THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 10, 2026

Minister The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist Brenda Pike

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 199 Diademata

“Crown Him With Many Crowns”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

O MERCIFUL FATHER, THERE IS NO COMMANDMENT OF THY WORD WHICH WE HAVE NOT TRANSGRESSED IN SPIRIT OR IN ACT. THERE ARE NO HIGH AND HOLY THINGS IN WHICH WE DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OURSELVES TO HAVE COME SHORT. WE HAVE WALKED IN SHADOWS, AND HAVE NOT BELIEVED THE LOVE WHICH THOU, O GOD, HAST TOWARD US. HAVE MERCY UPON US, O GOD, ACCORDING TO THY LOVING KINDNESS. ACCORDING TO THE MULTITUDE OF THY TENDER MERCIES BLOT OUT OUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND GRANT US THY PEACE. AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive): Psalm 73 Selection 86 p. 526

*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. 72 Stebbins

“Have Thine Own Way, Lord”

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

First Reading 1^st Kings 19: 9-18

Epistle Lesson Romans 10: 5-15

Gospel Lesson Matthew 14: 22-33

Sermon Rev. Hedman

“Walking on Water”

*The Apostles’ Creed Selection 51 p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 406 Morning Hymn

“Forth in Thy Name I Go, O Lord”

*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 community center. 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:

The First Congregational Church, Woodstock

The Reverend Kevin Downer

Prayer Concerns: Michael Green

Donna Santerre

Don Pike

Diana Byron

Paul Lango

John Carter

Jay Varga