{"id":2556,"date":"2022-02-26T18:32:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T18:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2022-02-26T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T18:33:00","slug":"worship-for-transfiguration-sunday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/02\/26\/worship-for-transfiguration-sunday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for Transfiguration Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for Transfiguration Sunday<\/h1>\n<h2>February 27, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-000.jpg\"><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 with us, You are with us all.\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>\u201cI Love You, Lord\u201d Arranged by Bruce Greer<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Love You, Lord (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gcg4NNVo2uo?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 we stand,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We stand on holy ground.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: All of God&#8217;s people,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Stand on holy ground.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Even when we don&#8217;t notice,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s presence makes all ground holy.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-001-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2272: \u201cHoly Ground\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holy Ground #2272\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/87yL40rPymE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nHoly and Gracious God,<br \/>\nWe pray for the people of the Ukraine and the people of Russia;<br \/>\nfor their countries and their leaders.<br \/>\nWe pray for all those who are afraid, and rightfully so.<br \/>\nWe pray for all those who have the power over life and death;<br \/>\nthat they will choose for all people life,<br \/>\nand life in all its fullness.<br \/>\nWe pray for those who choose war;<br \/>\nthat they will remember that you direct your people<br \/>\nto turn our swords into plowshares and seek for peace.<br \/>\nWe pray for leaders on the world stage;<br \/>\nthat they have wisdom and courage.<br \/>\nAbove all, Holy One, today we pray for peace with justice for Ukraine.<br \/>\nLord, have mercy.<br \/>\nChrist, have mercy.<br \/>\nSpirit, have mercy.<br \/>\nAmen<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-002-3.jpg\"><\/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\/tzll3qcy6Ns?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: Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-36<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-36\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-GrqyfkkQp4?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 Shines Through You<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God Shines Through You   (TWYP)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3G-X4zNx0mQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #451: \u201cBe Thou My Vision\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Be Thou My Vision #451\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qc2r2QYpn1M?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\/hop2015\/7\/low\"><\/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>Sermon: \u201cShiny&#8230;or Maybe Just Shimmering\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cShiny...or Maybe Just Shimmering\u201d\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFZa90vrMTE?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: \u201cTurn Your Eyes Upon Jesus\u201d Arranged Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Offertory )\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vXvEFncIy44?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>Prayer of Saint Francis<\/h3>\n<p>Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:<br \/>\nwhere there is hatred, let me sow love;<br \/>\nwhere there is injury, pardon;<br \/>\nwhere there is doubt, faith;<br \/>\nwhere there is despair, hope;<br \/>\nwhere there is darkness, light;<br \/>\nwhere there is sadness, joy.<br \/>\nO divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek<br \/>\nto be consoled as to console,<br \/>\nto be understood as to understand,<br \/>\nto be loved as to love.<br \/>\nFor it is in giving that we receive,<br \/>\nit is in pardoning that we are pardoned,<br \/>\nand it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.<br \/>\nAmen.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-004-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2102: \u201cSwiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swiftly Pass #2102\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2A139XouZSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Beloveds of God,<br \/>\nPay attention.<br \/>\nSeek the clues that God is with you.<br \/>\nLet your attention go to the things that shimmer.<br \/>\nWe are standing on Holy Ground.<br \/>\nSo are they.<br \/>\nThanks be to God, Amen!<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cJesus Shall Reign\u201d Arranged by Anna Laura Page<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesus Shall Reign (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9GJBRZsljk?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\/02\/image-005-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for Transfiguration Sunday February 27, 2022 Photo by Zach Long Getting Centered It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/02\/26\/worship-for-transfiguration-sunday-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for Transfiguration Sunday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2556","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\/2556","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=2556"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556\/revisions\/2558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}