Weekly Bulletin Feb. 26, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON                     February 26, 2023, First Sunday in Lent                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive)

Leader: Let us worship God.

People: We come before God with thanksgiving.

Leader: God is mighty and gracious in forgiveness.

People: We rejoice in God, and thank God in great humility.

*HYMN – “O Worship the King, All Glorious Above”, No. 38

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer    

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*THE PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC - Lynne Roark & Janet Wilkinson

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON – Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 - C.J. Richards

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON       

WORSHIPPING THROUGH GIVING

Offering

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*OFFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION – “Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley”, No. 192

SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 4:1-11     

SERMON – Ed Jones, “What is Lent?”

*CLOSING HYMN – “God Leads Us Along,” No. 426  

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

 POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

Today, 2:00 PM, Combined Choir practice at our church

Today, 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

Wednesday, 6:30 PM – Choir Practice, Combined Choir at 7:30

March 5 – Next Sunday, Congo Café will include a light lunch

March 5, 2:00 PM – Combined Choir practice

March 5, 5:00 PM, Lenten Service at Toulon United Methodist Church, soup supper to follow, the speaker will be Michelle West

March 12, 5:30 PM, Lenten Service at our church, soup supper will follow, Rev. Rebecca Klemm will be the speaker

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

April 2 – Lenten Service TBA

April 6, 7:00 PM, Maundy Thursday Service at Wyoming Methodist

April 7, 7:00 PM, Good Friday Tenebrae Service at St. Timothy Lutheran

April 9, 7:00 AM, Easter Sunrise Service at Paramount Theater

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

·        The Family of Rodney Williams

Focused Mission for March  

Stark County Food Pantry – paper towels

Altar Flowers

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

March 26, 5 PM, Lenten Service at Wyoming Methodist, soup supper will follow, the speaker will be Dan Wright