{"id":2876,"date":"2022-07-17T01:27:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T01:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2022-07-17T01:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T01:27:12","slug":"worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-the-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/17\/worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Sixth Sunday after the Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Sixth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>July 17, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-000-3.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Zach Long<\/p>\n<h2>Gathering<\/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 Who Are, help us Be.\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>\u201cHoly Is The Lord\u201d by Franz Schubert<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holy is the Lord (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbEIdTcypLA?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: Dear Ones, come and find the quiet center!<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We seek the room for hope to enter.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Clear the chaos and the clutter.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We are here to be at peace, and simply be.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: May our hearts open for compassion.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: May God find room to dream and move in us<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2128: \u201cCome and Find the Quiet Center\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2128: Come and Find the Quiet Center\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E3Wx9HRhVFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Hope,<br \/>\nYou are ever seeking goodness<br \/>\nfor your people.<br \/>\nYou are ever dreaming a better way.<br \/>\nYou are nudging us toward justice and<br \/>\ncompassion.<br \/>\nYou are celebrating steps toward<br \/>\nfuller lives,<br \/>\nlarge and small.<br \/>\nAs we seek to connect with You,<br \/>\nhelp us open our hearts,<br \/>\nopen our minds,<br \/>\nand listen with grace,<br \/>\nso we can take part in your<br \/>\nlife-giving work. Amen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-002-2.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)<br \/>\nwho 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 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.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Listening and Reflecting<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPHG1HzXqSU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time for Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 July 17 Children&#039;s Time\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JYXn9PpSp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #441: \u201cWhat Does the Lord Require\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Does the Lord Require (Sharpthorne)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wV5TPuIkHS0?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: \u201cWhat is Justice?\u201d &#8211; Rev. Joe Paparone<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 July 17 Sermon\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nV6vEbsO8ss?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: \u201cBless Be The Tie That Binds\u201d Arranged by Marilynn Ham<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blest Be the Tie That Binds (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTRas9HQpMs?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 Prayer Seeking Compassion<\/h3>\n<p>God of Hope,<br \/>\nBefore we can act,<br \/>\nwe need to see your vision<br \/>\nfor how life can be,<br \/>\nand how your people can be cared for.<br \/>\nAs we begin to see what you want,<br \/>\nand what justice looks like,<br \/>\nfree our hearts<br \/>\nto make it so.<br \/>\nMay the gifts we give:<br \/>\nour prayers, our presence, our gifts,<br \/>\nour service, and our witness,<br \/>\nbe blessed for the work of the kindom.<br \/>\nThat is, may all that we give,<br \/>\nhelp this country and world<br \/>\nact with compassion to those<br \/>\nwho are vulnerable.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-004-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #592: \u201cWhen the Church of Jesus\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When the Church of Jesus - Highland UMC\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TYGgRluEnhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Go, to seek justice.<br \/>\nGo, to live compassion.<br \/>\nGo, to share love.<br \/>\nGo, and know you are enough for this moment that God calls you to! Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cAll Hail The Power Of Jesus\u2019 Name\u201d Arranged by Mark Hayes<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Hail the Power of Jesus&#039; Name (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GaPgW_Ul3BQ?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\/07\/image-005-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Sixth Sunday after the Pentecost July 17, 2022 Photo by Zach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/17\/worship-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Sixth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2876","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\/2876","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=2876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2877,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions\/2877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}