{"id":3186,"date":"2023-04-29T11:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2023-04-29T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:31:20","slug":"worship-for-the-4th-sunday-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/worship-for-the-4th-sunday-of-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the 4th Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\n4th Sunday of Easter<\/h1>\n<h2>April 30th, 2023<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-001-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Sue Learner<\/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 (from Sarah Bessey Field)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Inhale:<\/em> God with us.<br \/>\n<em>Exhale:<\/em> Still, always.<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSounds of Joy\u201d by Barbara B. Kinyon<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sounds of Joy by Barbara Kinyon\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uhzko000GCM?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: Let us share good news: those who are oppressed,<br \/>\n<strong>Many: are not crushed.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Those who are knocked down<br \/>\n<strong>Many: are not destroyed.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: God is with us,<br \/>\n<strong>Mary: still, always.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #303: \u201cThe Day of Resurrection\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Easter hymn with words: The Day of Resurrection (Lancashire)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JpFcVvH9Lw?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;<br \/>\n<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><\/h3>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of Resurrection,<br \/>\nyou who meet us in our brokenness and love us towards wholeness,<br \/>\nyou who speak life into life and even into death,<br \/>\nyou who never give up,<br \/>\nwe ask you to pick us up, wipe us off, and set us on your path again.<br \/>\nAnd we ask you to keep doing it as long as we need that help.<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\/04\/image-001-2.jpg\"><\/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: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12<\/h3>\n<h3>Poem: \u201cIn Blackwater Woods&#8221; by Mary Oliver<\/h3>\n<h3>Time With Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winter&#039;s Robe  (Time with Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lu0Ni3L-lU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #318: Christ Is Alive<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christ Is Alive\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDADCUerlBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Luke 7:18-23<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cPerplexed, but NOT in Despair\u201d, Rev. Sara E. Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Perplexed but Not in Despair  (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgS16hKeb5I?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: \u201cSimple Gifts\u201d Traditional, Arranged by Bill Ingram<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simple Gifts\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2AGnKY592b0?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 #307: \u201cChrist Is Risen\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christ Is Risen, UMH 307, with Women&#039;s Quintet and Organ\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKcLE_trTJo?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>\u201cI Will Praise Him \/ May Jesus Christ Be Praised\u201d Arranged by Carol Tornquist<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Will Praise Him - Piano Solo Video\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rntasqdAb0?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 4th Sunday of Easter April 30th, 2023 Photo by Sue Learner Gathering It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/worship-for-the-4th-sunday-of-easter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the 4th Sunday of Easter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3186","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\/3186","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=3186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3189,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186\/revisions\/3189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}