{"id":1928,"date":"2021-01-17T03:30:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T03:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2021-01-17T03:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T03:30:38","slug":"worship-for-human-relations-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/01\/17\/worship-for-human-relations-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for Human Relations Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for Human Relations Day<\/h1>\n<h2>January 17, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Page-2-Image-2-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Zach Long<\/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>\u201cOur Rock and our Refuge, hold us steady.\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>\u201cLife Every Voice and Sing\u201d by Wayne L. Wold<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lift Every Voice and Sing - Wayne Wold\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCNIH6b3V8o?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: Welcome to worship beloved of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come desperately seeking a steady place to stand.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Whatever winds may blow, God remains steadfast.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come desperately seeking hope for the future.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God&#8217;s work for a just and whole world never stops.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come with our fears and our sadness,<br \/>\nour dismay and our distress.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God is with us, ready and able to receive all that we bring.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God is our rock, our refuge, and our salvation.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Page-3-Image-3-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #519: <em>Lift Every Voice and Sing<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 519: Lift Every Voice and Sing\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t31B9dK_l7U?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\/518\/low\/519\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/UMH\/519\/low\/519\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nOur Rock and Our Refuge,<br \/>\nThroughout history, you have remained steadfast.<br \/>\nYou have watched power structures rise and fall.<br \/>\nYou have seen violence used to gain and hold power many times.<br \/>\nThroughout history, you have worked for the wellbeing of the whole,<br \/>\nsought the common good,<br \/>\ndecried violence and injustice through your prophets,<br \/>\nand subverted structures that harm your beloveds.<br \/>\nFor many of us, the degradations of these days are new,<br \/>\nbut you have seen it all before.<br \/>\nGuide our country, Holy One, along with our world.<br \/>\nGuide us.<br \/>\nMove hearts towards peace.<br \/>\nMove leaders towards wisdom.<br \/>\nMove structures towards justice.<br \/>\nMove us all towards your kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Page-4-Image-4-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto from United Methodist Communication<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer and &#8220;Grown Up&#8217;s Time&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><em>You are welcome to read this out-loud or silently.<\/em><br \/>\nOur Rock and Our Refuge,<br \/>\nWe need you.<br \/>\nWe need your wisdom,<br \/>\nyour peace,<br \/>\nyour strength,<br \/>\nyour perspective,<br \/>\nyour guidance.<br \/>\nViolent mobs<br \/>\nwho believe conspiracy theories<br \/>\ncarefully designed to negate reality<br \/>\nand support authoritarianism<br \/>\nthreaten the core of our nation.<br \/>\nAn invisible virus<br \/>\nthat is asymptomatic in some<br \/>\nPhoto from United Methodist Communications<br \/>\nand deadly in others<br \/>\nis raging in our country<br \/>\nafter more deaths than we&#8217;d ever dreamed possible.<br \/>\nThe injustices of our society<br \/>\nthat allow people to be malnourished by hunger<br \/>\nin a country with abundance,<br \/>\nthat allows public education to be unequal<br \/>\nbased on income of communities,<br \/>\nthat permits the same job to be paid differently<br \/>\nbased on who occupies it,<br \/>\nthe ways that poverty<br \/>\nracism<br \/>\nsexism<br \/>\nlanguage<br \/>\nimmigration status<br \/>\ndetermine who has a right to live<br \/>\nand how well they can live,<br \/>\nthe injustices of our society<br \/>\nhave grown.<br \/>\nPeople are lonely.<br \/>\nPeople are ill.<br \/>\nPeople are grieving.<br \/>\nPeople are desperate.<br \/>\nOur resources have not been sufficient for the tasks before us.<br \/>\nWe need you, and we need your help.<br \/>\nHelp us, we pray.<br \/>\nHelp our nation, we pray.<br \/>\nHelp our world, we pray.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Page-5-Image-5-1.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>Lift Every Voice<\/em> by Nalini Calamur<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lift Ev&#039;ry Voice and Sing - Stanford Talisman Alumni Virtual Choir\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o8pGp7N9bG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Samuel 3:1-10\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJRptaCuClc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Human Relations Day &#8211; Jan Huston<\/strong><br \/>\nToday is Human Relations Day in the United Methodist Church. It is one of 6 \u201cspecial days\u201d when special offerings are collected so that donated money can be directed to specific ministries. Gifts to Human Relations Day offerings support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Grants to promote ministries that respond to non-violent youth offenders through education, advocacy, or leadership training and development,<\/li>\n<li>Organizations and congregations that fight economic, racial, and social injustices,<\/li>\n<li>Grants to racial, ethnic, and multicultural congregations to hire community developers to empower the underserved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Page-6-Image-6-1.png\"><br \/>\nIn Chicago, Maple Park and Englewood-Rust United Methodist Churches are in partnership to engage in community-based alternatives to juvenile incarceration. Mentorship and leadership development support local youth, create healing relationships and reduce recidivism.<br \/>\nAnother program benefitting from Human Relations Day offerings is in Buffalo, NY. There the Sons of David program through Lincoln Memorial Church provided academic tutoring, after school basketball opportunities, and mentoring to African American preteen and teen boys who were not in school.<br \/>\nDonations also support programs in other countries. In the Philippines, community organizations are strengthening family resiliency to address substance abuse. In West Congo, UM Churches are working with ecumenical partners to provide pastoral support and advocacy for children and youth who are in prison.<br \/>\nWe can help to support these and similar programs either by sending a check to the church with Human Relations Day in the notation or by giving online at <a href=\"www.fumcschenectady.org\">www.fumcschenectady.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Human Relations Day Children&#039;s Time 2021\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YGbbkvLq0LQ?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\/2021\/01\/Page-6-Image-4.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #399: Take My Life and Let It Be<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 399: Take My Life, and Let It Be\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2d9rwkLSIsA?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\/412\/low\/399\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; John 1:43-51<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John 1: 43-51\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxS2hkkc1x8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: &#8220;Nonviolence&#8221; by Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Nonviolence&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBAoUhMoyAQ?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: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace by Sebastian Temple<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon school Oxford : Make me a channel of your peace\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2svZhZT6Pro?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<p>Our Rock and Our Refuge,<br \/>\nIn the face of the violence of the Roman Empire,<br \/>\nthe Jesus movement exemplified your power of nonviolence.<br \/>\nIn the face of violence done under the co-opted name of Christianity today,<br \/>\nwe seek to offer you our lives,<br \/>\nand our nonviolent commitment to continue the work of Jesus.<br \/>\nMay our lives, our words, our gifts, and our actions,<br \/>\nbe blessed to be a gift to you and your world. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #533: We Shall Overcome<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 533: We Shall Overcome\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6WXpD4xn4jg?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\/CGH2010\/145\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May you experience peace that passes understanding,<br \/>\nno matter what tomorrow brings,<br \/>\nmay you feel God close at hand,<br \/>\nno matter what this week brings,<br \/>\nmay the world see in you<br \/>\nhope<br \/>\npeace<br \/>\nand love<br \/>\nno matter what this year brings.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>Improvisation on a Theme of Handel by Darwin Wolford<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Improvisation on a Theme of Handel -  Darwin Wolford\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q02Rsrk7xOE?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\/2021\/01\/Page-8-Image-9-1.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for Human Relations Day January 17, 2021 Photo by Zach Long Getting Centered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/01\/17\/worship-for-human-relations-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for Human Relations Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1928","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\/1928","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=1928"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}