This Sunday June 7, 2015

Don’t forget we are going to Valley Falls this Sunday.  We will be there at 11am.  We will have a small meditation, a picnic lunch, and then we will explore the falls.

Here are directions:

From the south-

Get on I-79 N
Follow I-79 N to WV-310 S/E Grafton Rd in Palatine. Take exit 137 from I-79 N
Continue on WV-310 S. Drive to Valley Falls Rd
20 min (10.4 mi)
Valley Falls State Park
720 Valley Falls Road, Fairmont, WV 26554
From the North:
 Take I-79 S to Vista Mobile Home Park in Palatine. Take exit 137 from I-79 S
Follow WV-310 S to Valley Falls Rd
21 min (10.6 mi)
Valley Falls State Park
720 Valley Falls Road, Fairmont, WV 26554
Visit the website for more information: http://www.valleyfallsstatepark.com/#
Hope to see you at the picnic area!!
Namaste,
Cricket

Sunday May 17, 2015: Our Principles Guide Us

Come Join us on Sunday May 17, 2015 at the uptown event center in Clarksburg, WV as we explore what binds us together as we walk our spiritual paths.

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

See you Sunday.

Explaining our Faith

A teenager explains her UU faith:
“We have members who identify as Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Pagan, Atheist, and more. As I got to know the people in my congregation and learned that I, too, was accepted, I have found my place among UUs. I have grown to love my church. It has become a place of refuge for me, a place where I can escape the stress of boarding school, relax and be present, for once not rushing from one place to the next.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/our-world-an-interdepende_b…

Whatever your spiritual background is, come and be a part of a spiritual community while learning about and participating in justice work THIS summer!
http://uucsj.org/youth/

Changing the Story

“Once we recognize how these stories hold us in thrall, entranced or entrapped, we can get a sense of their power. They are not just slogans created by politicians, corporations or even religions; they arise from the archetypal inner world where myths are born. We can recognize the archetypal dimension of earlier myths, the gods and goddesses of earlier eras, for example; some can see it in the more recent myth of a patriarchal, transcendent God living in a distant heaven. The archetypal power of the present myth of materialism is harder to recognize because it is deceptive as well as seductive. And yet if one looks more closely one can see the archetypes at work here too. There is the patriarchal myth of the domination of nature—a primal masculine power drive. But less obvious is the way in which the dark side of the rejected feminine has caught us in her web of desires. For what is materialism but the worship of matter, which is none other than the domain of the goddess? We are more present in the archetypal world than we dare acknowledge.” —Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Read more: http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/changing-the-story

Sunday April 19th Service and House Concert!

We will be at the Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg at 11 am.  Our special musical guest will be Andrew McKnight.  The service will be about Earth Day and our carbon foot print.

There will be a covered dish dinner afterward. We will provide a vegetarian bean soup.

SHHHHH – IT’S A SECRET!

West Fork UUs Are Having a House Concert

featuring Andrew McKnight

Award-winning singer/songwriter, guitarist & storyteller from northern Virginia’s Blue Ridge

What’s a house concert? Just like it sounds: imagine a mini-Carnegie Hall, up close and intimate in the comfort of someone’s living room. You’re invited to be a part of a very special evening, but you must RSVP to make reservations and get directions.

 


Sunday April 19 3:30pm in Clarksburg
Suggested donation: $10-$20/person (all goes to the artist’s “salary”)
RSVP: westforkuu@gmail.com reservations & directions
(304-534-2876 day of the show)