Sermons from 2026 (Page 2)
Welcoming Fresh Expressions of Spirit
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE PENTECOST SUNDAY May 24, 2026 CHORAL INTROIT: I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart arr. Hogan Soloist: Joshua Stark CALL TO WORSHIP: (based on Acts 2:1-4) One: All together in one place; All: they heard the rush of a violent wind; One: it filled the entire house. All: Divided tongues, as of fire,…
May Day, the Dignity of Labor, and Workers’ Rights
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF EASTERTIDE OBSERVANCE OF MAY DAY – INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY April 26, 2026 PRELUDE: All Things Bright and Beautiful Rudy Davenport Today we welcome our friends and partners from the…
The Grief in Emmaus
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF EASTERTIDE April 19, 2026 PRELUDE: Be Thou Exalted C. Nordman CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Friends of God, in the terrible story of Jesus’ death God delivers us and the whole world from the path of hatred and violence.…
And The Trees Will Clap Their Hands
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER/EARTH CARE SUNDAY April 12, 2026 PRELUDE: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name arr. J. Prentiss CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalms 96, 104, 148) One: Praise the Lord! All: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will…
He Is Not Here
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE EASTER SUNDAY – CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION April 5, 2026 CHILDREN’S INTROIT: Easter Affirmation Harriet Willoughby CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Christ is risen! All: Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed! One: Rejoice and be glad: All: This is the day the Lord has made! One: Rejoice and be glad: All: God has turned our faces…
A Death As Large As Life
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE PALM/PASSION SUNDAY March 29, 2026 PRELUDE: All Glory, Laud and Honor arr. D. Paxton CALL TO WORSHIP: One: “Hosanna!” They shouted, “Save us!” All: “Hosanna!” We’re shouting, “Save us!” One: Savior, ride into our lives…
Healing as Belonging
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 22, 2026 PRELUDE: My Comfort by Day, My Song in the Night arr. G. Martin CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 130) One: Out of the depths we call to you, O Lord. All: Let your ears hear our supplication. One: We wait for you, O God. In your word is our hope. All: We wait for you, O Lord, for with you there is…
Light For Dark Times
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 15, 2026 CHORAL INTROIT: Brother Jame’s Air arr. R. Price CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 146) One: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! All: I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing…
Releasing Our Anger
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 8, 2026 PRELUDE: Prelude on St. Columba (The King of Love My Shepherd Is) CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 95) One: O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! All: Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to God with songs…
Reflections on Birth and Change
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION March 1, 2026 PRELUDE: Christe, Du Lamm Gottes; 21 Orgelbuchlein Bach CALL TO WORSHIP: (For A New Beginning, by John O’Donohue) One: In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until…