{"id":1717,"date":"2020-09-13T02:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T02:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2020-09-13T02:55:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T02:55:43","slug":"worship-for-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/13\/worship-for-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>September 13, 2020<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Page-2-Image-1-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Alice Nash<\/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>\u201cLiving mercy guide our lives\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>\u201cChanson\u201d by Kevin Norris<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prelude: Chanson - Norris Keynote\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xfOiHVfqF9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: Soften your hearts.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We open our hearts to the Divine.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Let your minds come to rest.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We settle our minds in to God&#8217;s Holiness.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Bring your body to stillness.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We gentle our bodies, so as to be fully present.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Breathe deeply.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: As we breathe in and out, we bring our whole selves to worship<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #187: <em>Rise, Shine, You People<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rise, Shine, You People\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sDS6oj_X4Hk?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\/09\/Page-3-Image-2-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Living Mercy,<br \/>\nYou engage us with love,<br \/>\nhope,<br \/>\nand grace.<br \/>\nSo often, though, we forget.<br \/>\nWe treat ourselves with harsh judgement, impossible expectations, and belittling narratives.<br \/>\nWorse, we treat others as we treat ourselves.<br \/>\nMay we learn your mercy,<br \/>\nfrom the inside out,<br \/>\nso we can experience it,<br \/>\nsavor it,<br \/>\nand share it.<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\/09\/Page-4-Image-3-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Alice Nash<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em>You are welcome to read this out-loud or silently.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nLiving Mercy,<br \/>\nAs our country struggles with racism, wildfires, natural disasters, and polarization, we are all weakened.<br \/>\nAs our world struggles with a pandemic, global warming, and increased authoritarianism, we are all harmed.<br \/>\nAs our church struggles with homophobia, racism, sexism, classism, and colonialism, your Love is stifled.<br \/>\nAnd none of it is the last word.<br \/>\nGuide us, Holy One, to be part of the healing,<br \/>\nthe hope,<br \/>\nthe blessing of the world.<br \/>\nAnd help us pay as much attention to the joy as to the concerns,<br \/>\nto the wonder as to the fear.<br \/>\nWhile we ask for those who are ill to be healed,<br \/>\nmay we offer thanks for those who are well.<br \/>\nWhile we mourn the distance from our communities,<br \/>\nmay we offer thanks for the gifts they&#8217;ve been in our lives.<br \/>\nLiving mercy, guide us,<br \/>\nso that we can see hope and joy,<br \/>\neven in these days,<br \/>\nand then be able to share it with those who also need it.<br \/>\nAmen<\/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><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Romans 14:1-12<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Romans 14:1-12\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQRfRTuUJQY?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;This!&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Page-5-Image-4-1.png\"><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s Mission Moment is an update and thank you from our missionary in Nicaragua, Dr. Belinda Forbes. In her BlogSpot she reports on how the coronavirus is affecting Nicaragua, what her agency (Acci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Cristiana) is doing about it, and how the United Methodist Church is helping. Please go to <a href=\"belindagbgm.blogspot.com\">her blog<\/a> to read her report.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children&#039;s Time with Cats\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUYNghH1xrU?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 #560: Help Us Accept Each Other<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Help Us Accept Each Other,&quot; BECK\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7o_9H2Iz0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/flexscore\/GG2013\/754\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:21-35<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mathew 18:21-35\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9TkEs2EGhFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; &#8220;A Kindom Parable?!&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Kindom Parable!?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFWHd6MLSrU?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\/09\/Page-7-Image-7.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Alice Nash<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>\u201cDona Nobis Pacem\u201d &#8211; Mark Miller<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dona Nobis Pacem - Music by Mark Miller\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZ41dj5x4MA?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>Living Mercy,<br \/>\nWith these gifts, we seek to break free of the brokenness of this world, and participate in your blessings instead.<br \/>\nMay the gifts that we give: our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness be blessed to be useful to your kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Hymn #2171: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make me a channel of your peace\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/daGWdbrSGBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May God gift you with awareness of the systems you are in, and the courage of your convictions to respond! Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFantasia\u201d by Johann Pachelbel<br \/>\nDominick Giaquinto &#8211; Organ<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude: Fantasia - Pachelbel\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7Uan4US200?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\/09\/Page-8-Image-8.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Alice Nash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 13, 2020 Photo by Alice Nash &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/13\/worship-for-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1717"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1719,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions\/1719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}