{"id":1646,"date":"2020-07-19T02:52:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T02:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2020-07-19T02:52:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T02:52:33","slug":"worship-for-the-seventh-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/19\/worship-for-the-seventh-sunday-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>July 19, 2020<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-2-Image-1.png\"><br \/>\n2020 Photo from Dominick Giaquinto<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Centered<\/h2>\n<p>It may help to center yourself into worship by lighting a candle, as a symbol of God&#8217;s presence with you during the time of worship.  You may also want to pay attention to lighting, the position of your body, and the availability of distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Breath Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGod&#8217;s steadfast love endures forever.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Breath prayers involve breathing in the first phrase, and breathing out the second.<br \/>\nYou may wish to simply pray for a moment before starting, or you may wish to pray while listening to the prelude.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Aria&#8221; by Charles Callahan<\/strong><br \/>\nDominick Giaquinto &#8211; Organ<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aria by Charles Callahan\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nw3ONe30RVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-3-Image-2-1.png\"><br \/>\n&#8220;He Listens to Him, in Our Church&#8221; by Sue Clark<\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;<br \/>\n<strong>Many: and by night, but find no rest.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Yet you are holy,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: enthroned on the praises of Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #139: <em>Praise Ye the Lord<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Praise Ye the Lord (LOBE DEN HERREN)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-TERbRA324?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/GG2013\/91\/low\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Our God, great, eternal, wonderful, utterly to be trusted: you give life to us all, you help those who come to you, you give hope to those who appeal to you. Forgive our sins, secret and open, and rid us of every habit of thought which is foreign to the gospel. Set our hearts and consciences at peace, so that we may bring our prayers to you confidently and without fear. Amen.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-4-Image-3-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em>You are welcome to read this out-loud or silently.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nOur God, in the complex interplay of life and death we so often find it easy to lose hope. Yet death is a part of life and we need to face its<br \/>\nreality. We need not, however, get lost in its finality. Our loved ones are always with us, their ways always influence us. May we learn to mourn in the context of love and thus live in the presence of all our loved ones. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Our Father who art in heaven,<br \/>\nHallowed be thy name.<br \/>\nThy kingdom come.<br \/>\nThy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those who trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil:<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom, and the power,<br \/>\nand the glory, for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Choir Anthem<\/h3>\n<p><em>As the Bridegroom to His Chosen<\/em> &#8211; John Rutter<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"As the Bridegroom to His Chosen - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTFp9Mjzppc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAs the bridegroom to his chosen, as the king unto his realm,<br \/>\nAs the keeper to the castle, as the pilot to the helm,<br \/>\nAs the captain to the soldiers, as the shepherd to the lambs.<br \/>\nSo, Lord, art thou to me.<br \/>\nAs the fountain in the garden, as the candle in the dark,<br \/>\nAs the treasure in the coffer, as the manna in the ark,<br \/>\nAs the firelight in the winter, as the sunlight in the spring,<br \/>\nSo, Lord, art thou to me.<br \/>\nAs the music at the banquet, as the stamp unto the seal,<br \/>\nAs refreshment to the fainting, as the wine cup at the meal,<br \/>\nAs the singing on the feast day, as the amen to the prayer,<br \/>\nSo, Lord, art thou to me.<br \/>\nAs the ruby in the setting, as the honey in the comb,<br \/>\nAs the light within the lantern, as the father in the home,<br \/>\nAs the eagle in the mountains, as the sparrow in the nest,<br \/>\nSo, Lord, art thou to me.<br \/>\nAs the sunshine in the heavens, as the image in the glass,<br \/>\nAs the fruit unto the fig tree, as the dew unto the grass,<br \/>\nAs the rainbow on the hilltop, as the river in the plain,<br \/>\nSo, Lord, art thou to me.<\/p>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Psalm 22:1-8<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1646-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Psalm-22-1-8.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Psalm-22-1-8.m4a\">http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Psalm-22-1-8.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3>Mission Moment &#8211; Jan Huston<\/h3>\n<p><strong>VIM in Nicaragua Memory<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Please consider contributing a mission moment. It can be an experience, a poem, something meaningful that you recently learned, a brief book review, an insight, or maybe something else. Send your idea to me \u2013 Jan Huston.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-5-Image-4-1.png\"><br \/>\nToday\u2019s mission moment is focused on a photo I took in Nicaragua in 2005. We were in the mountainous area of Matagalpa \u2013 a beautiful area where coffee was grown. Families arrived at 6 AM standing together in the back<br \/>\nof trucks so that they could spend the day picking coffee. That\u2019s when I decided to try to always buy fair trade coffee. When we finished with our tasks for the day (some doing clinics, some doing construction), a few of the local children would come by our housing place to play or just see the North Americans. We were able to mend the dress of one little girl while she was still wearing it. I always think of those children when we are<br \/>\nsinging verse 2 of hymn 2092:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Like a child love would send to reveal and to mend,<br \/>\nlike a child and a friend, Jesus comes.<br \/>\nLike a child we may find claiming heart, soul, and mind,<br \/>\nlike a child strong and kind, Jesus comes.<\/li>\n<li>Like a child we will meet, ragged clothes, dirty feet,<br \/>\nlike a child on the street, Jesus comes.<br \/>\nLike a child we once knew coming back into view,<br \/>\nlike a child born anew, Jesus comes.<\/li>\n<li>Like a child born to pray and to show us the way,<br \/>\nlike a child here to stay, Jesus comes.<br \/>\nLike a child we receive all that love can conceive,<br \/>\nlike a child we believe, Jesus comes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-6-Image-5-1.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-6-Image-6.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"0719 Children&#039;s Time\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NVVJdf_5XOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Passing of the Peace<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you are worshiping with others, please pass the Peace of Christ.<br \/>\nWhether you are alone or with others, please take a moment to find God&#8217;s peace within, and then to share it with the world. You may want to reach out to speak peace to another during this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #581: Lord Whose Love in Humble Service<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service&quot; (BEACHSPRING)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MIPIyM2Qz4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Mark 15:1-15<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1646-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mark-15-1-15.m4a?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mark-15-1-15.m4a\">http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mark-15-1-15.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; &#8220;What Happened to Jesus?&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Bill Pattison<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Happened to Jesus?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5KzoiK4dFwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offering<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Page-6-Image-5.png\"><br \/>\n2017 Photo Show &#8211; &#8220;Prayers, Presence Gifts, Service, Witness&#8221; by Larry McArthur<br \/>\nIf you wish, you are welcome to use this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eservicepayments.com\/cgi-bin\/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=3_CMn6vY3gbXWj2GvkW32xVh5LubqSJdgKX6KHFre1VuMdS3Q8kj_eIJXGJN8RG-0gmHZvX_Lw1ha8ZXgn-54Krv7ImQMfM68o70RRXIZtDlvXRu7Icp8meYpri-7vHbdSHJK5fST8PKv5rD7H0pV4u2FYADh6CtWzBcTpjLo9qDxBXK0S3J8MPHZwZCFVXkDJkCUTrur4Wm694FEfvylg==&amp;ver=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make a donation to the church online<\/a>, or to put a check in the mail.<br \/>\nThe time of offering is not only about our financial gifts to the church, it is about offering our lives to God and the building of the kindom. This is a time for reflection: What is being asked of us? What is being given to us? What are we able to offer? What do we need?<\/p>\n<h3>Offertory Anthem<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy Lord What a Morning\u201d by Lois Land<br \/>\nThe Phillips Quartet &#8211; FUMC<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Lord What a Morning -Phillips Quartet\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptBPhsuThsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Prayer of Presentation<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>We share our resources so that others may be resourced. May God\u2019s Spirit bless the lives of those we aid. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Sing a song of Bethlehem (KINGSFOLD)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hYQ9bqmf7uE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/TPH2018\/527\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Jesus has gone before us in serving, love and enabling; may we follow in kind. Amen.<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Trumpet Tune in D&#8221; by David N. 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