{"id":2140,"date":"2021-04-09T21:16:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2021-04-09T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:16:10","slug":"worship-for-the-second-sunday-of-easter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/09\/worship-for-the-second-sunday-of-easter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Second Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Second Sunday of Easter<\/h1>\n<h2>April 11, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-2-Image-2-1.png\"><\/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 God, of abundant life\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>\u201cPeal con Brio\u201d by Karen Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peal Con Brio by Karen Thompson, Tintab&#039;s Virtual Concert Series\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8g0Qtuymrk?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: Hear the Good News:<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Love wins!<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Rest assured of that truth.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Not only does love win, but hope abides.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Let hope roll down like an ever-flowing stream.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God never gives up.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Justice is coming!<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Easter is here.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-3-Image-3.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #303: <em>The Day of Resurrection<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 303: The Day of Resurrection\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-CjQonYJS0?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\/302\/low\/303\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nShared Prayer<br \/>\nGod of Resurrection, Easter God,<br \/>\nGod of Abundant Life,<br \/>\nYou are working within us and<br \/>\naround us to magnify life itself.<br \/>\nHelp us attend to your work.<br \/>\nGuide us out of the way when we get in the way.<br \/>\nShow us how to help.<br \/>\nRemind us to rest, and to trust each other,<br \/>\nso that what is meant to be life-giving doesn&#8217;t become death-dealing.<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\/04\/Page-3-Image-3-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\nGod of Abundant Life, In this Easter season we encounter the metaphors of the natural world coming to life right before our eyes day in and day out.<br \/>\nAnd yet the heaviness of the world remains every present. The pandemic takes more lives every day, grief, loneliness, fear, exhaustion and anxiety continue.<br \/>\nThere are so many emotions, there is so much to respond to. Sometimes the heavy is so big we can&#8217;t see the wonder. Sometimes the wonder is so bright we almost forget the heavy. And sometimes we feel guilty forgetting for a moment \u2013 either way.<br \/>\nHelp us make space for your grace, in our lives, and in the world. Let us feel what we feel, grow into our realities, see your work, and face the heaviness too.<br \/>\nHelp us with the joys, the concerns, the anger, the fear, the wonder, the beauty, and all the rest.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<\/em><\/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<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-4-Image-4-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Choir Anthem<\/h3>\n<p><em>Christ Goes Before<\/em> by Carl Schalk<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christ Goes Before\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEPSts4hIBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: Psalm 133<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 133\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GMzxnu3zHb4?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>Belinda&#8217;s Easter Message<\/strong><br \/>\nToday\u2019s mission moment is an Easter reflection by Dr. Belinda Forbes. Belinda is a United Methodist missionary in Nicaragua. She is a dentist and is married to a Nicaraguan physician, Gerardo Guti\u00e9rrez. They work with Acci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Cristiana (AMC\/ Christian Medical Action) in the poorest areas of Nicaragua, which is the second poorest country in this hemisphere. AMC works to improve the health of the people by focusing on the basics \u2013 clean water supplies, sanitation, health education, disease prevention, maternal and childcare, and teaching local community health workers. Our church has a covenant relationship with Belinda. That means that we have committed to sending a certain amount of financial support each year. The amount is based on the numbers of members we have. Missionaries are expected to visit their supporting churches every few years. Several people from FUMC and the former Troy Conference have been fortunate to work with Belinda and other members of AMC when we have gone on Volunteers in Mission trips. Many more of us have been able to enjoy being with Belinda when she has visited FUMC and reported on conditions in Nicaragua and her work there. She sent the following Easter message to her supporting churches. Sara and I wanted to share it with all of you.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-5-Image-5-1.png\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<em>\u201cQue barbaridad!\u201d<\/em> This expression can mean many things in Nicaragua, but when Padre Angel Torellas (r.i.p.) said it years ago at an Easter Mass in the Centro Cultural Batahola Norte, a Catholic center in Managua known for its beautiful musicians and revolutionary murals, it was a reprimand (literally, \u201chow barbaric!\u201d) to the sparse number of congregants gathered for what is the most important day of the Christian calendar. He went on to scold the <em>\u201cfieles\u201d<\/em> (faithful) for spending more time on Jesus\u2019s death with Good Friday processions and fanfare than the importance of the Resurrection three days later.<br \/>\nAs I listened it occurred to me that in my Protestant upbringing, we did the exact opposite. We gingerly \u201cpassed over\u201d (no pun intended) the Passion of Christ to avoid bad feelings and the deep pain that this moment implies for us as Christians, in order to get to the good stuff \u2013 a new outfit, a glorious worship service, Easter egg hunts, overindulgent parties or lunch out (Easter and Mother\u2019s Day are traditionally the busiest times in restaurants in the US, at least pre-pandemic.)<br \/>\nIt seems to me that there is no one day to focus on during Holy Week, but the week itself as the culmination of the Lenten journey. The triumphant entrance to Jerusalem with \u201cHosanna\u2019s\u201d (Save us!) ringing in the air, which quickly turned to shouts of \u201cCrucify him!\u201d (read, \u201csave us\u201d but not like that\u2026\u201d), then death\u2026.and all it implies; pain, loss, grief\u2026if ever there has been a year or more to understand this part of Holy Week, the pandemic has been that\u2026 Then, victory. Death is overcome, sins are forgiven, hope lives on once more. From the fireworks of Midnight Masses and to the cantatas of Sunrise Services, we are now called to be the Easter people today and every day to share the love of Christ wherever we find ourselves.<br \/>\nHappy Easter! Grace and peace, Belinda<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Page-6-Image-6-1.png\"><br \/>\nThis picture is the central mural in Batahola Norte. It depicts a brown baby Jesus in the center. On the left are some of the revolutionary heroes and poets. The right side includes women and peasants <em>(campesinos)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: Doubt and Faith<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children&#039;s Time: Doubt and Faith\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHcNcA-_B0w?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><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #307: Christ Is Risen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 307: Christ Is Risen\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B14bO5ikqlM?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\/GG2013\/248\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; John 20:19-31<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John 20:19-31\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/reN394Gy-_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cJourney with Jesus\u201d by Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Journey with Jesus\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JpIhr54ocLU?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: \u201cChrist the Lord Is Risen Again\u201d by Philip Stopford<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christ the Lord is risen again Stopford\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rRAp-sDhto?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>God of Easter,<br \/>\nAs we watch new life emerge this spring,<br \/>\nwe notice the ways you nurture life in us and in the world.<br \/>\nAs we give our gifts to you,<br \/>\nwe offer them so they too can nurture life in us and in the world.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #312: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 312: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0wHbA8d_kY?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\/348\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Dear ones, may your journeys be blessed, and with God\u2019s help may we support each other along the way. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRondo Passacaglia\u201d by Cynthia Dobrinski<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rondo Passacaglia, Cynthia Dobrinski\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T4307oBmfFs?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\/04\/Page-8-Image-8.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Second Sunday of Easter April 11, 2021 Getting Centered It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/09\/worship-for-the-second-sunday-of-easter-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Second Sunday of Easter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140","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\/2140","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=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2151,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}