

Focused Mission for February

Stark County Food Pantry – canned soup

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar were presented by Jane Murray and Amanda Dynes in memory of Wes Wilkinson.

March 19, 5 PM, Lenten Service at Elmira Presbyterian, soup supper will follow, Art or Annabelle Blegen will be the speaker

March 26, 5 PM, Lenten Service at Wyoming Methodist, soup supper will follow