{"id":2978,"date":"2022-10-23T02:37:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T02:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2022-10-23T02:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T02:37:56","slug":"worship-for-the-20th-sunday-after-the-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/23\/worship-for-the-20th-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the 20th Sunday after the Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the 20th Sunday after the Pentecost<\/h1>\n<h2>October 23th, 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>Jesus Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHave Thine Own Way, Lord\u201d by George Stebbins<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Have thine own way (George Coles Stebbins) Piano\/Violin Cover\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7ERVYIEmto?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: How good it is to gather together,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: How wonderful it is to be able to share our joy!<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: How important it is to lift each other up,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: How lovely it is to attend to goodness!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #506: \u201cWellspring of Wisdom\u201d<\/h3>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Lead Us Holy One,<br \/>\nLead us down the roads of wonder,<br \/>\ninto moments of awe,<br \/>\nso we stop to connect with you.<br \/>\nLead us to still waters,<br \/>\ninto experiences of safety,<br \/>\nso we know we can connect with you.<br \/>\nLead us into clarity,<br \/>\nshow us when to say \u201cno\u201d<br \/>\nso that we don&#8217;t fill our lives<br \/>\nso full we forget to connect with you.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Cares and Celebrations<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-001-4.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Terry Phillips<\/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 84:1-7<\/h3>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Savoring Moments with God\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Q7O6Z8fRaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #352: \u201cIt\u2019s Me, It\u2019s Me, O Lord\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It\u2019s Me, It\u2019s Me, O Lord - CCS 208 a cappella - The Beyond the Walls Choir\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zNmNECn5mU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Luke 18:9-14<\/h3>\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: \u201cPride vs. Humility?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pride vs  Humility?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VzQ1VaIjZWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Poem: &#8220;God Says Yes to Me&#8221; by Karyn McCloskey<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Annual Conference Report<\/h3>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cNocturne in C-sharp Minor\u201d by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (No. 20)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DqpPRj6UZqc?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 Clarity<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #120: \u201cYour Love, O God\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your Love, O God (UMH 120) Piers Fetters, guitarist and vocalist\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2td2q4ukV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cJoyful Joyful We Adore Thee\u201d by Ludwig van Beethoven<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the 20th Sunday after the Pentecost October 23th, 2022 Photo by Zach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/23\/worship-for-the-20th-sunday-after-the-pentecost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the 20th Sunday after the Pentecost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2978","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\/2978","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=2978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2979,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2978\/revisions\/2979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}