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                                                                             Truro

“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 Bethlehem Candle

 

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                                                           Winchester New

“On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry”

*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