{"id":2939,"date":"2022-09-04T03:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T03:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2022-09-04T03:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T03:01:25","slug":"first-united-methodist-church-of-schenectady-worship-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/09\/04\/first-united-methodist-church-of-schenectady-worship-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Thirteenth Sunday after the Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Thirteenth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>September 4th, 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 see us, and love us!\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 Arranged by Mike Sharp<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prelude: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJu-4dVIi0c?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: Come, Holy Spirit!<br \/>\n<strong>Many: You who know and love us, surround us!<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Breathe into us,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: May we be filled with your love!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #549: \u201cWhere Charity and Love Prevail\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Charity and Love Prevail 549 STB\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiStk9P-VJM?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 \/>\nLoving God,<br \/>\nYou see us,<br \/>\nyou know us,<br \/>\nyou love us.<br \/>\nThis contradicts some things we think we know.<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t make us prove ourselves.<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t say we need to be better to be worthy of love.<br \/>\nYou love us.<br \/>\nAs we are.<br \/>\nYou love us,<br \/>\ninto what we are becoming.<br \/>\nYou love us.<br \/>\nWe shine with your love.<br \/>\nAmen <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-001.png\"><\/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\/09\/image-003.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Listening and Reflecting<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 and Philemon 1:1-21<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 and Philemon 1:1-21\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u44fwh1c9bI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time with Young People: \u201cDoes God Have Needs?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Does God Have Needs?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5Vja8PpYR4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Poem: \u201cThe Newborns\u201d by Kathryn Hunt<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Newborns\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Zx1JQxL2JU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #560: \u201cHelp Us Accept Each Other\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Help Us Accept Each Other #560\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WrY7BZdN29U?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\/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: \u201cTo Be Known\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Be Known (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCOZDnjy18Q?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: \u201cThe Bond of Love\u201d Arranged by Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Offertory: The Bond of Love\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmkuRrffP5o?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 of Connecting<\/h3>\n<p>God of Love,<br \/>\nAs we meet your people,<br \/>\nhelp us catch a glimpse of what you see in them.<br \/>\nOpen our hearts,<br \/>\nand bless the gifts we give,<br \/>\nthat your love might flow through us<br \/>\nand all we are able to give. Amen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-004.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #408: \u201cThe Gift of Love\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Gift of Love #408\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/syvMVWfkjh0?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 God break open our hearts,<br \/>\nand show us the wonder God sees in God&#8217;s beloveds!<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cLove Divine, All Loves Excelling\u201d Arranged by Don Phillips<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude:  Love Divine, All Loves Excelling\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aisFwy39eRM?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\/09\/image-005.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Thirteenth Sunday after the Pentecost September 4th, 2022 Photo by Zach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/09\/04\/first-united-methodist-church-of-schenectady-worship-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Thirteenth Sunday after the Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2939","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\/2939","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=2939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2940,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions\/2940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}