{"id":2299,"date":"2021-07-30T20:53:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2021-07-30T20:54:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T20:54:02","slug":"worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>August 1, 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 who are \/ help us be.\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>\u201cLord of the Dance\u201d by Charles Callahan<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord of the Dance by Charles Callahan\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aABPR2M-p9I?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: Wherever you&#8217;ve been on your journey, welcome.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God invites us all in.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Wherever you are on your journey, welcome.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God loves us as we are.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Wherever you are going on your journey, welcome.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Wherever we go, God is with us.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-3-Image-3-4.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #127: <em>Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 127: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1n3026tHNg?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\/127\/low\/127\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod Who Listens,<br \/>\nYou listen to what we say, and what we don&#8217;t say,<br \/>\nwhat we do and what we don&#8217;t do,<br \/>\nwhat we want and what we need,<br \/>\nwho we love,<br \/>\nand what we fear.<br \/>\nYou know us, and you listen to us.<br \/>\nBeing heard, being known, being loved heals us.<br \/>\nHelp us listen, like you Holy One.<br \/>\nHelp us listen with compassion,<br \/>\nhelp us listen to understand and to heal.<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\/07\/Page-4-Image-4-4-e1627677933953.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\nGod We Can Trust,<br \/>\nAs the people learned to trust you in the desert,<br \/>\nwe too are learning to trust you when<br \/>\nour lives are disrupted and disjointed.<br \/>\nWhen we struggle, we can remember<br \/>\nyou are close at hand.<br \/>\nWhen we worry, we can rely on you.<br \/>\nOpen our hearts to you, to each other,<br \/>\nto all the world,<br \/>\nso that we can be your love,<br \/>\nand you can heal us all.<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<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Choir Anthem<\/h3>\n<p><em>Lord of the Dance<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord of the dance by Heath mount school choir\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YV15StV6TK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; Psalm 14<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 14\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1wxckJ1kag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time &#8211; Trusting God in the Desert<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trusting God in the Desert\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQVu1NzSVek?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-5-Image-5-4.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 #2126: All Who Hunger<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2126: All Who Hunger\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPeEbVMwMYs?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\/SOF2001\/139\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9NQA212YjOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; Every. Single. Time.<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Every.  Single.  Time.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-1A9FdZV38?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: \u201cMy Lord, What a Morning\u201d by Lois Land<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Lord What a Morning -Phillips Quartet\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptBPhsuThsg?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 who listens and cares,<br \/>\nYou have given us so much, and<br \/>\nwe seek to respond with our gratitude.<br \/>\nMay the gifts that we offer to you and<br \/>\nyour kindom be blessed,<br \/>\nto be used with wisdom and compassion.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Page-6-Image-7-4.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #463: Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 463: Lord, Speak to Me\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAxk0b-tyNs?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\/469\/low\/463\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>God is trustworthy, God feeds us, God listens and cares. Go, trusting God, and receiving God&#8217;s gifts. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFantasia\u201d by Johann Pachelbel<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude: Fantasia - Pachelbel\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7Uan4US200?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-7-Image-8-2.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 1, 2021 Photo by Zach Long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2299","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\/2299","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=2299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2300,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions\/2300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}