THE LORD’S DAY
An Order for Worship
Mother’s Day
Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 12, 2024
Minister The Reverend Bruce Hedman, Ph.D.
Organist Brenda Pike
The Ministry of Praise
Organ Prelude
Call to Worship
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 29 Nun Danket
“Now Thank We All Our God”
Prayer of Adoration and Lord’s Prayer (unison, using
“debts”)
Prayer of Confession (unison):
ALMIGHTY AND MOST MERCIFUL GOD, WE HAVE
BROKEN THY HOLY LAW. WE HAVE BEEN
ANXIOUS AND TROUBLED ABOUT MANY THINGS, AND HAVE NEGLECTED THE THINGS THAT
BELONG TO OUR PEACE. WE HAVE NOT LOVED
OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES, NOR DONE TO OTHERS AS WE WOULD THAT THEY SHOULD DO
TO US. CLEANSE US FROM ALL
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN US, THROUGH THE GRACE OF JESUS
CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN.
Assurance of Pardon
UNISON reading:
Proverbs 3: 13-26 Selection 113 p. 540
*Gloria Patri
The Fellowship of Prayer
Greetings and Announcements
Call to Prayer
Pastoral Prayer and Silent Prayer
Organ Response
The Offertory
Offertory Sentences & The
Collection
*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 260 Aurelia
“The Church’s One Foundation”
The Proclamation of the Word
Collect of the Day
First Lesson
Acts
1: 15-17, 21-26
Epistle Lesson 1st
John 5: 9-13
Gospel Lesson
John
17: 6-19
Sermon
Rev Hedman
“Casting Lots??”
Ascription of Glory
*The Apostles’ Creed Selection 51 p. 511
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 66 Dix
“For the Beauty of the Earth”
*Benediction
*Organ Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Pomfret FOOD BANK has re-opened under the
coordination of TEEG, the Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group. So bring you food donations to our
church. We thank JOHN FOLSOM for taking
them to the collection point at our town hall.
Thanks to DEBORAH SIMPSON we now have a yellow CHANGE
CAN in the narthex for any monetary contributions you might also like to make
to our FOOD BANK.
If you have any pastoral concerns, please phone Bruce anytime
at (860) 377-6190.
church website: www.abingtonchurch.org
Bruce’s E-mail:
bruce.hedman@gmail.com.
Remember to save PULL-TABS off of cans in support of
the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
Pray for our Service Personnel:
Rito Soricco, Lucas Santerre, Michael Ryan McCabe
Cycle of Prayer for Area Churches
The Evangelical Covenant Church, Woodstock
The Reverend Leon Engman
Prayer Concerns:
Dave LaFrance
Charles Dingwell
John Hallbach
Jacob Cutler
World Peace