{"id":2808,"date":"2022-05-28T16:28:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2022-05-28T16:28:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T16:28:42","slug":"worship-for-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/05\/28\/worship-for-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Seventh Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Seventh Sunday of Easter<\/h1>\n<h2>May 29, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-000-3.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Ann Farrell<\/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>\u201cAlpha and Omega, we are here with you.\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>\u201cLord, I Want to Be a Christian\u201d Traditional African American Spiritual Arranged by Michael Cox<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord, I Want to Be A Christian (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aCLkbrkJmHY?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: We gather to attend to the God of Love.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We gather to worship God who is Love.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We seek to soak up love.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We seek to have love in abundance to share!<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-001-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #303: \u201cThe Day of Resurrection\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Day of Resurrection #303\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w_gPRwrUecQ?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\/302\/low\/303\"><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Boundless Grace,<br \/>\nHelp our minds expand,<br \/>\nso that we are able to know<br \/>\nmore and more<br \/>\nof grace<br \/>\nso that we are able to<br \/>\nshare more and more<br \/>\nof grace.<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\/05\/image-002-4.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,<br \/>\nas it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those who<br \/>\ntrespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil:<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom,<br \/>\nand the power, and the glory, for ever.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-003-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 and John 17:20-26<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revelation and John\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5cGaYNtEqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time for Young People: \u201cAlpha and Omega\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alpha and Omega (Time with Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_sTNtHXSjfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn: \u201cPut Peace into Each Other&#8217;s Hands\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Put Christ Into Each Other&#039;s Hands\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U73yVPR-0eg?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: \u201cResurrection People\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resurrection People   (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n17ogMBq8eo?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: \u201cCome Share The Lord\u201d Arranged by Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come, Share the Lord (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_a-AK3yY9Vo?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>Another Easter Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of Resurrection,<br \/>\nGod of Life,<br \/>\nGod of Life Abundant,<br \/>\nyou call us out of fear,<br \/>\nyou call us out of scarcity,<br \/>\nyou call us out of disconnection,<br \/>\nyou call us to life!<br \/>\nYou call us to love,<br \/>\nto abundance,<br \/>\nto love.<br \/>\nMay the gifts we receive and the gifts we give bring life, abundant.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-004.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2224: \u201cMake Us One\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Us One #2224\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaLx4lYf9Qs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>May the love we have known,<br \/>\nthe love God has given us,<br \/>\nbe shared freely,<br \/>\nuntil it fills the world,<br \/>\nand all hearts. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI Sing the Mighty Power of God\u201d Gesangbuch der Herogl, Arranged by Fred Bock<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m5kTP2wuFtk?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\/05\/image-005-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Seventh Sunday of Easter May 29, 2022 Photo by Ann Farrell &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/05\/28\/worship-for-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Seventh Sunday of Easter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2808","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\/2808","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=2808"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2811,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2808\/revisions\/2811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}