{"id":3013,"date":"2023-01-08T04:16:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T04:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2023-01-08T04:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T04:16:44","slug":"epiphany-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/08\/epiphany-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Epiphany Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nEpiphany Sunday<\/h1>\n<h2>January 8th, 2023<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-001.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Amanda Taylor<\/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>\u201cGather us in, Radical Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cJesus Shall Reign Where\u2019er the Sun\u201d by John Hatton<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesus Shall Reign\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7gXp8ldtGeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: Welcome, you who hunger and thirst for justice.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come seeking.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Welcome, you who are horrified by power plays.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come hoping.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Welcome, you who are exhausted by hierarchies.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come for a different way of life.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Welcome, beloveds of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We come to remember and learn the ways of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #244: \u201cTwas in the Moon of Wintertime\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Twas in the moon of winter time - John Rutter (arr.), The Cambridge Singers\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lyl3QyaXYxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Radical Love,<br \/>\nThe constancy of your love astounds us. The extents of your grace amaze us. Your capacity for mercy astonishes us. Help us take it all in.<br \/>\nLet it change us from the inside out. And then, Radical Love,<br \/>\nlet it live in us.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/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; web-share\" 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: Isaiah 60:1-6<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #2094: Carol of the Epiphany<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Epiphany\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZsrQzYCXqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Epiphany 2023   (Time with Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VL7cgEJC6Jc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cRadical Experience of Acceptance\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Radical Experiences of Acceptance   (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A_g3QW0wwDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cThou Didst Leave Thy Throne\u201d by Timothy R. Matthews arranged by Bill Wolaver<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne on High arr. Bill Wolaver\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LmT2gmRr72o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>A Time to Consider 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 Radical Acceptance<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #251: \u201cGo, Tell It on the Mountain\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Go Tell It to the Mountain\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bc3TmiTVFzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cThe March of the Wise Men\u201d by Harvey B. 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