THE LORD’S DAY
An Order for Worship
Second Sunday of Advent
December 10, 2023
Minister The Reverend Bruce Hedman
Organist Brenda Pike
The Ministry of Praise
Organ Prelude
Call to Worship
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 114
“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
Prayer of Adoration and Lord’s Prayer (unison, using
“debts”)
Prayer of Confession (unison):
ALMIGHTY GOD, SPIRIT OF PEACE AND OF GRACE,
WHOSE SALVATION IS NEVER FAR FROM PENITENT HEARTS: WE CONFESS THE SINS THAT HAVE ESTRANGED US
FROM THEE, DIMMED OUR VISION OF HEAVENLY THINGS, AND BROUGHT UPON US MANY
TROUBLES AND SORROWS. O MERCIFUL FATHER,
GRANT UNTO US, WHO HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE THEE, THE REMISSION OF ALL OUR SINS,
AND THE ASSURANCE OF THY PARDON AND PEACE:
THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
AMEN
Assurance of Pardon
Psalter Reading (responsive): Psalm
19 Selection 68
p. 517
*Gloria Patri
Lighting the Advent Wreathe
The Second Candle The
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. 244 English Melody
“The Lily of the Valley”
The Proclamation of the Word
Collect of the Day
Old Testament Lesson Isaiah
40: 1-11
Epistle Lesson
2nd
Peter 3: 8-15
Gospel Lesson
Mark
1: 1-8
“The Day of the Lord”
Sermon
Rev.
Hedman
Ascription of Glory
*The Apostles’ Creed Selection 51 p. 511
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 115
“On
*Benediction
*Organ Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be receiving on Dec 10 and 17 the offering for
THE VETERANS OF THE CROSS, a fund to help retired ministers.
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 town hall. And there is a
change can in the narthex for monetary contributions.
If you have any pastoral concerns, please phone Bruce anytime
at (860) 377-6190.
If you are on-line remember to bookmark our church
website at
www.abingtonchurch.org
to check
for special announcements and next week’s bulletin.
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
Cycle of Prayer for Area Churches:
First Congregational Church, Willimantic
The Reverend Robin Blundon
Prayer Concerns:
Charles Dingwell
John Hallbach
Peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine