{"id":2947,"date":"2022-09-11T03:32:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T03:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2022-09-11T03:32:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T03:32:39","slug":"worship-for-homecoming-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/09\/11\/worship-for-homecoming-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for Homecoming Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for Homecoming Sunday<\/h1>\n<h2>September 11th, 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 find your ways.\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>\u201cI\u2019ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down In My Heart\u201d Arranged by Marilynn Ham<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prelude: \u201cI\u2019ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down In My Heart\u201d\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RWgvEbU8jvM?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, sometimes we&#8217;re lost.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Thanks be to God who seeks out the lost.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Dear ones, sometimes we&#8217;re found.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Thanks be to God who is with us when we are found.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #57: \u201cO For a Thousand Tongues to Sing\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing #57\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWAIm2didE4?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdQyymuMKjqsQMxIgZDV8nL\" 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-001.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGod of Everywhere,<br \/>\nYou know our going outs and our coming ins.<br \/>\nYou know our getting stucks, and our getting outs.<br \/>\nYou know our paths, even when they go in circles.<br \/>\nYou are the map on which we live our lives.<br \/>\nWe are never lost to you.<br \/>\nMay we keep on looking to you<br \/>\nas our guiding star, as our signpost.<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-002.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: Psalm 35:9-10, 22-28 and Luke 15:1-10<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 35:9-10, 22-28 and Luke 15:1-10\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jaj16NdMXo?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdXyInE_sZYn9VoGLuS8Xej\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time with Young People: \u201cThe Basics\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Time with Young People: The Basics\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6yeYaWpnZgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Poem: \u201cWe are not the same\u201d P\u0101draig \u00d3 Tuama<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poem: We are not the same\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zjucyvSnF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn (Zion Still Sings) #168: \u201cWe&#8217;ll Understand it Better By and By\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We&#039;ll Understand It Better By And By - The Famous Davis Sisters\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jl0r58RdLVU?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: \u201cAre We Lost?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sermon: &quot;Are We Lost?&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTYWUWT0Amw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Sermon: \"Are We Lost?\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cJesus Is The Song\u201d Arranged by Mary McDonald<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesus Is the Song (SATB) - David Danner, arr. Mary McDonald\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2zkV8kAfto?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 Homecoming Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Guiding Star, Signpost,<br \/>\nAlways With Us God,<br \/>\nWhile you can always find us,<br \/>\nwe can&#8217;t always find ourselves,<br \/>\nnor each other.<br \/>\nOn this day of togetherness,<br \/>\nmay our gifts be signs of our hope<br \/>\nthat we can follow your signposts<br \/>\nto justice and compassion.<br \/>\nAnd may all that we give<br \/>\nbe blessed<br \/>\nto build your kindom.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-004.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2282: \u201cI&#8217;ll Fly Away\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TFWS 2282 Ill Fly Away\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r1yFA5QP1SA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>Beloveds of God,<br \/>\nno matter how lost you get,<br \/>\nGod is with you.<br \/>\nNo matter how lost we get,<br \/>\nGod is with us.<br \/>\nThanks be to God!<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cHeavenly Sunlight\u201d Arranged Mark Hayes<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postlude: &quot;Heavenly Sunlight&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3P3VLdKrpFE?list=PLA_1mLaG8ttdXyInE_sZYn9VoGLuS8Xej\" 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.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for Homecoming Sunday September 11th, 2022 Photo by Zach Long Gathering It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/09\/11\/worship-for-homecoming-sunday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for Homecoming Sunday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2947","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\/2947","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=2947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2948,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2947\/revisions\/2948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}