THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Second Sunday after the Epiphany

January 25, 2026

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 19                                                                           Llanfair

“Praise the Lord, His Glories Show”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

O MERCIFUL GOD, FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE HUMBLY CONFESS OUR SINS AND IMPLORE THY MERCY.  WE HAVE NOT DONE JUSTLY, NOR LOVED MERCY, NOR WALKED HUMBLY WITH THEE OUR GOD.  HAVE MERCY UPON US, O LORD, ACCORDING TO THY LOVING KINDNESS.  ACCORDING TO THE MULTITUDE OF THY TENDER MERCIES, BLOT OUT OUR INIQUITY, FOR THE SAKE OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.  AMEN,

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive)              Psalm 46           Selection  79          p. 523

*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. 71                                                                                Gould

“Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”

 

 

 

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                                          Isaiah 9:1-4

Epistle Lesson                                                                    1st Corinthians 1: 10-18

Gospel Lesson                                                                             Matthew 4: 12-23

Sermon                                                                                               Rev. Hedman

“The Power of the Cross”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No.  260                                                                        Aurelia

“The Church’s One Foundation”

*Benediction

*Organ Postlude

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

TODAY is our ANNUAL MEETING after our church service, preceded by a POTLUCK BRUNCH.

 

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 centerl.  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 Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church

The Reverend David Choquette

 

Prayer Concerns:  Donna Santerre

Heather O’Reilly

Don  Pike

Diana Byron

Paul Lango

John Carter

Jay Varga