{"id":1751,"date":"2020-10-04T02:33:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T02:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2020-10-04T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T13:47:29","slug":"worship-for-the-18th-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/04\/worship-for-the-18th-sunday-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the 18th Sunday After Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>World Communion Sunday<\/h2>\n<h2>October 4, 2020<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/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>\u201cBread of life, feed us now\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>\u201cRondeau in F Major\u201d by David Lasky<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prelude: &quot;Rondeau in F&quot; by David Lasky\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3BbelyHfDeE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: We bring our hearts together.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Space cannot keep us from God.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We open our hearts to the struggles of the world.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We aim to be God&#8217;s love for a struggling world.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We make space for God&#8217;s hope to enter our hearts.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: May hope pervade our lives.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-3-Image-2.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Barbara Armstrong<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #620: <em>One Bread, One Body<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Bread One Body (John Foley)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jipjrqKViYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Refrain:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne bread, one body,<br \/>\nOne Lord of all,<br \/>\nOne cup of blessing which we bless.<br \/>\nAnd we, though many,<br \/>\nThroughout the earth,<br \/>\nWe are one body in this one Lord.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gentile or Jew,<br \/>\nServant or free,<br \/>\nWoman or man, no more.<br \/>\n<strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Many the gifts,<br \/>\nMany the works,<br \/>\nOne in the Lord of all.<br \/>\n<strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Grain for the fields,<br \/>\nScattered and grown,<br \/>\nGathered to one, for all.<br \/>\n<strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Steadfast Foundation,<br \/>\nWhen the seas of life are turbulent,<br \/>\nyou are our lifeboat.<br \/>\nWhen we are lost and disoriented,<br \/>\nyou are our guiding star.<br \/>\nWhen we are hungry and thirsty you<br \/>\nare the bread of life and<br \/>\nthe cup of justice.<br \/>\nWe cling to you, Holy One.<br \/>\nAnd trust that you hold us up.<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\/10\/Page-4-Image-3.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Barbara Armstrong<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em>You are welcome to read this out-loud or silently.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSteadfast Foundation,<br \/>\nYou are the solid rock on which we build our lives,<br \/>\nand even when the world around us is shifting sand,<br \/>\nwe know that you hold us steady.<br \/>\nThe world is shifty, Holy One.<br \/>\nWe need you more than ever.<br \/>\nGrief and fear slam into us.<br \/>\nOur bodies and minds don&#8217;t always work like we think they should.<br \/>\nOur Church and Country don&#8217;t always work like we think they should.<br \/>\nWithout you, we would be aimless,<br \/>\nand easily blown to pieces.<br \/>\nWithout you, we might miss the signs of hope and resurrection:<br \/>\nfood for the hungry,<br \/>\nflowers and leaves for those needing beauty,<br \/>\nhealing for the body,<br \/>\nlaughter for the soul.<br \/>\nGuide our eyes, our ears, and our hearts, Holy One.<br \/>\nAim them so we can see your hope,<br \/>\nand take refuge in your love.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-5-Image-4.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>Will You Come and Follow Me<\/em> &#8211; Tom Trenney<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Will You Come and Follow Me: The Summons | Tom Trenney\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UvDpH1BKzuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Exodus 16:1-2<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exodus 16:1-21\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CR9Lxuj5gk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment &#8211; Jan Huston<\/h3>\n<p><strong>World Communion Sunday<\/strong><br \/>\nOn World Communion Sunday, we focus our attention on hunger all over the world. According to Bread for the World (bread.org), progress has been made in just 2 generations. In 1960, 1 in 3 people was hungry. Now chronic hunger<br \/>\naffects 1 in every 8 or 9 people worldwide \u2013 about 795 million people. Hunger causes immense suffering and sometimes death. The dead are most commonly young children \u2013 thousands every day. Those who survive early childhood malnutrition face lifelong health and learning problems. Adults can\u2019t be fully productive without enough nutritious food. Countries where many people are hungry have weaker economies.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-6-Image-5.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Barbara Armstrong<br \/>\nBread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation\u2019s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Charity is not enough. By changing policies, programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we provide help and opportunity at home and far beyond where we live. By making our voices heard in Congress, we try to make our laws more compassionate for people in our country and around the world who struggle with hunger.<br \/>\nEach year Bread for the World equips people to write letters and emails to members of Congress to try to effect change with an Offering of Letters. First UMC has encouraged this offering for many years. The need is exacerbated this year because of the corona virus. Bread for the World asks us to write to ask our representative and senators to support $20 billion for a Global Response to COVID-19. The pandemic is impacting the world\u2019s poorest and most vulnerable communities. The number of people experiencing extreme hunger could double according to the U.N. World Food Program. A<br \/>\nsuggested letter and format for sending a letter by email are on the Bread for the World <a href=\"www.bread.org\">website<\/a>. The organization\u2019s website has much more information about hunger and many suggestions for trying to alleviate it. You are encouraged to visit it. A prayer Volunteer in Mission teams learned in Nicaragua:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thank you, God, for bread.<br \/>\nGive bread to those who have hunger.<br \/>\nGive hunger for justice to those who have bread.<br \/>\nThank you, God, for bread.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children&#039;s Time: God&#039;s Table\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0UHcU38UXLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-7-Image-7.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Anne Phillips<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #612: Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0G1ilLPITXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/PH1990\/552\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Matthew 26:26-28<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew 26:26-28\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqDqobALvPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; &#8220;Feeding and Being Fed&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Feeding and Being Fed\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EUCx_Ncqy4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offering<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Page-7-Image-8.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>\u201cYou Are Holy\u201d &#8211; Per Harling, arr. John Helgen<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;You Are Holy&quot; (Per Harling), Chorus Magnus\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MwtxjbuWo58?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Prayer of Presentation<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Steadfast Foundation,<br \/>\nYou are the source of the world,<br \/>\nthe giver of all we have.<br \/>\nAs we give these gifts back to you<br \/>\nfor your work<br \/>\nmay they be blessed:<br \/>\nto be abundant in your work.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Hymn #618: Let Us Break Bread Together<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let Us Break Bread Together (2020)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7JUSSPQg7Y?start=56&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/NNBH2001\/416\/low\"><br \/>\nThis is a tribute to George Floyd.  The singer&#8217;s thoughts are shared before the performance in the video below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let Us Break Bread Together (2020)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7JUSSPQg7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May the great cloud of witnesses \u2013 past, present, and to come &#8211; bring you hope, and guide you home. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe Rejoicing\u201d by Charles Callahan<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude: &quot;The Rejoicing&quot; by Charles Callahan\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/is_KVXtI2a4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-8-Image-8.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Barbara Armstrong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost World Communion Sunday October 4, 2020 Photo &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/04\/worship-for-the-18th-sunday-after-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the 18th Sunday After Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1751","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\/1751","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=1751"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1755,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions\/1755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}