{"id":2206,"date":"2021-05-30T02:53:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T02:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2021-05-30T02:53:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T02:53:35","slug":"worship-for-pentecost-sunday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/05\/30\/worship-for-pentecost-sunday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for Pentecost Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for Pentecost Sunday<\/h1>\n<h2>May 30, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Page-2-Image-2-2.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>\u201cGod of homelands and diasporas, you are with us here.\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>\u201cCome, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire\u201d by Wilbur Held<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come, Holy Ghost - Wilbur Held\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ztOU3OZhBrU?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: Peace.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Paz.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Shalom.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Salaam.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Pace.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Paix.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Sk\u00e9n:nen.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Rugare.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Page-3-Image-3-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #558: <em>We Are the Church<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 558: We Are the Church\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NnAQqXkYt60?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\/558\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Us All,<br \/>\nFirst there was Jesus, teaching and healing.<br \/>\nThen hope died.<br \/>\nBut, you God, brought hope and life back,<br \/>\nand there was a time of visions and prophesies.<br \/>\nYou, Holy One, weren&#8217;t done yet though.<br \/>\nYou were only getting started.<br \/>\nThen there was Pentecost,<br \/>\nand the Spirit of Jesus entered the people,<br \/>\nand hope and life lived on in them.<br \/>\nThe church was born,<br \/>\nthe body of Christ, alive and well in the world,<br \/>\nsharing love,<br \/>\nbeing hope,<br \/>\nbuilding the kindom.<br \/>\nBless us again, Holy One.<br \/>\nBreathe into us the Spirit,<br \/>\nfill us with life anew,<br \/>\nmake us into the body of Christ,<br \/>\nlet us be vessels of your peace.<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\/05\/Page-4-Image-4-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\nGod of Homelands and Diasporas,<br \/>\nYou are with us wherever we go, thank you.<br \/>\nYet we as humans yearn for home.<br \/>\nWe are aware of the many people in the world who have been forced from their homelands, and seek a new, safe home.<br \/>\nWe are also aware of the people in the world whose lives have been displaced by COVID and no longer feel like home is familiar or safe.<br \/>\nWe send our love and care to your displaced, the homeless, the displaced, and the discombobulated peoples.<br \/>\nWe ask for your guidance in care for each other, and in care for ourselves, that we may find our homes in you, and be safe homes for your beloveds.<br \/>\nAs we speak and act, may our love and yours intermingle, to make this world a better home for more people.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Our Father (Creator) 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\/05\/Page-5-Image-5-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Choir Anthem<\/h3>\n<p><em>A Gaelic Blessing<\/em> by John Rutter<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deep Peace   a Gaelic Blessing Libera (John Rutter)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eve2y-P-Zjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: Acts 2:1-21<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Acts 2:1-21\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yp-YxAgGJeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment &#8211; Virgia Phoenix<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Peace with Justice<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Peace with Justice Program of the United Methodist Church was officially established at the 1980 General Conference, although peace with justice efforts date back to John and Charles Wesley. Methodism and social action have gone hand in hand struggling against injustice locally and globally.<br \/>\nPeace with Justice is related to our covenant with God in bringing about Shalom. This is realized through an understanding of the Biblical and theological foundations which inform our growth and actions in church and society.<br \/>\nWe are called to acknowledge the brokenness in our world and to work for peace and justice in all facets of society affecting the human condition and all of God\u2019s creation. New and emerging concerns play out in real time and challenge<br \/>\nus to respond accordingly.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Page-6-Image-7-1.png\"><br \/>\nWithin the United Methodist Church, the Peace with Justice program is authorized by the Discipline and falls under the<br \/>\nsupervision of the General Board of Church and Society. Each Annual Conference names a Coordinator who is responsible for promoting peace with justice ministries within that Conference.<br \/>\nOne of the special observances occurring annually is Peace with Justice Sunday. Historically celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost or on a date deemed appropriate by the local church. On this Sunday, a special offering is received for the purpose of supporting Peace with Justice ministries at the local level and throughout the Connection. One half of the offering stays in the annual conference to be administered by the conference Peace with Justice Coordinator and Board of Church and Society. The other half goes to the General Board for Peace with Justice Ministries beyond the annual conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pentecost Children&#039;s Time\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LsAEA1D395g?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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Page-7-Image-9.png\"><br \/>\n<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 #603: Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 603: Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9TrQyHrtNnI?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\/606\/low\/603\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c7U7-n_kYIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cCome, Holy Spirit\u201d by Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come Holy Spirit\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HEvnX0qufp8?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: \u201cSpirit, Open My Heart\u201d by Alfred V. Fedak<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Spirit, Open My Heart&quot; by Alfred V. Fedak\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YMoG9C-0iZw?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 homelands and diasporas,<br \/>\nYou are with us, wherever we are, wherever we go.<br \/>\nMay our gifts to the kindom,<br \/>\nspread the sense of home<br \/>\ninto the world.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #420: Breathe on Me, Breath of God<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 420: Breathe on Me, Breath of God\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAq5cEOGFFo?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\/431\/low\/420\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May God who is with you, in you, among you, beside you, and beyond you, keep on surprising you! Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cEntr\u00e9e\u201d by Th\u00e9odore Dubois<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Entr\u00e9e -  Th\u00e9odore  Dubois\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4FUlMradS8?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\/05\/Page-8-Image-9-1.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for Pentecost Sunday May 30, 2021 Photo by Zach Long Getting Centered It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/05\/30\/worship-for-pentecost-sunday-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for Pentecost Sunday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206","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\/2206","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=2206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2208,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206\/revisions\/2208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}