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Feeling Deeply Depressed? Go Deeper to Stay Buoyant!
Epiphany Season Celebration—Westport Presbyterian Church January 30, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Song Without Words in E-flat major, op. 30, no. 1-Felix Menselssohn CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Leader: For stars guiding and doves descending! People: For epiphanies glad surprising!…
An Epiphany Not Everyone Wants to Have !
Epiphany Season Celebration—Westport Presbyterian Church January 23, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Siyahamba/Thuma Mina (“Send Me, Jesus”)—arr. Mark Sedio CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Leader: For stars guiding and doves descending! People: For epiphanies glad surprising! Leader For skies circling and streams singing! People: For four leggeds talking…
Martin Luther King Celebration Service
Epiphany #2—Martin Luther King Celebration Service January 16, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: There Is a Balm in Gilead—setting, Bradley Sowash CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor: A man went forth with gifts. People: He was a prose poem. Pastor: He was a tragic grace. People: He was a warm music. Pastor: He tried to heal the vivid volcanoes. People …
Living Inside the Epiphany Story!
Celebration of Epiphany January 9, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: What Star Is This (PUER NOBIS) —Thomas Keesecker CALL TO CELEBRATE EPIPHANY Pastor: Epiphany is the holy season of illumination!—the birth of the Life Light! People: Epiphany is the holy season of revelations!—the birth of the Life Light! Pastor: Epiphany is surprising appearances! People: Cosmic signs! Pastor:…
Christmas: The Sequel
Westport Presbyterian Church Order of Worship Service, January 2, 2021 11:00 am Days of Christmas Tide PRELUDE: Go Tell a Wonderful Child – Bradley Sowash (based on two African American spirituals) A CALL TO BE PRESENT AT THE MANGER (Pastor) Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, the flying cloud, the frosty light; (People) Ring, happy bells, across the snow:…
Illuminated Christmas Eve Service
Order of Worship —December 24, 2021 (Printable PDF) *Note: Due to everyone who is knowledgeable about the filming of church services being on vacation, this is actually the video from last year’s service. Most of the art this year is the same as last year’s art, but there are a few additions this year. Art/photos unique to 2021 are attached at the bottom of…
Come, Holy Child!
Fourth Sunday of Advent—Christmas Sunday December 19, 2021 PRELUDE: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme— arr. Daniel Léo Simpson, 2018 OPENING REFLECTION Leader O Wisdom, O holy Spirit of God, You infuse all creation with Your strong, tender care. People: Arise! Show your people the way to liberating love! Leader: The day of the Lord is very near!In…
Lessons and Carols
A Service of Lessons and Carols Third Sunday of Advent, December 12, 2021, 11:00 a.m. PRELUDE: I Wonder as I Wander—John Jacob Niles; Jennifer Weiman, mezzo soprano; Meribeth Risebig, oboe The Bidding Prayer: Dear People of God: In the season of Advent, it is our responsibility and joy to prepare ourselves to hear once more the message of the Angels, to go even to…
DIALOGUE SERMON
Holy Advent!!! December 5, 2021 11:00 am PRELUDE: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel— Bradley Sowash CALL TO WORSHIP –Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Dali Llama Pastor: It is through weakness and vulnerability that we learn empathy and compassion People: And discover our souls. Pastor: Under the greatest adversity there exists the greatest potential for doing…
Light One Candle
First Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021 11:00 am PRELUDE: People, Look East (BENSANÇON)— arr. Lloyd Larson UNISON CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS The night is far spent. The day draws near. The Light of the World is coming,Illuminating our darkness, Shining into places that have long been completely unlit! Each of us now has an opportunity to become light. We wait…