{"id":3152,"date":"2023-04-09T00:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T00:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2023-04-15T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T11:02:25","slug":"worship-for-easter-sunday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/09\/worship-for-easter-sunday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for Easter Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nEaster Sunday<\/h1>\n<h2>April 9th, 2023<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/I-Do-Not-Know-4-7.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Larry McArthur<\/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>\u201cAlleluia.\u201d (Which means, \u201cGod be praised.\u201d)<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGalliard Battaglia\u201d by Samuel Scheidt arranged by Robert King<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Galliard Battaglia - Canadian Brass\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHOYgxOe8bE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cThree Pieces\u201d by Ludwig Maurer arranged by Robert Nagel<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Three Pieces-Ludwig Maurer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rZO3nti4STI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIII. \u201cAllegro grazioso, un poco agitato\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSonata\u201d from \u201cDie Bankelsangerlieder\u201d Anonymous, arranged by Robert King<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ANONYMOUS Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SkyeBtM5EGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cWith the Lord Begin Your Task\u201d (based on Psalm XIX) by Benedetto Marcello arranged E.S. Bach<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"With the Lord Begin Your Task Arranged by M. Culli\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxfY-Ooo5TY?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: Alleluia, Christ is Risen!<br \/>\n<strong>Many: He is Risen indeed. Alleluia!<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In a time of deep despair and grief<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Hope showed up.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: When all seemed lost,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: God showed the way.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Nothing can stop God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Love always wins in the end. Alleluia!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #302: \u201cChrist the Lord is Risen Today\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0DzBEQNb4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Passing the Peace<\/h3>\n<h3>Song of Transition #2026: &#8220;Halle, Halle, Halle&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halle, Halle, Halle\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7J1EQ3eci4?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>Praise Worthy God,<br \/>\nYou who bring hope out of despair,<br \/>\nlife out of death,<br \/>\njoy out of sorrow,<br \/>\nhealing out of trauma,<br \/>\nand laughter out of tears,<br \/>\nwe are here to celebrate You.<br \/>\nTo have hope.<br \/>\nTo be alive.<br \/>\nTo rejoice.<br \/>\nTo heal.<br \/>\nTo laugh.<br \/>\nAnd for that, we give you thanks.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p>\n<h3>Cares and Celebrations<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent 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: Isaiah 49:1-13<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #89: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ODE TO JOY-JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE at ROYAL ALBERT HALL,LONDON\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMY3ivdNzwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Poem: &#8220;Apple Blossoms&#8221; by Susan Kelley-DeWitt<\/h3>\n<h3>Time With Young People<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yHcFU1O54Tk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yHcFU1O54Tk<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: John 20:1-8<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cYes to Hope\u201d, Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cn4wD6UrB5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/cn4wD6UrB5k<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cRejoice, The Lord Is King\u201d John Darwall<br \/>\narranged by John Rutter<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rejoice, the Lord is King - DARWALL - John Rutter\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xA0jM77Qers?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>Offertory Prayer<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #312: \u201cHail the Day That Sees Him Rise\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kPEqkzFywL8?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>\u201cSonata per Sonare No. 4\u201d by Giovanni Gabrieli arranged by Robert King<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giovanni Gabrieli - Canzona per Sonare N. 4\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RCFSQLU9mQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Easter Sunday April 9th, 2023 Photo by Larry McArthur Gathering It may help to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/09\/worship-for-easter-sunday-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for Easter Sunday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3152","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\/3152","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=3152"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3161,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3152\/revisions\/3161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}