{"id":1802,"date":"2020-11-01T03:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T03:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2020-11-01T03:53:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T03:53:05","slug":"worship-for-all-saints-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/11\/01\/worship-for-all-saints-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for All Saints Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for All Saints Day<\/h1>\n<h2>November 1, 2020<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Page-2-Image-2-1.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>\u201cFor all the saints \/ we give you thanks.\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>\u201cSine Nomine\u201d by John Weaver<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Weaver - Sine Nomine\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0eqO89OkOEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship (by Rev. Vicki Flippin)<\/h3>\n<p>One: For all the saints who poured love and wisdom and hot chocolate into our lives,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: For all the saints whose smiles and touch we miss the most,<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: For all the saints who helped us find our voice,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: For all the saints whom we cannot bear to live without,<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: For all the saints whom we have begun to forgive,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: For all the saints who forgave us more often than we deserved,<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: For all the saints whose lives continue in ours,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We honor you this day.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We hold your sacred life up to God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We bear witness to the future we have shaped out of your existence<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-3-Image-3.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #711: <em>For All the Saints<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For All The Saints\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vR880pw5W40?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\/UMH\/706\/low\/711\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/UMH\/707\/low\/711\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Holy God,<br \/>\nGod of Life and Death,<br \/>\nWhile this holy day is set aside to give thanks for the saints,<br \/>\nwe experience it as bittersweet.<br \/>\nOften, the loss of our saints still weigh us down.<br \/>\nThis year some of our saints haven&#8217;t had their lives celebrated yet.<br \/>\nYet we seek to live, and to live lives worthy of theirs.<br \/>\nHelp us today,<br \/>\nto give thanks,<br \/>\nto stay present,<br \/>\nto be inspired,<br \/>\nand to be honest about loss and gratitude.<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\/11\/Page-5-Image-5.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>\nHoly God,<br \/>\nGod of Life and Death,<br \/>\nWe know of course, that there is no life without death,<br \/>\nand no death without life,<br \/>\nbut death still takes us by surprise,<br \/>\nsends us into tailspins<br \/>\nand jolts us to our cores.<br \/>\nThis year the world has seen tragic death<br \/>\nmore time than our minds can comprehend.<br \/>\nThis year we have lost dearly beloved members of our church family,<br \/>\nand we haven&#8217;t even been able to stay goodbye.<br \/>\nThis year has been lived with the threatening veil of death<br \/>\n&#8211; for ourselves and our loved ones &#8211;<br \/>\nlooming over us.<br \/>\nIt feels almost mean to call you the God of life AND death,<br \/>\nand yet you are.<br \/>\nYour power and love are larger than even life itself.<br \/>\nYou are the one who can bring meaning out of even death.<br \/>\nToday we turn to you,<br \/>\nwith gratitude for lives well lived,<br \/>\nand with consternation at lives lost.<br \/>\nGuide us Holy One, on this,<br \/>\nYour Holy Day.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-6-Image-7.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>Come to Me<\/em> by Dan Forrest<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come to Me by Dan Forrest from Beckenhorst Press\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bi6IZCJx3qA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Thessalonians 2:9-13\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ap3UE8azpGk?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>Day of the Dead &#8211; Dia de los Muertos<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile we are celebrating All Saints\u2019 Day, people with Mexican heritage are celebrating Day of the Dead (D\u00eda de los Muertos). The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and in other Latin American countries. It is rooted in<br \/>\nancient Aztec traditions but was moved from summer to November to coordinate with Catholic celebrations of All Saints\u2019 Day and All Souls\u2019 Day. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. This year it is being celebrated Nov. 1 and 2.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-6-Image-6.png\"><br \/>\nCelebrations include setting up altars to remember those who have died. Special foods are prepared. Some are  traditional on that day; chocolate and sugar skulls might be put on the altars. A sweet bread, Pan de Muertos, is one<br \/>\nof the traditions. It is baked to resemble a pile of bones. The bones are placed in a cross to symbolize the 4 paths of the universe in pre-Columbian mythology. Other foods might be favorites of the persons who are being remembered.<br \/>\nMarigolds are the most recognizable flower associated with this day. The flowers are placed on graves with the idea that the vibrant colors and powerful scents will lure souls back to the land of the living. They also symbolize the<br \/>\nfragility of life since they bloom in early summer and die with the first frost. The bright color of marigolds is associated with the sun. Some families have picnics in the cemeteries near the graves of their loved ones.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-7-Image-8.png\"><br \/>\nThere are many other traditions associated with this festival. Some can be seen in the Disney movie <em>Coco<\/em>. Some people wear masks or colorful costumes, in some places there are parades, there is humor and poetry. It is a celebration! There are many websites with more information. One of the best ones I found is <a href=\"dayofthedead.holiday\">dayofthedead.holiday<\/a>. It includes recipes, coloring sheets for adults and children, mask patterns, history, and many traditions.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: God&#8217;s Paintbrush Part 2<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Saints Children&#039;s Time\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FxU_SW8s-KU?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-6-Image-6-2.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Barbara Armstrong<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #708: Rejoice in God&#8217;s Saints<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rejoice in Gods Saints\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YO-FhonHH44?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\/flexscore\/UMH\/708\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Matthew 23:1-12<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew 23:1-12\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qu8Z7THrzU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; &#8220;For All the Saints&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For All the Saints\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76kb9Ums75A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>All Saints Celebration<\/h3>\n<h4>Church Members* and Friends who have recently departed<\/h4>\n<table  class=\" table table-hover\" >\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Robert MacKeown*<\/td>\n<td>Mary Ann Balmer<\/td>\n<td>Matt Zwoboda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charles Chilberg*<\/td>\n<td>Cindy Amell<\/td>\n<td>Bonnie Bailey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shirley Rivest*<\/td>\n<td>George Michel<\/td>\n<td>Nicole Bryant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alma Polsinelle*<\/td>\n<td>Carol Brumbaugh<\/td>\n<td>Bishop John Yambasu*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marylois Tupper*<\/td>\n<td>Louise Lichorat<\/td>\n<td>Christopher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C. Joseph Waring*<\/td>\n<td>Chris Kleinienst<\/td>\n<td>Jim Cronin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Joan Townsend*<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Van Dunk<\/td>\n<td>Malcolm Boggs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Claire Racicot*<\/td>\n<td>Ann Stamm<\/td>\n<td>Bob Bailey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nancy Walden*<\/td>\n<td>Melinda Shepard<\/td>\n<td>John Drexel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan Guzior*<\/td>\n<td>Lori Acquatta<\/td>\n<td>Michael Micklas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Saints whose departure we are still grieving include:<\/h4>\n<table  class=\" table table-hover\" >\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Leon Adkins. Jr.*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robert Earl Berry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pete Huston*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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>\u201cHark I Hear the Harps Resounding\u201d &#8211; Craig Carnahan<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hark I Hear The Harps Resounding arr. Carnahan\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RFPO6EUp5P4?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>\nHoly God of Life and Death,<br \/>\nMay our gift to this church,<br \/>\nand to your world<br \/>\nbring life in abundance.<br \/>\nMay our gifts also make space<br \/>\nfor the learning of the wisdom of death.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-9-Image-13.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #433: Hymn of Promise<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn of Promise with Lyrics\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8RHek8k5WoY?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\/WAR2003\/563\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May God grant you grace,<br \/>\nthat in pain you may find comfort,<br \/>\nin sorrow hope,<br \/>\nin death resurrection. Amen<br \/>\n&#8211; From <em>United Methodist Book of Worship<\/em>, Service of Death and Resurrection, pg. 142<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cPower of Life\u201d by Mons Leidvin Takle<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mons Leidvin Takle Power of Life Christopher Herrick in Riddagshausen\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CMwT2hE1-8A?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\/11\/Page-9-Image-12.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for All Saints Day November 1, 2020 Photo by Alice Nash Getting Centered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2020\/11\/01\/worship-for-all-saints-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for All Saints Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1802","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\/1802","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=1802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1803,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1802\/revisions\/1803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}