Weekly Bulletin March 26, 2023

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TOULON                     March 26, 2023, Fifth Sunday in Lent                 

(*indicates to stand if able)

PRELUDE – Congregational Keyboards

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)

Leader: Our Good Shepherd is inviting us to come and be refreshed.

All: Our Good Shepherd is calling us into ways of joy and peace.

Leader: Like a shepherd, God will lead us from mourning and into joy,

All: Like a shepherd, God will replace our sorrow with gladness.

Leader: We will follow in faith, because the Lord is our Shepherd.

People: We will place our trust in God, who leads us to paths of truth and life.

*HYMN – “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing,” No. 74

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS AND CONCERNS

WORSHIPING THROUGH PRAYER

Prayers for the People

The Lord’s Prayer    

*GLORIA PATRI     No. 558

*THE PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERMON        

WORSHIPPING THROUGH GIVING

Offering

*DOXOLOGY     No. 563

*0FFERING PRAYER

*HYMN OF PREPARATION – “Seek Ye First,” No. 370

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 8: 6-11, John 11: 1-45      

SERMON – Rev. Ed Jones                

*CLOSING HYMN – “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus” No. 452

 *BENEDICTION AND CLOSING PRAYER

 POSTLUDE

                            UPCOMING EVENTS

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

 Wednesday, 6:30 PM – Choir Practice

 April 2 – Palm Sunday Congo Café after church will be breakfast casserole

 April 2 – 5:00 Lenten Service at Wyoming Congregational UCC, followed by refreshments, 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

Easter Sunday – Worship Service 10:30 AM, Michelle West will be our speaker. Take your Easter lilies home after church.

Today is the last day to turn in Easter Lily orders

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)

·        Dave Wilson

·        Trish Singleton

·        Theo Stone and his parents; Tyler & Jackie

·        Jack Colgan

·        Jane Coomes (Janet’s cousin)

Focused Mission for April

Stark County Food Pantry – breakfast cereal