THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Palm Sunday

March 29, 2026

Minister The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist Brenda Pike

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship (responsive):

Pastor: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.

PEOPLE: PEACE IN HEAVEN AND GLORY IN THE HIGHEST.

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 155 St. Theodulph

“All Glory, Laud, and Honor”

Prayer of Adoration (unison):

WE PRAISE THEE, ALMIGHTY GOD, FOR THE ACTS OF LOVE BY WHICH THOU HAST REDEEMED US THROUGH THY SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. ON THIS DAY HE ENTERED THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM IN TRIUMPH, AND WAS PROCLAIMED AS KING OF KINGS BY THOSE WHO SPREAD THEIR GARMENTS AND BRANCHES OF PALM ALONG HIS WAY. LET THESE BRANCHES BE FOR US SIGNS OF HIS VICTORY, AND GRANT THAT WE WHO BEAR THEM IN HIS NAME MAY EVER HAIL HIM AS OUR KING, AND FOLLOW HIM IN THE WAY THAT LEADS TO ETERNAL LIFE, FOR WE PRAY TOGETHER AS HE TAUGHT US, SAYING…

Lord’s Prayer (unison, using “debts”)

Prayer of Confession (unison):

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO AS ON THIS DAY DIDST ENTER THE REBELLIOUS CITY WHERE THOU WAST TO DIE: ENTER INTO OUR HEARTS, WE BESEECH THEE, AND SUBDUE THEM WHOLLY TO THYSELF. AND, AS THY FAITHFUL DISCIPLES BLESSED THY COMING, AND SPREAD THEIR GARMENTS IN THE WAY, COVERING IT WITH PALM BRANCHES, MAKE US READY TO LAY AT THY FEET ALL WE HAVE AND ARE, AND TO BLESS THEE, WHO COMEST IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive) Psalm 24 Selection 70 p. 518

*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

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 114 Truro

“Lift Up your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

Old Testament Lesson Isaiah 50: 4-9

Epistle Lesson Philippians 2: 5-11

Gospel Lesson Matthew 27: 11-54

Sermon Rev. Hedman

“Barabbas and Us”

Ascription of Glory

*The Apostles’ Creed Selection 51 p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 175 St. Drostane

“Ride on, Ride on in Majesty!”

*Benediction

*Organ Postlude

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Remember that we are having our MAUNDY THURSDAY service here in our sanctuary this Thursday April 2nd at 7pm. Our deacons will be leading us in a reading of the Seven Last Words from the Cross.

The Pomfret FOOD BANK has re-opened under the coordination of TEEG, the Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group. So bring you 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

Pray for our Service Personnel:

Rito Soricco, Lucas Santerre, Paul Slevinski

Cycle of Prayer for Area Churches:

The First Congregational Church, Canterbury

The Reverend Michelle Madsen-Bibeau

Prayer Concerns: Donna Santerre

Heather O’Reilly

Don Pike

Diana Byron

Paul Lango

John Carter

Jay Varga