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Persuade Us To Rejoice
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST September 27, 2026 PRELUDE: Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart arr. L. Smith CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Why do you come to this place? All: We seek the path of light and life, the way of peacemaking and truth-telling. One: Do you come ready to pay attention to God’s lively Word, and to experience the risen Christ?…
Installation
A Service of Installation for the Rev. Dr. Jared Witt Heartland Presbytery | Westport Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO Sunday, September 20 4pm PRELUDE: The Church’s One Foundation arr. R.Hughes Renee Zimmerman, organ WELCOME Ann Ditty CALL TO WORSHIP: Karen Elmer One: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the…
On Mission Statements and Organizational “Whys”
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST September 20, 2026 PRELUDE: Festivity on HOLY MANNA arr. D. Wagner CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 105:1-6) One: O give thanks to the Lord! The Lord hears the cries of the people. All: Give thanks to the Lord. One: The works of…
(Still) Crossing the Sea: The Next Three Years at WPC
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 16TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION September 13, 2026 PRELUDE: Hear My Prayer, O Lord (in style of JS Bach) arr. Bo Kim CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 103) One: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me.…
Staying Flexible During Life’s Transitions
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 6, 2026 PRELUDE: We Shall Walk Through the Valley arr. F. Ritter CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 119:33-40) Riva Capellari, liturgist One: Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,…
Sin as a Refusal to Grow Up
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 14th Sunday after Pentecost August 30, 2026 PRELUDE: Lighten the Darkness arr. H. Willan CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Come, let us worship our God, for there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Parent of all, who is above all…
Sinning, Version 2.0
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 13th Sunday after Pentecost August 23, 2026 PRELUDE: Take My Life and Let it Be arr. R. Hughes CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Matthew 4) One: People of God, on the adventurous way we call faith, what will you eat? All: The word of the Lord is our daily bread. One: People of God, when you are pulled…
Standing On Holy Ground
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 12th Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2026 PRELUDE: How Firm a Foundation arr. L. Smith CALL TO WORSHIP: One: The God of our ancestors calls us to worship. All: Praise the Lord! One: Let the hearts of all who seek…
How Hate Works (And How to Deal with It)
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 11th Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2026 PRELUDE: His Eye Is On the Sparrow Phillip Keveren CALL TO WORSHIP: (adapted from “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou) One: You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. All:…
Staying Curious
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION August 2, 2026 PRELUDE: Prelude on Hyfrydol Michael Larkin CALL TO WORSHIP: (adapted from Danna Faulds’ poem, “Allow”) One: There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a…