THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Third Sunday in Lent

March 23, 2025

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 30                                                         Lasst Uns Erfreuen

“Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

ALMIGHTY AND MOST MERCIFUL GOD, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONFESS THAT WE HAVE SINNED AGAINST THEE IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED.  WE BESEECH THEE, O GOD, TO FORGIVE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN, TO HELP US TO AMEND WHAT WE ARE, AND OF THY MERCY TO DIRECT WHAT WE SHALL BE:  THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.  AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive):              Psalm 65      Selection 83                p. 525

*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. 186                                                                                  Mason

“Are Ye Able, Said the Master”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                                     Exodus 3: 1-15

Epistle Lesson                                                                    1st Corinthians 10: 1-13

Gospel Lesson                                                                                     Luke 13: 1-9

Sermon                                                                                               Rev. Hedman

“What Does God Look Like?”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No.  213                                                                             Pilot

“Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”

*Benediction

*Organ Postlude

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Beginning NEXT WEEK and continuing for the following Sunday we will be receiving our offering for the ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING.  This is taken up in all Protestant churches, and this year the focus is on disaster relief.

 

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:

Christ’s Church (Episcopal), Pomfret

The Reverend  Sandra Cosman

 

Prayer Concerns:   Jim Platt

Joseph Blanchard

Charles Dingwell

John Hallbach

Jacob Cutler

Tracey Purvis

World Peace