{"id":2690,"date":"2022-04-02T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T17:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2022-04-02T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T17:29:19","slug":"worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/04\/02\/worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fifth Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Fifth Sunday in Lent<\/h1>\n<h2>April 3, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-000.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>\u201cHoly One, help us let go of the past.\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>\u201cKyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (Kyrie, God the Creator Eternal)\u201d by Johann Sebastian Bach<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kyrie, God the Creator Eternal (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HN0fvAyQUQw?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: God tells us to let go of the past.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: What if we aren&#8217;t ready?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God is up to a new thing.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: What if we aren&#8217;t ready?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God calls us into the present.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Here we are, and here we will stand.<br \/>\n(Even if we don&#8217;t feel ready.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #506: \u201cFor the Fruits of this Creation\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wellspring of Wisdom #506\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JWTwquxVt-s?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\/04\/image-001.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nYou Who Have Done Great Things For Us,<br \/>\nWhat a wonderful thing it is to live in this world!<br \/>\nThe natural beauty astounds us!<br \/>\nThe uniqueness and capabilities of humans amaze us!<br \/>\nThere is generosity and beauty in abundance!<br \/>\nSo many people see you and your goodness!<br \/>\nThe miracles of life are stunning.<br \/>\nHelp us see,<br \/>\nand remember,<br \/>\nthe good and awe inspiring all around.<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\/04\/image-002.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 126 and Isaiah 43:16-21<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 126 and Isaiah 43:16-21\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LiKxqsBtjqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s Time: \u201cTears to Joy\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tears to Joy (TWYP)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZSS3bCurLkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #383: \u201c\u201cThis Is a Day of New Beginnings\u201d, verses 1-4<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Is a Day of New Beginnings #383\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0KEaxRu9zw?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>Sermon: \u201cForgetting\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgetting (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JrCLBaEbcqs?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: \u201cChriste, du Lamm Gottes (O Lamb of God Most Holy)\u201d by Johann Sebastian Bach<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Lamb of God Most Holy (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hf7jc5zoXdo?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 Present to this Moment Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of Now,<br \/>\nMany of us slip too easily into the past,<br \/>\nworrying about how we might have acted differently,<br \/>\nremembering with joy what was,<br \/>\naching for those we&#8217;ve lost,<br \/>\naching for that which we&#8217;ve lost.<br \/>\nMany of us slip too easily into the future,<br \/>\ndreaming of what will come,<br \/>\nhoping for renewal,<br \/>\nwishing away the present.<br \/>\nYet, you meet us here, in the present.<br \/>\nEven when it is hard,<br \/>\neven when it is scary,<br \/>\neven when it feels out of control.<br \/>\nWe meet each other here, in the present,<br \/>\nknowing we are neither who we were,<br \/>\nnor who we will be,<br \/>\nbut only who we are right now.<br \/>\nWe give to you our gifts,<br \/>\nhere in the present,<br \/>\nhoping they are useful now,<br \/>\nand useful for building a better future.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-004.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #388: \u201cO Come and Dwell in Me\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Come and Dwell in Me #388\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PUXOqeVexq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>God is with you, here and now.<br \/>\nAnd you are ready and able to be with God in God\u2019s new things.<br \/>\nThanks be to God. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWer nur den lieben Gott l\u00e4sst walten (Who only lets God Guide)\u201d by Johann Sebastian Bach<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Only Lets God Guide (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VCQL1wycEJg?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdw-cMfuzDI4jMiXphXF8Mq\" 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\/04\/image-005.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Fifth Sunday in Lent April 3, 2022 Photo by Sue Learner &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/04\/02\/worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Fifth Sunday in Lent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2690","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\/2690","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=2690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2692,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions\/2692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}