Weekly Bulletin March 12, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON                     March 12, 2023, Third Sunday in Lent                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 42: 1-2a)

Leader: As the deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

People: My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

*HYMN – “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”, No. 39

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer    

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*THE PEACE

 SPECIAL MUSIC

 OLD TESTAMENT LESSON – Exodus 17: 1-7

 YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON       

WORSHIPPING THROUGH GIVING

Offering

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*0FFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION – “Fill My Cup, Lord”, No. 534

SCRIPTURE READING – John 4: 5-15     

SERMON – Ed Jones, “Thirsty Souls Need Living Water”

*CLOSING HYMN – “On Eagle’s Wings,” No. 385

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

 POSTLUDE

                             UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Today, 5 PM – Combined Choir Practice

Today 5:30 PM – Lenten Service at our church, soup supper will follow, Pastor Rebecca Klemm will be the speaker, Combined Choir sings

Monday, 9 AM – Deacons

Tuesday, 7 PM Trustees

Wednesday, 6:30 PM – Choir Practice

March 19 – Congo Café after church with Mission Board Taco Bar!

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, the speaker will be Dan Wright

Turn in your Easter Lily orders by March 26

 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

·        Jack Pace (Pam Sprout’s brother)

·        The Family of Tom Torbert

Focused Mission for March

Stark County Food Pantry – paper towels

Altar Flowers

The flowers on the altar were presented by Bill Hamilton in memory of his parents, Dan and Vicki Hamilton.

April 2 – 5:00 Lenten Service at Wyoming Congregational UCC, soup supper follows, Speaker Fr. John Cyr

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

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