ORDER OF WORSHIP: 1-31-21
Greeting, Welcome & Announcements
Pouring of the Baptismal Water
Responsive Call to Worship
Opening Hymn of Praise
Unison Prayer/Gloria
First Testament: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Gospel Reading: Mark 1:21-28
Hymn of Preparation
Message: “With Authority”
Musical Interlude
Sharing Celebrations & Concerns/Silent Prayer/Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer (using “debts”)
Invitation to Give/Offering/Doxology/Prayer of Dedication
Closing Hymn
Blessing & Sending Forth
OUR CHURCH CALENDAR THIS WEEK
Monday, February 1
6:30 pm Prayer Connection
Tuesday, February 2
Tax people use building
6:30 pm Prayer Connection
Wednesday, February 3
Tax people use building
3:00 pm Virtual Coffee
6:30 pm Prayer Connection
Thursday, February 4
6:30 pm Prayer Connection
Next Sunday, February 7/Radio Sunday
10:00 am Worship online
Our general ZOOM connection information:
1) TO JOIN VIA YOUR CONNECTED DEVICE:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/9990015170?pwd=MGMwU0lycTNQSFI0cVJVT0xpcC9Udz09 Meeting ID: 999 001 5170
2) To dial in by phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 999 001 5170
Password: 427210
Pastor Jill invites everyone to join her Monday through Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm for “Prayer Connection” using Zoom. As a participant, you can use the general Zoom connection information above. Prayer Connection is a drop-in sort of session and no attendance is taken, so join us whenever you wish. We are reminded by these gatherings how much we need each other and each other’s prayers!
Virtual Coffee Time is weekly each Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 pm. It is a BYOC (bring your own cup) kind of event, but there will be no agenda except to catch up with each other. Please join us on Zoom or dial in by phone.
We have online giving available on the Church website: www.firstcongregationaluccalex.com. Click on the “give” button to give directly. Or you can text the word “Give” to 1-(844) 913-1752. We have several folks who have been taking advantage of this means to support the Church they love. Thank you for your generous and ongoing support!
Status of Giving: A statement of your Church giving to date can be prepared at any time. Just contact the Church office!
Stewardship reminder: It’s not too late to turn in your pledge for 2021. It will greatly help with creating the Church Budget for the coming year. Thank you!
“Remember Your Baptism” letters that contained shower tags were mailed recently. If you did not receive one, please let us know and we can get one to you.
Key recall: If you have a Church building key or office key that you are not using and no longer need, please turn them in at the office. We are very short and may need to order more if we don’t get some back. Please be sure to leave your name with the key you return so your name can be removed from the key-holder list. Thank you!
We have LOTS of birthdays coming up in the next
several days!!!
Kathy Hodges 02/02
Ed Tanquist 02/05
Morris Grover 02/06
Merle Harth 02/06
Ron Branch 02/08
Betty Westergren 02/08
Eric LeBrasseur 02/09
Looking forward in February:
Sunday, Feb. 14: “Lent-in-a-Bag” pickup after online worship
Monday, Feb. 15: News items for March due
Tuesday, Feb. 16: Ad Board/Council meet
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:00 pm: Ash Wednesday service with communion
Saturday, Feb. 20: Walk outside at 10:00 am
“They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another,
‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.’” -Mark 1:21-28