THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 22, 2024

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

The Ministry of  Praise

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 117                                                                            Gloria

“Angels From the Realms of Glory”

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

Unison Reading             “The Magnificat”            Selection 126                 p. 545

*Gloria Patri

 

The Fellowship of  Prayer

Lighting the Fourth Advent Candle                                    “The Angels’ Candle”

Greetings and Announcements

Call to Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Organ Response

The Offertory

Offertory Sentences & The Collection

*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 129                                                                             Carol

“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

 

*  = “congregation please stand”

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                                        Micah 5: 2-5

Epistle Lesson                                                                             Hebrews 10: 5-10

Gospel Lesson                                                                                   Luke 1: 39-55

Sermon                                                                                                Rev Hedman

“The Blessed Virgin Mary”

Ascription of Glory

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                         p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No.  140                                                                Greensleeves

“What Child Is This, Who, Laid to Rest”

*Benediction

*Organ Postlude

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Remember our CANDLESLIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE will be held TUESDAY Dec 24th at 7pm.

 

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, Paul Slevinski, Michael Ryan McCabe

 

Especially in this season of CHRISTMAS GIVING remember to bring canned goods and nonperishable food stuffs for our local FOOD BANK collection.  Speak with John Folsom for details.  There is also a “change can” for monetary contributions.

 

Cycle of Prayer for Area Churches:

The Church of  the Good Shepherd, Woodstock

The Reverend Joseph DiLeo

 

Prayer Concerns:  Joseph Blanchard

Charles Dingwell

John Hallbach

Jacob Cutler

Tracy Purvis