{"id":2258,"date":"2021-07-04T02:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T02:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2021-07-04T02:56:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T02:56:50","slug":"worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-pentecost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/04\/worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>July 4, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-2-Image-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>\u201cJust as I am, You love me.\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>\u201cAria\u201d by Charles Callahan<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aria - Charles  Callahan\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EAHVUyy550s?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: Sometimes, we are too soft.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Sometimes, we are too hard.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Sometimes, we are too naive.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Sometimes, we are too distrustful.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Holy One, we are full of errors and imperfections.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Holy One, you are full of grace for us.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-3-Image-3.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #534: <em>Be Still, My Soul<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 534: Be Still, My Soul\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80ZtTjx9ZxQ?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\/OLOF2018\/757\/low\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nUnfailing Grace,<br \/>\nProphets are not without honor, except in their hometown,<br \/>\nand people are not without giftedness except in their own minds. We see, and expound upon our own failings.<br \/>\nFar too often we project self-judgements onto you.<br \/>\nWe forget.<br \/>\nWe forget that you are love.<br \/>\nWe forget that are grace.<br \/>\nWe forget that your steadfast love endures forever.<br \/>\nAnd we forget that the foibles we beat ourselves up over<br \/>\nare still lovable to you.<br \/>\nRemind us to come to you with open hearts and minds,<br \/>\nso we can hear your love and grace,<br \/>\nlearn from it,<br \/>\nand live it.<br \/>\nAmen<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-4-Image-4.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\nElegant Grace,<br \/>\nHelp us to see as you see, with love and grace<br \/>\ninstead of fear and judgement.<br \/>\nHelp us notice the wonderfulness in imperfections,<br \/>\nthe joy in irregularity,<br \/>\nthe elegance in uniqueness.<br \/>\nGuide us to let go of assumptions of what perfection looks like<br \/>\nwhat life should like like<br \/>\nwhat you look like<br \/>\nwhat we&#8217;re to look like.<br \/>\nMake space for us to see. Make space for us to be, just as you made us to be. Amen<\/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<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Choir Anthem<\/h3>\n<p><em>Will You Come and Follow Me<\/em> by 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: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Corinthians 12:2-10\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_jzJyLU525E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: Prophets, Kids, and Hometowns<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prophets, Kids, and Hometowns\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mo0U6fuZ5f0?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\/06\/Page-5-Image-6-1.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 #2130: The Summons<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2130: The Summons\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azBuDUfcDrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; Mark 6:1-13<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark 6:1-13\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2ldMA2i9UM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: Fuller Cycles<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fuller Cycles\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3NMoPU3AeLs?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=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-8-Image-10-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Larry McArthur<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: \u201cWith a Voice of Singing\u201d by Martin Shaw<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Martin Shaw - With A Voice Of Singing\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2Nv3ya8lEk?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>Unfailing Grace,<br \/>\nThe gifts that we offer, we offer in gratitude. We know You.<br \/>\nWe trust You.<br \/>\nWe seek to unite our lives with You.<br \/>\nBless what we give, and make it as useful as can be in building your kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #593: Here I Am, Lord<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 593: Here I Am, Lord\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJoYtunZDko?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\/07\/Page-6-Image-7.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Be still, dear souls, the Spirit of Grace abides with you, and you are loved. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRejoicing in D Major\u201d by Stephen H. Best<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rejoicing in D Major   Stephen H. Best\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ar0TopWjas8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 4, 2021 Photo by Zach Long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/04\/worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258","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\/2258","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=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2262,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions\/2262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}