{"id":2445,"date":"2021-11-28T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2445"},"modified":"2021-11-28T14:13:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:13:57","slug":"worship-for-the-first-sunday-of-advent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/28\/worship-for-the-first-sunday-of-advent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the First Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the First Sunday of Advent<\/h1>\n<h2>November 28, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Page-5-Image-6-1.png\"><\/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>\u201cShow us your ways, Holy One.\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>Chorale Prelude on Hymn 720 \u201cWake, Awake, for Night is Flying\u201d) by Johann Sebastian Bach<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chorale prelude on hymn 720 \u201cWake, Awake,  for Night Is Flying\u201d  by  J. S. Bach\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6VygXCg060?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: The Christian year begins again,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: the yearning for life as it should be continues.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We enter together into God&#8217;s dreams,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: we name together the brokenness of reality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of justice and peace,<br \/>\nyou rain down on us mercy and kindness.<br \/>\nYou are awe inspiring,<br \/>\nyou leave us wonder-struck.<br \/>\nRaise our heads in expectation,<br \/>\nthat we may yearn for the coming of the kindom.<br \/>\nAmen. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Page-2-Image-2-3.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>Hymn #202: People Look East<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People Look East.m4v\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7SPLN1g_ZFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeremiah 33:14-16\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvQpxs8n0j8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment: Alternative Giving: Heifer International<\/h3>\n<p>The Intersectional Justice Committee has 4 suggestions for you to consider for alternative giving this year. One is support for our missionary, Belinda Forbes, whom Bob Long highlighted last week. The others are the Church World Service blanket program, our Community Breakfast, and Heifer International.<br \/>\nHeifer International began in 1944 when a farmer in Indiana understood that it would be more effective to rebuild countries after World War II by donating animals than by sending milk. A family was given a heifer, a goat, or another animal along with education about how to take care of the animal. Then the recipient was expected to give away an offspring of that animal. So Heifer Project was known as the \u201cgift that multiplies.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Page-3-Image-3-3.png\"><br \/>\nTheir current mission statement is: \u201cWe work to end hunger and poverty in partnership with the communities we serve. Our programs support entrepreneurs around the world, creating lasting change from the ground up. It begins with a seed investment of livestock or agriculture, followed by mentorship to help project participants build a business, and ultimately to gain access to supply chains and markets. These families are able to earn a living income and continuously lift up their communities as they train the next generation of leaders. By supporting and training the world&#8217;s farmers, ranchers, and female business owners, we&#8221;re investing in a new breed of success.\u201d<br \/>\nTheir projects are world-wide and include empowerment of women farmers in Nepal and Guatemala, dairy development in East Africa, and support of farmers&#8217; cooperatives in Arkansas. The <a href=\"heifer.org\">website<\/a>, highlights many more projects and is very interesting.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Page-4-Image-5-2.png\"><br \/>\nAlternative gifts can be given by donating through the church online or with a check made out to FUMC with the designation in the notation. Or it is more fun to go to Heifer&#8217;s website and click \u201cgift catalog.\u201d Then you can choose an animal, bees, seeds or other product, which you are giving in honor of someone. My brother-in-law was really pleased when we gave a water buffalo in his honor! And I \u201creceived\u201d a flock of chicks one year. If you give this way, you will be able to create an honor card so that the person you are honoring will know of your gift.<\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Time with Young People\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kXC3IldxAmE?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>Scripture Reading &#8211; Luke 21:25-36<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke 21:25-26\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uuW2Mja-EXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cThe Past. The Future. Grief\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future.  The Past.  Grief.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pN-m3WZwEWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>A Call to Advent Practice<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Call to Advent\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GnNHweb2TVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Advent Song: Come and Find the Quiet Center<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2128: Come and Find the Quiet Center\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QvNbu9OQwU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Advent Wreath Lighting<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advent Wreath Lighting for Advent 1, 2021\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zxceEA2rVsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\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: Meditation on Hymn 212 &#8220;O Come, O Come, Emmanuel&#8221; by Paul Manz<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meditation on hymn 212 \u201cO Come, O Come, Emmanuel\u201d  Paul Manz\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sv2b-guVP40?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, our hope, our home,<br \/>\nwe bring our selves to you:<br \/>\nbody, mind, and spirit,<br \/>\ncares and celebrations,<br \/>\nworries and delights.<br \/>\nGuide us to peace,<br \/>\nno matter how rocky the road.<br \/>\nBless what we&#8217;re able to give,<br \/>\nand bless us when we&#8217;re unable to give.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May you find God in the quiet, in the silence, in the grief, in the pain. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThird Fugue\u201d from the Fugue in E Flat<br \/>\nby Johann Sebastian Bach<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Third Fugue from the Fugue in E Flat by      J. S. Bach\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8c0E_X976AE?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\/11\/Page-5-Image-6-1.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the First Sunday of Advent November 28, 2021 Getting Centered It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/28\/worship-for-the-first-sunday-of-advent-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the First Sunday of Advent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2445","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\/2445","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=2445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445\/revisions\/2448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}