Worship

Worship at Westminster is the heart of who we are. We come together as a community of faith to worship and glorify God. In doing so, worship inspires us, teaches us, and sends us out to live our lives in service and in glory to God.

At Westminster, we gather together as a community of faith to worship God together every Sunday at 9:30am. Pastor Phil Windsor is the Minister of the Word and Sacrament, and is assisted in leading worship by a lay liturgist, the choir, and an acolyte. Hymns are sung from The Presbyterian Hymnal.

The Order of Worship follows the traditional elements of Reformed Worship, explained here in an excerpt from an article by Paul E. Detterman which appeared in Presbyterians Today:

ELEMENTS OF REFORMED WORSHIP
PRAISE
As God's people gather for worship, through Scripture or song, we focus our attention on God and away from ourselves.

CONFESSION
Worshipers today, like the prophet Isaiah, cannot come into the presence of our holy God without realizing our own sinfulness. When we confess, we do so for ourselves and for the church as a whole.

ASSURANCE
Scripture calls us to confession; Scripture also assures us of God's inestimable love.

WORD
The Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, comes from the pages of Scripture. Interpretation of God's Word comes through Spirit-inspired speech, drama, music, dance, or other forms of communication.

PRAYER
Part of our response to the living Word is Spirit-prompted prayer, possible in many varied forms and formats.

THANKSGIVING
Our greatest rejoicing can come only around the Table of the Lord as we share in communion with Christ and with God's people. When that is not possible, offering of ourselves and of our tangible gifts can be a beginning response to the Word.

TRUE WORSHIP
When the liturgy of the church is concluded, our true worship begins. Everything we know about God teaches us that true worship, lifestyle evangelism, is an intentional living of each day in prayer and mission, in our home, our work, our study, our recreation: glorifying and enjoying God forever.

 (Paul E. Detterman, pastor of Calvin Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Ky., is a church musician and composer and a frequent conference speaker and worship leader.)