{"id":2574,"date":"2022-03-13T03:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2022-03-13T03:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T03:08:23","slug":"worship-for-the-second-sunday-in-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/13\/worship-for-the-second-sunday-in-lent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Second Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Second Sunday in Lent<\/h1>\n<h2>March 13, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-000-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Sue Learner<\/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>\u201cMother Hen, gather us in.\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 Am Thine, O Lord\u201d Arranged by Don Phillips<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Am Thine (Prelude )\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ile6piU3nQU?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 Bible repeats this important truth:<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s steadfast love endures forever.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: It is a fact on which we can build our lives.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s steadfast love endures forever.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: It is the ground of our beings.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s steadfast love endures forever.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: It is the glue of the universe.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God&#8217;s steadfast love endures forever.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-001-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2236: \u201cGather Us In\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gather Us In #2236\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-4Io5vGn_U?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 \/>\nMother Hen,<br \/>\nWe see hens spreading out their wings to gather their chicks together safely,<br \/>\nwe see how many can be protected by one,<br \/>\nwe see the instinct to shelter the vulnerable.<br \/>\nWe know it is like that for you.<br \/>\nYou wish to gather us together,<br \/>\nunder your wings,<br \/>\nto be sheltered.<br \/>\nAll of us.<br \/>\nBut we keep on kicking people out from under your wings,<br \/>\nor starting fights from within your shelter,<br \/>\nor invading each others spaces.<br \/>\nSometimes, we even walk away from what you offer.<br \/>\nForgive us, Holy One,<br \/>\nfor misusing your holy shelter,<br \/>\nfor forgetting it belongs to everyone,<br \/>\nfor breaking your heart when we wander away.<br \/>\nHelp us make peace<br \/>\nwith each other<br \/>\nso we can all live under your wings together.<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\/03\/image-002-1.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: Psalm 118:1-6, 26-29 and Luke 13:31-35<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 118:1-6, 26-29 and Luke 13:31-35\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eO4RBC4givg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: \u201cGod&#8217;s Steadfast Love Endures Forever\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God&#039;s Steadfast Love Endures Forever\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kUqSk-PIWr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #348: \u201cSoftly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling #348\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XKay_k7V2-E?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\/352\/low\/348\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/UMH\/353\/low\/348\"><\/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: \u201cMother Hen\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother Hen\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qsEGiNcHuvs?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: \u201cI Walked Today Where Jesus Walked\u201d Arranged by Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I walked today where Jesus Walked   (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ROJK5fH3K30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI walked today where Jesus walked<br \/>\nAnd felt his presence there.<br \/>\nI climbed the Hill of Calvary<br \/>\nWhere on the cross He died.<br \/>\nI walked today where Jesus walked<br \/>\nAnd felt Him close to me.<\/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 Winged Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Mother Hen,<br \/>\nHow like you to be vulnerable for us.<br \/>\nHow like you to yearn for us but let us go.<br \/>\nHow like you to choose a metaphor of weakness to remind us of the strength of love.<br \/>\nWith our offerings<br \/>\n(with our prayers,<br \/>\nwith where we put our bodies and where we put our attention,<br \/>\nwith what we give in donations,<br \/>\nwith what we do with our time,<br \/>\nwith the ways we show love)<br \/>\nwe put ourselves back under your wings,<br \/>\nletting you love us as you will.<br \/>\nBless what we give, to make it useful to protect all your chicks,<br \/>\nand bless those who are most in need of your model of vulnerability.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-004-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #118: \u201cThe Care the Eagle Gives Her Young\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Care the Eagle GIves Her Young #118\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUf1ODxm1z4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Dear ones, you are beloved by a God of love, who yearns to gather you up.<br \/>\nThat means you don&#8217;t have to try to be lovable, because you already are.<br \/>\nLet go of fear and trying, and let God gather you up. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cCrown Him With Many Crowns\u201d Arranged by Anna Laura Page<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crown Him   (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2AuXObawRHI?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\/03\/image-005-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Second Sunday in Lent March 13, 2022 Photo by Sue Learner &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/13\/worship-for-the-second-sunday-in-lent-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Second Sunday in Lent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2574","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\/2574","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=2574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}