{"id":2281,"date":"2021-07-18T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2021-07-18T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:29:16","slug":"worship-for-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/18\/worship-for-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>July 18, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/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>\u201cYou are \/ always with us.\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>\u201cCantilene\u201d by Malcolm Archer<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cantilene - Malcolm Archer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/texhpDAwvIs?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: Our Holy One, the one who cares for us, invites us to worship.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: In worship, we are led to safe, still waters.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God notices, and cares for our needs.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God invites us to see the needs of others.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God offers us rest,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: and God calls us to action.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In all that we are, God is with us.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Thanks be to God.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-3-Image-3-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #518: <em>O Thou, In Whose Presence<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 518: O Thou, In Whose Presence\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hUGmQRiMzQk?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\/HTLG2017\/264\/low\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGood Shepherd,<br \/>\nIf we&#8217;re honest, sheep are quite dependent on their shepherds.<br \/>\nIf we&#8217;re honest, we&#8217;re quite dependent on you.<br \/>\nThis isn&#8217;t always comfortable, or easy, but it is true.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re dependent on each other too.<br \/>\nHelp us, Holy One, to be dependable for each other,<br \/>\nbecause we keep on learning to be dependent on you.<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-4-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\nGood Shepherd,<br \/>\nA shepherd is only as good as their care for their sheep.<br \/>\nWhat a funny thing to remember that you are inter-dependent with us.<br \/>\nWhat a wonderful thing to consider that we truly matter to you.<br \/>\nFor millennia, people have been relieved to think of you caring for us as a shepherd cares for their vulnerable sheep.<br \/>\nIt seems we know we are vulnerable, and need of care.<br \/>\nYet often we fight it, and fight you, and act like toddlers wanting to do everything ourselves.<br \/>\nGuide us, Holy One, to the wisdom of interdependence. Help us find empathy for ourselves and for others.<br \/>\nOpen our hearts.<br \/>\nAmen<\/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>Way Maker<\/em> by Sinach<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SINACH | WAY MAKER - OFFICIAL VIDEO\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n4XWfwLHeLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment: Update from Belinda Forbes<\/h3>\n<p>FUMC is fortunate to have a Covenant Relationship with our missionary, Dr. Belinda Forbes. Belinda is a United Methodist dentist living and working in Nicaragua. She works with Acci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Cristiana (Christian Medical Action). This agency works to improve the health and well-being of Nicaraguan people, particularly in the poorer regions of this country which is the second poorest in our hemisphere. Many of us have had an opportunity to meet Belinda when she has visited her supporting churches. Some of us have experienced awe and respect while working with her and her agency in Nicaragua. We are pleased that we are able to contribute a small part to their work.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-5-Image-5-2.png\"><br \/>\nBelinda has sent an email updating her work and that of AMC. She has included a 2-minute video that highlights the work that we are able to help support. We hope you will watch the video and learn more about how God\u2019s love is shared through our missionary support. Watch Belinda&#8217;s Video here. Her email to us is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Greetings,<br \/>\nFriends and Supporters of Mission in Nicaragua!<br \/>\nMy best wishes for health and safety in this time when many readers in the US are reuniting with loved ones and getting outdoors, and churches are returning to in-person worship, or continuing with virtual gatherings, a space where I have been able to connect with you.<br \/>\nMy thanks to you, especially to my supporting churches who have made their 2021 donation to missionary Advance 12109Z which allows me to serve and do my best to be a witness to Christ&#8217;s love in the world on your behalf. If you have not yet sent your support or have a specific time in the year when this is scheduled, please see the information below as a reminder for how to ensure that your gift<br \/>\nreaches the correct destination.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-6-Image-6-1.png\"><br \/>\nFor a brief update on the mission you support in Nicaragua, the link below (above) is to a 2-minute video that can be used in worship or other mission meetings. If you would like the video file, please feel free to email me.<br \/>\nThere is plenty of ongoing work in health and development as God<br \/>\nenables and empowers, more updates will follow!<br \/>\nMay God bless each of you.<br \/>\nGrace and peace, Belinda<br \/>\nDr. Belinda Forbes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time &#8211; Jamaica Miles<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children&#039;s Sermon\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9cONW_E2y0U?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\/07\/Page-6-Image-7-2.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 #2058: Shepherd Me, O God<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2058: Shepherd Me, O God\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/laLa_xoRpMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; Psalm 23<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 23\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TLb1nbPq7LY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; Jamaica Miles<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sermon 7 18 2021\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brdWfF2vUxE?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: \u201cCome to Me\u201d by Dan Forrest<\/h3>\n<p><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>Prayer of Presentation<\/h3>\n<p>Caregiver,<br \/>\nAs you have given to us so that we can be cared for,<br \/>\nwe give our gifts to you to care for others.<br \/>\nBless them. May they be used well, with wisdom, for your work.<br \/>\nMay all that we give become useful to you.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-7-Image-9.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #732: Come, We That Love the Lord<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 732: Come, We That Love the Lord\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BjJygtTtUA?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\/731\/low\/732\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Dearly beloved of God, take in the green pastures, and still waters,<br \/>\nthe eternal presence always with you,<br \/>\nthe mercy and hope of God,<br \/>\nsavor it,<br \/>\nand share it. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGod Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God, Who Stretched The Spangled Heavens (Holy Manna)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EXMglb9Ac4?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-8-Image-10.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 18, 2021 Photo by Zach Long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/18\/worship-for-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2281","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\/2281","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=2281"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2283,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281\/revisions\/2283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}