Announcements

The Laramie Project at Fairmont State University

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The Fairmont State Univeristy Masquers student theatre organization will present The Laramie Project, November 1-3 and 6-9, 2024, in the Wallman Hall Theater. Tickets can be purchased here.

From the Wikipedia article about the Laramie Project:

The Laramie Project is a 2000 American play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project … about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought attention to the lack of hate crime laws in various states, including Wyoming.

An example of verbatim theatre, the play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members’ own journal entries, and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and eight actors portray more than sixty characters in a series of short scenes.

See the full announcement for the Fairmont State University production here.

September 2024: Sunday Services Resume

Robert

On Sunday, 1 September 2024, we ended our 2024 summer hiatus with a Spiritual Outing to Deegan and Hinkle Lakes. Our regular schedule is now in effect as of 8 September with our first weekly service of meditation, short readings, and sharing. Our announcement for the 8 September service can be read here.

Ownership [of the hill] presumes that only man lives in time, and that the hill is merely present, merely a place. But the poet who lives, heeded or not, within the owner knows that the hill is also taking place. It is as alive as its owner. The two lives go side by side in time together, and ultimately they are the same.

— Wendell Berry, “A Native Hill”, in The Long-Legged House

Our services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on ZOOM 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 ZOOM participants), follows from the end of the service until 12:00 noon. More about us.

Children are welcome.  There is childcare and an activity for young children during the service.

The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible restroom.

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

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

Daylight Saving Time begins (March 10, 2024)

Robert

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Daylight Saving Time BEGINS Sunday, March 10, 2024, when 2:00 a.m. is magically revealed to be 3:00 a.m., leaving an hour-long hole in the night, and an hour of sleep lost.

Please remember to set your clocks forward one hour Saturday evening so you will be on time for all your important appointments on Sunday and during the coming weeks.

In case you’re curious about Daylight Saving Time and its effect on our lives, here are a couple of recent articles:
“Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain” (Beth Ann Malow)

“Who Benefits from Daylight Saving Time?” (Lane Wendell Fischer)

Sunday, 21 January 2024. No Service

Robert

Because of the cold weather and apparent road problems here tomorrow morning, we have decided to cancel tomorrow’s service and again postpone this week’s session of Building Your Own Theology until next week.

We hope everyone stays warm and safe, and that we will see you all next week.

We expect to return next Sunday, 28 January.

Thank you.

Daylight Saving Time ends (November 5, 2023)

Robert

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Daylight Saving Time ENDS tomorrow, Sunday, November 5, 2023, when 2:00 a.m. is mysteriously revealed to be a repeat of 1:00 a.m., and we all have to relive that hour.  But an extra hour of sleep might not be a bad thing.

Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight so you’re not an hour early tomorrow morning! The coffee won’t even be ready yet!

Sunday, May 21, 2023: Annual Meeting

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This Sunday is our Annual Meeting. We will gather at 10:00 for coffee, check-ins and informal discussion, and the Annual Meeting will begin at 10:30. Everyone is invited to participate in the discussion; decisions are by consensus of members. If you’d like, bring a snack to share.

Annual Business Meeting. The annual business meeting shall be held each year on the third Sunday of May, to hear reports of officers and staff, to appoint new officers and committees, to adopt an annual budget, and to transact any other business that may properly come before the congregation.
(From the Bylaws)

Treasurer’s Report

Annual Review of the Covenant of Right Relations.
https://westforkuu.org/about/covenant-of-right-relations

Consideration of Removal of Inactive Members

Planning and Budget for 2019-2020 Church Year (starts July 1)
Includes

  • Services – format and leadership
  • Other programming
  • Outreach

Election of Officers (Until the beginning of the church year after the membership reaches 15, the officers shall be the President, the Moderator, the Chair of Ministry and Oversight, and a Secretary/Treasurer, who will serve as the Board and Nominating Committee. The congregation as a whole will carry out the functions of the Committee on Ministry and Oversight.)


Our services are Sundays at 11 a.m. at the Progressive Women’s Association Event Center, 305 Washington Ave. in downtown Clarksburg, behind the Courthouse. There are classes for children and adults 10 to 10:45 am, and a coffee gathering before the service. More about us.

Classes and worship are replaced by Spiritual Outings on the first Sunday of each month during the summer, with brief worship, a potluck picnic, and outdoor activities. The schedule is in the sidebar.

We would love to have you come worship with us.

Children are welcome.  There is childcare and an activity for young children during the service.

The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible restroom.

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Daylight Saving Time begins (March 12, 2023)

Robert

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Daylight Saving Time BEGINS Sunday, March 12, 2023, when 2:00 a.m. is magically revealed to be 3:00 a.m., leaving an hour-long hole in the night, and an hour of sleep lost.

Please remember to set your clocks forward one hour Saturday evening so you will be on time for all your important appointments on Sunday and during the coming weeks.

Daylight Saving Time ends (November 6, 2022)

Robert

Sundial

Daylight Saving Time ENDS tomorrow, Sunday, November 6, 2022, when 2:00 a.m. is mysteriously revealed to be a repeat of 1:00 a.m., and we all have to relive that hour.  But an extra hour of sleep might not be a bad thing.

Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight so you’re not an hour early tomorrow morning! The coffee won’t even be ready yet!

Sunday, October 23, 2022

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be having church on ZOOM this week. If you are interested in attending please email us at westforkuu@gmail.com

This Sunday Cricket will be doing a service titled “The Courage to be Authentic: coming out of all of our closets.”

“What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?”- Valarie Kaur, A Sikh Prayer for America

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