{"id":2920,"date":"2022-08-21T03:11:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T03:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2022-08-21T03:11:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T03:11:09","slug":"worship-for-the-eleventh-sunday-after-the-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/08\/21\/worship-for-the-eleventh-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Eleventh Sunday after the Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Eleventh Sunday after the Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>August 21, 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>\u201cHelp us let go, God of rest\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>\u201cWe will Glorify\u201d Arranged by Don Phillips<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prelude: &quot;We Will Glorify&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-xsS995g5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Prelude: \"We Will Glorify\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship: \u201cFrom the Crest\u201d (excerpt)<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<blockquote><p>My life&#8217;s wave is at its crest.<br \/>\nThe thought of work becomes<br \/>\na friend of the thought of rest<br \/>\nI see how little avail<br \/>\none man is, and yet I would not<br \/>\nbe a man sitting still,<br \/>\nno little song of desire<br \/>\ntraveling the mind&#8217;s dark woods.<br \/>\nI am trying to teach my mind<br \/>\nto bear the long, slow growth<br \/>\nof the fields, and to sing<br \/>\nof its passing while it waits<\/blockquote><figcaption>\u2014Wendell Berry, <cite>From the Crest<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Hymn #577: \u201cGod of Grace and God of Glory\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UMH 577 God of Grace and God of Glory\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWPZK75WEh8?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-001-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Rest,<br \/>\nGod of Restoration,<br \/>\nGod of Letting Go,<br \/>\nGod of Hope,<br \/>\nWe Aren&#8217;t in Control,<br \/>\nGod of Relationships,<br \/>\nHelp us rest,<br \/>\nbe restored,<br \/>\nlet go,<br \/>\nfind hope,<br \/>\nand stop seeking control:<br \/>\nso we can savor relationships with you and with your beloveds. Amen<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-006-1.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<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-007.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Listening and Reflecting<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DANc2fSYS94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time with Young People: &#8220;Sabbath&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TWYP: Sabbath\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3f2hvyhr9ns?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdWv9SXVGKYvsueyjme23nT\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #274: \u201cWoman in the Night\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woman in the Night, UMH 274, Women&#039;s Sextet from the Temple Choir and Organ\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JN6qJB3GnA?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdWv9SXVGKYvsueyjme23nT\" 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\/2022\/08\/image-009-e1661051433755.jpg\"><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: Queen Sabbath<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Queen Sabbath&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/13IyFE9qTak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"Queen Sabbath\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cOpen My Eyes That I May See\u201d arranged by Don Phillips<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Offertory: &quot;Open My Eyes that I May See&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQ3dG4Fy5Bk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Offertory: \"Open My Eyes that I May See\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSome questions for pondering:<br \/>\nWhat value is there in Sabbath (in time away from the expectations of productivity?) What things are worthy of doing even during Sabbath?<\/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 Sabbath Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God Who Rests,<br \/>\nWe have unending distractions,<br \/>\nconstant competition,<br \/>\nand far too many zero sum games.<br \/>\nFor some, it is frightening to stop.<br \/>\nFor some, it is impossible to stop.<br \/>\nYet you call us to more.<br \/>\nTo be more than what we produce.<br \/>\nTo live for relationships!<br \/>\nTo live and love and be and savor.<br \/>\nAs we give our gifts,<br \/>\nmay we be reminded again of the gift of Sabbath,<br \/>\nand your commandment that we practice rest<br \/>\neven when it is hard,<br \/>\neven when it scares us,<br \/>\neven when the world tells us we can&#8217;t.<br \/>\nMay we practice Sabbath,<br \/>\nand make space for others to rest as well.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #593: \u201cHere I am Lord\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn (MV) | Here I Am, Lord UMH 593\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iwVpWEwI9F8?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdWv9SXVGKYvsueyjme23nT\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Go, beloveds of God, and rest.  Amen.<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cPraise to the Lord, the Almighty\u201d by Lobe Den Herren, arranged by Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude: &quot;Praise to the Lord, the Almighty&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQGwFu21jH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Postlude: \"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-010.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Eleventh Sunday after the Pentecost August 21, 2022 Photo by Zach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/08\/21\/worship-for-the-eleventh-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Eleventh Sunday after the Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2920","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\/2920","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=2920"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2922,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions\/2922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}