{"id":3022,"date":"2023-01-21T04:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T04:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2023-01-21T04:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T04:46:28","slug":"second-sunday-after-the-epiphany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/second-sunday-after-the-epiphany\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Sunday after the Epiphany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nSecond Sunday after the Epiphany<\/h1>\n<h2>January 22nd, 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>\u201cYou are, the Rock Who Gave Us Birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHis Name Is Wonderful\u201d by Audrey Mieir, Arranged by Fred Bock<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"His Name Is Wonderful\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5oC5G2mcPsU?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: There is hope.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: In God, there is always hope.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: There is enough.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God gives with abundance.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Breathe deeply, dear ones. You are safe here.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Thanks be to God!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2012: \u201cLet Us with a Joyful Mind\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let Us with a Gladsome Mind (Monkland)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gWWkNR72FS4?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>God Who Sees,<br \/>\nBeing alive is not easy.<br \/>\nStruggles arise, violence comes, trauma emerges, and often stays. We seek healing, but we can&#8217;t always find it.<br \/>\nWe want to grow, but sometimes we fade.<br \/>\nAnd you are with us. And you are love.<br \/>\nAnd love wins.<br \/>\nRemind us to have hope, show us where to turn, let us rest in you, until healing can come.<br \/>\nAgain and again, whenever we need it.<br \/>\nWhatever has been, whatever is, whatever will be, you are God. Praise be.<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\/2023\/01\/image-001-3.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\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: Psalm 18:2-11,16-19<\/h3>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Message for When You Feel Broken  (Time for Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BB98Zbb_mm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #127: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1aJtFdKwbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Isaiah 62:1-7<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cRebuilding After Trauma\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebuilding after Trauma  (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-9SVCE3Ws8?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: \u201cSonata in C Major, K. 545, Andante (2nd Movement)\u201d by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mozart : Sonata K 545 (2\/3 : Andante) -- Urtext\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F9YfrftMxZk?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 Rebuilding<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #528: \u201cNearer, My God, to Thee\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nearer, My God, To Thee\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5WLZAVKB88?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: \u201cHow Firm a Foundation\u201d, Traditional American Melody, arranged by Michael Sharp<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Firm a Foundation\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FqiwrsH4epE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 22nd, 2023 Photo by Amanda Taylor Gathering It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/second-sunday-after-the-epiphany\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Second Sunday after the Epiphany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3022","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\/3022","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=3022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3023,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions\/3023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}