{"id":2333,"date":"2021-08-27T20:47:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T20:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2021-08-27T20:47:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T20:47:15","slug":"worship-for-the-fourteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/08\/27\/worship-for-the-fourteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>August 29, 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>\u201cHeart \/ of my own heart.\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>\u201cChanson\u201d by Kevin Norris<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chanson -  Kevin Norris\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQtNELNlhPs?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: Like the sweetness of an August tomato,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God surprises us with goodness.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Like the juicy goodness of a summer peach,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s love cannot be contained.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Like the robust flavor of fresh sweet corn,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s wonders are beyond our imagination.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-3-Image-3-3-e1630096415430.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #544: <em>Like the Murmur of the Dove\u2019s Song<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 544: Like the Murmur of the Dove&#039;s Song\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2W4-MsmbKbA?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\/285\/Accompaniment.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nOne Who Sees Us Clearly,<br \/>\nYou love us.<br \/>\nYou see who we are, what we do, how we act,<br \/>\nand you love us.<br \/>\nYour love is not conditional,<br \/>\nnor is it generic.<br \/>\nYou know us and love us.<br \/>\nWhat a basis that is for our lives!<br \/>\nWe are known,<br \/>\nand we are loved as we are.<br \/>\nHoly One,<br \/>\nmay we live out your love.<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\/08\/Page-4-Image-4-3.png\"><\/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>The Gift of Love<\/em> by Hal Hopson<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Gift of Love - Arr. Hal H. Hopson\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0AicZiBA7s?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; Power of Love<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power of Love\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M_7oq94SO1s?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\/08\/Page-5-Image-6-2-e1630096883671.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 #430: O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 430: O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y1Ste0Np0Yg?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\/200\/low\"><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading &#8211; Song of Solomon 2:8-13<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Song of Solomon 2:8-13\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ecxdkrufL4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon &#8211; Friend, Lover, Parent<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friend, Lover, Parent\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8Mk6XPr8QY?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: \u201cSiyahamba\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Siyahamba\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGOiANtGmhE?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>Heart of our own hearts,<br \/>\nWhen it comes to friends and family,<br \/>\nwhat we have is theirs.<br \/>\nWhen it comes to you,<br \/>\nall that we have we hold in trust from you.<br \/>\nAs we give to you of our time, our talents,<br \/>\nand our treasures,<br \/>\nwe ask that you receive them,<br \/>\nbless them with wisdom,<br \/>\nand use them with abundance.<br \/>\nWe give out of our gratitude,<br \/>\nand we give with hope.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #572: Pass it On<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 572: Pass It On\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_-7yBLhGDc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>The God Who Is knows you as you are, loves you as you are, and is ready to connect with you when you are ready. May you find your ways to connect with the Holy One! Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFestive Trumpet Tune\u201d by David German<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Festive Trumpet Tune - David German\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7-2cpKXCk-o?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\/08\/Page-6-Image-7-3.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 29, 2021 Photo by Zach Long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/08\/27\/worship-for-the-fourteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2333","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\/2333","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=2333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2335,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333\/revisions\/2335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}