{"id":2505,"date":"2022-01-23T03:34:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T03:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2022-01-23T03:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T03:34:41","slug":"worship-for-the-2nd-sunday-after-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/01\/23\/worship-for-the-2nd-sunday-after-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the 2nd Sunday After Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the 2nd Sunday After Christmas<\/h1>\n<h2>January 23, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Page-1-Image-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>\u201cJoyful One, fill us with joy.\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>\u201cShepherds Pipings\u201d by Helmut Walcha<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shepherd Pipings ( Prelude )\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HsTUxV73WCU?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: May the spirit of joy fill your heart.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: And also you!<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: May the hope of God renew you.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: And also you!<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Page-2-Image-2.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #62: All Creatures of Our God and King<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 62: All Creatures of Our God and King\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUR2XigorCo?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\/23\/low\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Good Gifts,<br \/>\nHelp us find balance,<br \/>\nto enjoy and savor the goodness of life,<br \/>\nwhile attending to the needs of those who are sick and struggling.<br \/>\nMay our joy make space for justice,<br \/>\nour hope for compassion,<br \/>\nour delight for consideration.<br \/>\nMay your presence in our lives<br \/>\nbe visible in all we do,<br \/>\nand in how we 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\/2022\/01\/Page-3-Image-3.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1iAmJSwfN5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<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>Scripture Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isaiah 62:1-5\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7h1P-axcsSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: God as Co-Regular<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God as Co Regulator\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IS2TE3jHftk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #89: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee #89\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyMqCb5FEiw?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\/88\/low\/89\"><\/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; John 2:1-12<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John 2:1-12\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNbtWkF0qyI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cTo a People Called Hope\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A People Called Hope\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tildOXn0EZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cIn Bethlehem a Wonder\u201d by Helmut Walcha<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Bethlehem a Wonder (offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sBZszxpE2v8?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>A Winter Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of Good Gifts,<br \/>\nFrom the midst of the darkness,<br \/>\nfrom the midst of the cold,<br \/>\nfrom the midst of the pandemic,<br \/>\nwe have found our way to praise you.<br \/>\nDespite it all, we know you are with us,<br \/>\nwe know you are for us,<br \/>\nwe know you seek our well being,<br \/>\nwe know you seek the kindom.<br \/>\nWe offer ourselves in response to your goodness,<br \/>\nmay our offerings be blessed,<br \/>\nto be a blessing for all your people.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #644: \u201cJesus, Joy of Our Desiring\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring #644\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dx5sE2UIciM?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\/650\/low\/644\"><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May hope in God guide your way. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>Der Tag der ist so Freudenreich  (This day that is so rich with joy) by Johann Sebastian Bach<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Der Tag der ist so Freudenreich (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zWjapdASTSY?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\/2022\/01\/Page-5-Image-5.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the 2nd Sunday After Christmas January 23, 2022 Getting Centered It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/01\/23\/worship-for-the-2nd-sunday-after-christmas\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the 2nd Sunday After Christmas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2505","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\/2505","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=2505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505\/revisions\/2510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}