THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

November 15, 2026

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 100                                                                        Stuttgart

“O My Soul, Bless God the Father”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

O MERCIFUL FATHER, WE CONFESS THAT WE HAVE NOT LOVED THEE WITH A PURE HEART FERVENTLY.  NEITHER HAVE WE LOVED OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES.  CREATE IN US A CLEAN HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN US.  CAST US NOT AWAY FROM THY PRESENCE, AND TAKE NOT THY HOLY SPIRIT FROM US.  RESTORE UNTO US THE JOY OF THY SALVATION, AND UPHOLD US WITH THY FREE SPIRIT. AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive)            Psalm 116       Selection  100              p. 534

*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. 30                                                                                Bennard

“The Old Rugged Cross”

 

 

 

 

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson                                                         Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-18

Epistle Lesson                                                                1st Thessalonians 5 : 1-11

Gospel Lesson                                                                          Matthew 25: 14-30

Sermon                                                                                              Rev. Hedman

“The Parable of the Talents”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No.  269                                                                    St. Thomas

“I Love Thy Kingdom, 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 275TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK entitled Abington Lore is now on sale for $20 in the narthex.  Please give the proceeds to Deb Simpson.

 

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

Don  Pike

Diana Byron

Paul Lango

John Carter

Jay Varga