THE LORD’S DAY

An Order for Worship

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Columbus Day Weekend

October 11. 2026

 

Minister                                                                    The Reverend Bruce Hedman

Organist                                                                                                Brenda Pike

 

 

The Preparation

Organ Prelude

Call to Worship

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 114                                                                             Truro

“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”

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

Prayer of Confession (unison):

ETERNAL GOD, IN WHOM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING, WHOSE FACE IS HIDDEN FROM US BY OUR SINS, AND WHOSE MERCY WE FORGET IN THE BLINDNESS OF OUR HEARTS:  CLEANSE US FROM ALL OUR OFFENSES.  DELIVER US FROM PROUD THOUGHTS AND VAIN DESIRES.  WITH LOWLINESS AND MEEKNESS MAY WE DRAW NEAR TO THEE, CONFESSING OUR SINS, CONFIDING IN THY GRACE, AND FINDING THEE OUR REFUGE AND OUR STRENGTH, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST THY SON.  AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon

Psalter Reading (responsive):              Psalm 37   Selection  76                 p. 521

*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. 121                                                                                    Pitts

“The Church in the Wildwood”

 

 

 

The Proclamation of the Word

Collect of the Day

First Reading                                                                                    Isaiah 25: 1-9

Epistle Lesson                                                                            Philippians 4: 1-9

Gospel Lesson                                                                            Matthew 22: 1-14

Sermon                                                                                              Rev. Hedman

“The Parable of the Wedding Banquet”

*The Apostles’ Creed                      Selection 51                                          p. 511

*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 370                                                               He leadeth me

“He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought”

*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 South Woodstock Baptist Church

The Reverend Robert Beckwith

 

Prayer Concerns:  Donna Santerre

Don  Pike

Diana Byron

Paul Lango

John Carter

Jay Varga