THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Fifteenth  Sunday after Pentecost

September 21, 2025

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 389                                                                          Dundee

“O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

ALL-HOLY FATHER, WE CONFESS OURSELVES UNWORTHY OF THINE UNSPEAKABLE GIFT.  WE HAVE NOT LOVED THEE AS WE OUGHT, NOR HAVE WE ALWAYS BEEN LOVING AND FORGIVING TO ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS THOU, FOR CHRIST’S SAKE, HAST FORGIVEN US.  WE HAVE LIVED IN SELFISHNESS AND WORLDLY PRIDE, AND THE GOOD GIFTS THOU HAST BESTOWED UPON US WE HAVE NOT USED TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF OTHERS.  PARDON AND BLOT OUT OUR OFFENSES, THROUGH THE INCARNATE LIFE AND WILLING SACRIFICE OF THY HOLY SON.  AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive):            Psalm 103    Selection  96                  p. 531

*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. 65                                                                                Fischer

“I Love to Tell the Story”

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                                         Amos 8: 4-7

Epistle Lesson                                                                             1st Timothy 2: 1-7

Gospel Lesson                                                                                   Luke 16: 1-13

Sermon                                                                                               Rev. Hedman

“Pray for Our Leaders”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 300                                                                  Festal Song

“Rise Up, O Men of God!”

*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 town hall.  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 Westford Congregational Church

The Reverend Matthew Grous

 

Prayer Concerns:  Donna Santerre

Glenna Bruno

John Carter

Jay Varga

Charles Dingwell

John Hallbach

Jacob Cutler