{"id":2910,"date":"2022-08-14T03:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T03:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2022-08-14T03:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T03:19:13","slug":"worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/08\/14\/worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Tenth Sunday after the Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Tenth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>August 14, 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>\u201cRestore us, God of Hosts\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>\u201cShine Down\u201d Arranged by Dick Tenney<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shine Down (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kw8lwqdPSEQ?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: In the midst of God&#8217;s creation,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: we bring our hearts together.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In the midst of God&#8217;s compassion,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: we gather our hearts as one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2153: \u201cI&#8217;m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I&#039;m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me&quot; - Wesley Virtual Choir\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TKiJnCm0eRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me\" - Wesley Virtual Choir\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-001-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod,<br \/>\nYou have sung us so many love songs,<br \/>\nbut we keep forgetting the tunes<br \/>\nalong with the lyrics.<br \/>\nYou have planted in us the seeds<br \/>\nof the kindom itself,<br \/>\nbut we aren&#8217;t always sure which<br \/>\nplants are your plants.<br \/>\nHelp us, Holy One.<br \/>\nSing to us again,<br \/>\nand help us listen.<br \/>\nHelp us weed,<br \/>\nso your plant in us<br \/>\ncan thrive.<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\/08\/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)<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: Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 9-19<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EUsVcHOvag8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Childrens Time 2022 8 14\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWVqVj9MyrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2208: \u201cGuide My Feet\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guide My Feet FWS #2208\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bf7w4GWUzuc?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: Karyn McCloskey<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sermon 2022 8 14\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9oOp5uO6lV0?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: \u201cHe Is Everything to Me\u201d by Ralph Carmichael<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"He is Everything to Me (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/he5Rwl10Ivg?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 Vineyard Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Beloved God,<br \/>\nWe seek to grow<br \/>\ncompassion,<br \/>\nhope,<br \/>\nand justice.<br \/>\nMay the gifts we give<br \/>\nand the gifts we receive,<br \/>\nbe blessed<br \/>\nto be used<br \/>\nto grow your kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-004-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2150: \u201cLord, Be Glorified\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord Be Glorified (Original).mov\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JL4Ktz_xK2M?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 God of Hope, Compassion, and Justice be seen and known in us. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cHappiness\u201d by William J. Gaither<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Happiness (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7xxLG9xs4E?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\/08\/image-005-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Tenth Sunday after the Pentecost August 14, 2022 Photo by Zach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/08\/14\/worship-for-the-tenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Tenth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2910","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\/2910","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=2910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2911,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions\/2911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}