THE LORD’S DAY
An Order for the Lord’s Supper
Second Sunday of Advent
December 7, 2025
Minister
The Reverend Bruce Hedman, Ph.D.
Organist
Brenda Pike
The Preparation
Organ Prelude
Call to Worship
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 115
“On
Prayer of Adoration and Lord’s Prayer (unison, using
“debts”)
The Ten Commandments (unison) Sel. 55 p. 513
The Great Commandment (unison) Sel. 56 p. 513
Prayer of Confession (unison):
HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE APPROACH THY PRESENCE AND
BEHOLD THY GLORY, WE REPENT OF OUR TRANSGRESSIONS. WE ARE UNWORTHY OF THE WONDERFUL COMMUNION TO
WHICH THOU DOST ADMIT US IN THE TABLE OF THY SON. YET NOW,MOST
MERCIFUL FATHER, HAVE MERCY UPON US. FOR
THE SAKE OF JESUS CHRIST, FORGIVE US ALL OUR SINS.
DELIVER US, BY THY HOLY SPIRIT, FROM ALL UNCLEANNESS IN SPIRIT AND IN
FLESH, TO THE GLORY OF THY HOLY NAME.
AMEN.
Assurance of Pardon
Lighting the Advent Wreathe
The Second Candle The
The Offering
Greetings and Announcements
The Offertory
Offertory Sentences & The
Collection
*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication
The Proclamation of the Word
Collect of the Day
Old Testament Lesson
Isaiah 11: 1-10
Epistle Lesson
Romans
15: 4-13
Gospel Lesson Matthew 3: 1-12
“John the Baptist”
Sermon
Rev.
Hedman
Ascription of Glory
The Fellowship of the Table
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 114
“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
*Nicene Creed Selection 52
p. 512
Invitation
Words of Institution
Sursum Corda, Preface, and Sanctus (responsive):
Pastor: Lift up
your hearts.
PEOPLE: WE LIFT
THEM UP UNTO THE LORD:
Pastor: Let us
give thanks unto our Lord God.
PEOPLE: IT IS
MEET AND RIGHT SO TO DO.
Pastor: It is
very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at
all times, and in all places give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, because thou didst send thy
beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of
everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to
judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and
with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore
praising thee, and saying:
ALL: HOLY,
HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD OF HOSTS,
HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF THY GLORY;
GLORY BE TO THEE, O LORD MOST
HIGH.
Prayer of Consecration
Distribution of the Elements and Agnus Dei
Prayer of Thanksgiving (unison):
ALMIGHTY AND EVERLIVING GOD, WE MOST HEARTILY THANK
THEE THAT IN THY GREAT LOVE THOU HAST FED US AT THY TABLE WITH THIS SPIRITUAL
FOOD, AND HAST ASSURED US OF THY GOODNESS TOWARD US: AND THAT WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE MYSTICAL BODY
OF THY SON, THE BLESSED COMPANY OF ALL FAITHFUL PEOPLE, AND HEIRS OF THINE
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 384
Diademata
“Soldiers of Christ, Arise”
*Benediction
*Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
On the next two Sundays we are taking up our annual
CHRISTMAS FUND offering for the benefit of retired clergy. This formerly was called the SOLDIERS OF THE
CROSS.
If you have any pastoral concerns, please phone Dr.
Hedman anytime at (860) 377-6190.
If you are on the web, visit our church website at
Remember to bring canned goods and nonperishable food
stuffs for our FOOD
BANK collection. We thank JOHN FOLSOM
for taking our offerings to the collection point in the Pomfret Town Hall
Remember to save PULL-TABS off of cans in support of
the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
ALL WELCOME TO COMMUNION
Our Table is open to all Christians, and is not fenced
by any denominational affiliation. All
baptized Christians who seek to live in love and charity with their neighbor
and who hunger for the bread of life are cheerfully welcomed to share in our
celebration of the Lord’s Supper. As the
plates and trays are passed, please hold the elements until all have been
served, so that we may partake together.