Ritual is not unique to religion. From athletes who repeat the same pregame routines before every competition to families who gather around holiday traditions year after year, ritual provides structure, continuity, and meaning. While there is little evidence that a particular ritual improves athletic performance, psychologists have long recognized that ritual behavior can reduce anxiety, focus attention, reinforce identity, and create a sense of belonging. On a cultural level, rituals help communities mark transitions, remember the past, transmit values across generations, and reaffirm who they are.

— Manny Tejeda y Moreno, “More Than Ceremony: New Study Explores Ritual’s Transformative Power”

We currently conduct a full worship service on the first Sunday of each month, and discuss a different short reading each of the remaining Sundays.

At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 13 September, we will open with a very brief service and chalice lighting, followed by our discussion. Robert Helfer will lead the service and discussion. This week’s reading is “More Than Ceremony: New Study Explores Ritual’s Transformative Power”, by Manny Tejeda y Moreno, The Wild Hunt, 7 August 2026.

The article, “More Than Ceremony: New Study Explores Ritual’s Transformative Power”, by Manny Tejeda y Moreno, can be found here.

Please Join us for Worship.

Our services are Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Google Meet and in person at the Progressive Women’s Association Event Center, 305 Washington Ave. in downtown Clarksburg, behind the Courthouse. A coffee hour, a time for discussion and socializing (including Google Meet participants), follows from the end of the service until 8:00 p.m. More about us.

If you prefer not to be seen, video is optional. If you would like to participate online, please email westforkuu@gmail.com for details and a link, or for help with using Google Meet.

We would love to have you come worship with us.

Children are welcome.

The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible restroom. You may park on the south side of the building, which is marked reserved for the PWA, or the north, where the reserved spaces are available on Sundays.

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Email westforkuu@gmail.com or use our contact form for more information or write to us at PO Box 523, Clarksburg WV 26302