In the times of Charles the Great of good memory, who died almost thirty years ago, peace and concord ruled everywhere because our people were treading the one proper way, the way of the common welfare, and thus the way of God. But now since each goes his separate way, dissension and struggle abound.
Once there was abundance and happiness everywhere, now everywhere there is want and sadness— Nithard (c. 795–844),
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee
— John Donne, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, (1624)
We currently conduct a full worship service, normally on the first Sunday of each month, and discuss a different short reading or collection of readings each of the remaining Sundays.
At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 15 November, 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 we’ll be discussing “The Way of Common Welfare”, guided by the passages from Charlemagne’s grandson Nithard and the passage from John Donne’s Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions quoted above.
A brief biography of Nithard can be found here; and the full text of Donne’s Devotions can be found here.
Please Join us for Worship.
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.
Email westforkuu@gmail.com or use our contact form for more information or write to us at PO Box 523, Clarksburg WV 26302
