{"id":1693,"date":"2020-08-23T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T12:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2020-08-23T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T12:10:30","slug":"worship-for-the-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/23\/worship-for-the-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>August 23, 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>\u201cHoliness \/ we seek your grace\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;Highland Cathedral&#8221; by Charles Callahan<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highland Cathedral by Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fg1UGS9ZDAQ?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\/08\/Page-3-Image-2-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: The Spirit of God gives many gifts.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We have been blessed with the Spirit&#8217;s gifts.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: The gifts look and sound different,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: yet come from the same source.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We seek to savor these gifts,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: and express our gratitude for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #92: <em>For the Beauty of the Earth<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For the Beauty of the Earth (DIX)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUBMAi4jA1E?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\/UMH\/91\/low\/92\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Spirit of Grace,<br \/>\nMay we savor your goodness,<br \/>\nand soak up your love.<br \/>\nWe wish to be living grace,<br \/>\nand we know you are the source of such capacity.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-4-Image-3-2.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>\nSpirit of Grace,<br \/>\nWe struggle with grief because we are humans and there are those we have loved, and lost. There are also experiences and identities we have loved, and lost. Be with us as we grieve. May all who are grieving feel your support and experience your compassion.<br \/>\nMay all who need healing be able to receive it from you and from caring people. We are amazed at the wonders of life and its vivacity. Thank you for the little and big things that bring life and joy. Help us savor them.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-4-Image-3-3.png\"><\/p>\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>O Sacrum Convivium<\/em> &#8211; James Biery<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Sacrum Convivium   James Biery\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r1V1Us9XgGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nO Christ, come and dwell within, through this sacred mystery.<br \/>\nWe celebrate the memory of your holy Passion.<br \/>\nJesus\u2019 love enfolds our hearts<br \/>\nWe receive your covenant of eternal glory! Alleluia<\/p>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Romans 12:1-8<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Romans 12:1-8\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qo4ZeZQrvI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment &#8211; Jan Huston<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Dehumanizing people debases us all&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Jimmy Carter releases statement on George Floyd protests<\/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\/08\/Page-5-Image-4-3.png\"><br \/>\n<em>Axios (online) June 3, 2020 Paul Hennessy\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/em><br \/>\nFormer President Jimmy Carter released a statement on Wednesday describing himself and his wife as &#8220;pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> All living American presidents have now officially weighed in on the civil unrest rattling the nation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former President George Bush W. Bush released his statement on the ongoing protests Tuesday, saying it is &#8220;time for America to examine our tragic failures.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday that Americans &#8220;need to see each other as equally deserving of life, liberty, respect, dignity, and the presumption of innocence,&#8221; and called on people to ask themselves a set of &#8220;hard questions.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Former President Obama said last week that events like George Floyd&#8217;s death &#8220;shouldn&#8217;t be &#8216;normal&#8217; in 2020 America,&#8221; and plans to host a virtual town hall on the topic on Wednesday evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of note:<\/strong> Carter did not mention Floyd by name, instead focusing on \u201cthe victims\u2019 families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Carter&#8217;s full statement:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Rosalynn and I are pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks. Our hearts are with the victims\u2019 families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty. We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination. But violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution. &#8220;As a white male of the South, I know all too well the impact of segregation and injustice to African Americans. As a politician, I felt a responsibility to bring equity to my<br \/>\nstate and our country. In my 1974 inaugural address as Georgia\u2019s governor, I said: \u201cThe time for racial discrimination is over.\u201d With great sorrow and disappointment, I repeat those words today, nearly five decades later. Dehumanizing people debases us all; humanity is beautifully and almost infinitely diverse. The bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.<br \/>\n&#8220;Since leaving the White House in 1981, Rosalynn and I have strived to advance human rights in countries around the world. In this quest, we have seen that silence can be as deadly as violence. People of power, privilege, and moral conscience must stand up and say \u201cno more\u201d to a racially discriminatory police and justice system, immoral economic disparities between whites and blacks, and government actions that undermine our unified democracy. We are responsible for creating a world of peace<br \/>\nand equality for ourselves and future generations.<br \/>\nWe need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rough Spots (Children&#039;s Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0VnbIBmuXUM?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\/05\/Page-9-Image-4.png\"><\/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 #114: Many Gifts, One Spirit by Al Carmines<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Many Gifts, One Spirit&quot; UMC Hymnal pg#114\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGriUtI6qxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nGod of change and glory, God of time and space,<br \/>\nWhen we fear the future, give to us your grace.<br \/>\nIn the midst of changing ways give us still the grace to praise.<br \/>\n<em>Refrain:<\/em><br \/>\nMany gifts, one Spirit, one love known in many ways.<br \/>\nIn our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise<br \/>\nOne Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word<br \/>\nKnown in many ways, hallowing our days.<br \/>\nFor the Giver, for the gifts, praise, praise, praise!<br \/>\nGod of many colors, God of many signs,<br \/>\nYou have made us different, blessing many kinds.<br \/>\nAs the old ways disappear, let your love cast out our fear.<br \/>\nFreshness of the morning, newness of each night,<br \/>\nYou are still creating endless love and light.<br \/>\nThis we see, as shadows part, many gifts from one great heart.<\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:13-20<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew 16:13-20\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wuuv1GUmf9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; &#8220;Rock&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Rock&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xyNME0MeoSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nQuestions for Reflection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where do you most tend to try to prove your worth?<\/li>\n<li>What most effectively reminds you that you are already beloved of God, as you?<\/li>\n<li>What parts of kindom building bring you joy?<\/li>\n<li>How does it feel to be reminded that Peter was imperfect and still of value?<\/li>\n<li>What would it look like in your life to allow yourself a bit more grace to love LESS arduously?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>\u201cSimple Gifts\u201d &#8211; Traditional<br \/>\nYo Yo Ma &#8211; Cello<br \/>\nAlison Krauss &#8211; Soprano<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simple Gifts - Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/baNueuDCue0?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>Spirit of Grace,<br \/>\nAs we live our lives,<br \/>\nas we see what you are up to,<br \/>\nwe are amazed.<br \/>\nThe gifts we have received astound us.<br \/>\nMay the gifts we give be blessed to be blessings as profound as what we have received.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-7-Image-7-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2153: I&#8217;m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019m gonna live so God can use me by Wendell Whalum\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bzi8SMdWv2s?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\/WAR2003\/628\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May you find ways to soak up God\u2019s love, share your gifts, and build the kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRejoicing in D Major\u201d by Stephen H. 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