{"id":2989,"date":"2022-11-19T04:12:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T04:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2022-11-19T04:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T04:12:34","slug":"a-service-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/11\/19\/a-service-of-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"A Service of Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nA Service of Thanksgiving<\/h1>\n<h2>November 20th, 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>\u201cWe rejoice, we rejoice in you\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;We Gather Together\u201d, Netherlands Folk Hymn, Arranged by Fred Bock<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Hutchinson plays &quot;We Gather Together&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N23iWB2E7x8?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: We come to give thanks.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come to give thanks for the goodness of our lives.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We come to give thanks.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come to give thanks for God&#8217;s constant presence with us.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: We come to give thanks.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come to give thanks, because we need to give thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #62: \u201cAll Creatures of Our God and King\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Creatures of Our God and King\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q_RkzFZoxDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of Love,<br \/>\nWe give you thanks for all that you have given to us.<br \/>\nWhen they are present, we thank you for joy, for health, for strength, for peace.<br \/>\nWhen we are struggling, we thank you for the gift of your presence, assuring us we are never alone in our struggles.<br \/>\nWe thank you, even, for grief, and for its reminders that we have known love, even when we ache with its loss.<br \/>\nWe thank you for people and places that welcome us and give us the freedom to be as we are with you.<br \/>\nWe thank you for each other, for the ways we are able to show each other love.<br \/>\nFor the ways we are able to learn from each other.<br \/>\nFor the ways we open each other to the wonders of you.<br \/>\nWe give you our thanks, we give you our hearts.<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\/11\/image-001-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Carolyn Micklas<\/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>Poem: &#8220;What Now&#8221; by Jacob Griffin Hall<\/h3>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-11<\/h3>\n<h3>Mission Moment: Belinda Forbes\u2019s Ministry in Nicaragua<\/h3>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thanksgiving\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZVNzRdsxno0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2004: \u201cPraise the Source of Faith and Learning\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Praise the Source of Faith and Learning\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tFgi5TUPww?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-9<\/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: \u201cRejoice\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rejoice (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oksloQUHJf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Joy in Giving<\/h3>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cKingsfold\u201d English Folk Song, arranged by Charles Maggs<\/h3>\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>Hymn #694: \u201cCome, Ye Faithful People, Come\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gw8wCwv4NPU?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: \u201cA Joyful Ring\u201d by Barbara B. 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