THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 28, 2025

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 103                                                                        Stuttgart

“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”

Prayer of Adoration and Lord’s Prayer (unison, using “debts”)

Prayer of Confession (unison):

O GOD, IN WHOM WE TRUST, AND WHO ART EVER TO BE FOUND BY THOSE WHO SEEK THEE:  WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE NOTHING OF OUR OWN THAT IS WORTHY OF THY LOVING-KINDNESS.  WE CONFESS THAT THERE IS MUCH IN US THAT DESERVES THY SORE DISPLEASURE.  FORGIVE US, WE BESEECH THEE, MERCIFUL FATHER.  LET US NOT BE BOUND BY THE CHAINS OF OUR PAST TRANSGRESSIONS.  SET US FREE TO SERVE THEE WITH WILLING MIND AND UNDIVIDED HEART, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive):            Psalm 34     Selection  74                  p. 520

*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

*Gospel Song No. 247                                                                                 Bliss

“It Is Well With My Soul”

 

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                                     Amos 6: 1, 4-7

Epistle Lesson                                                                            1st Timothy 8:6-19

Gospel Lesson                                                                                 Luke 16: 19-31

Sermon                                                                                               Rev. Hedman

“Thy Neighbor”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 358                                                                       Toplady

“Rock of Ages”

*Benediction

*Organ Postlude

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The Pomfret FOOD BANK has re-opened under the coordination of TEEG, the Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group.  So bring your food donations to our church.  We thank JOHN FOLSOM for taking them to the town hall.  And there is a change can in the narthex for monetary contributions.

 

WEBSITE:  www.abingtonchurch.org

E-MAIL:    bruce.hedman@gmail.com

 

Our CHURCH COOKBOOK is now available to download on your computer.  Just follow the link on our church website www.abingtonchurch.org.

 

Remember to save PULL-TABS off of cans in support of the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.

 

Pray for our Service Personnel:

Lucas Santerre, Paul Slevinski, Michael Ryan McCabe

 

Cycle of Prayer for Area Churches:

First Congregational Church, Willimantic

The Reverend Paul Doyle

 

Prayer Concerns:  Donna Santerre

Glenna Bruno

John Carter

Jay Varga

Charles Dingwell

John Hallbach

Jacob Cutler