Faith Seeking Understanding: An Islamic-Christian Dialogue

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This event has been cancelled because of this week’s anticipated major snow storm. It is expected to be rescheduled in April.

Faith Seeking Understanding: An Islamic-Christian Dialogue
A Public Forum, Sponsored by the Greater Fairmont Council of Churches

Saturday, January 23, 2016, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church, 901 Fairmont Ave., Fairmont, WV (across from McDonald’s)

The public is invited to attend this free event meant to create a foundation of mutual understanding and cooperation between these two historic religious traditions in a setting of genuine hospitality, a desire for learning and growth, and a context of peaceful cooperation.

Schedule:
From 10:00 a.m. to Noon a panel/public forum will discuss these items.
The panelists will include: Rev. Elise Neal (PCUSA/Reformed Tradition), Rev. Val Gittings (Baptist Tradition), Rev. Maria Wiblin (University Chaplain/Pastor), Dr. Michael Richards (United Methodist/Inter-Faith Traditions), and representatives from the Morgantown Islamic Center (Muslim). Mrs. Cathy Reed will be Forum Facilitator.

From noon to 1:00 p.m. lunch will be on a person’s own.

At 1:00 p.m. the 2014 PBS documentary “The Life of Muhammad” will be shown

For more information contact:
Dr. Michael Richards, President Greater Fairmont Council of Churches: 304-366-7288
Or Mrs. Cathy Reed, Outreach coordinator: Greater Fairmont Council of Churches: 304-363-5205

“Fides quaerens intellectum (Faith seeking understanding).” St. Anselm

Sunday January 3, 2016: Altars, Shrines, and Every Day Practice

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Prelude

Chalice Lighting:

Rabbi Hillel, a Jewish contemporary of Jesus, said, “Separate not thyself from the congregation and its concerns, nor postpone thought for thy spirit until the day of thy death. Say not, ‘By and by, when I have leisure, I will care for my soul,’ lest perchance thou never find leisure.”

Song:

Come, come, whoever you are
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving
Ours is no caravan of despair
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Sunday December 27, 2015: No Service

Robert

There will be no Sunday service or religious education classes on December 27, 2015. Our next service will be on Sunday, January 3, 2016.

On Thursday, December 24, some members of West Fork Unitarian Universalists will be attending First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta’s “All Ages Christmas Eve Candlelight Service”. Note that their service starts at 6:00 p.m. this year. See their site at http://fuusm.org/ for further information.

For further information about West Fork Unitarian Universalists, email westforkuu@gmail.com or visit our website at https://westforkuu.org/

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Sunday December 20, 2015: Celebrate the Light

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Prelude: Ring Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull

Welcome

Chalice Lighting

We gather in the chill of winter solstice,
finding warmth from each other, nourishing
hope where reason fails.

Grateful for small miracles, we rejoice
in the wonder of light and darkness
and the daring of hope.

I’d like to invite each of each who has brought a candle to come forward and light your candle while we sing “Come, come, whoever you are” three times.

Song and Candle Lighting: Come, come, whoever you are
Wandererer, worshipper, lover of leaving
Ours is no caravan of despair
Come, yet again come Continue reading →

Sunday December 13, 2015: The Virtue of the Uncarved Block

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“The Virtue of the Uncarved Block” with John Hall

Block of stone being carved by a chisle

Please join us for coffee and conversation at 10:45 a.m. at the Progressive Women’s Association’s Uptown Event Center, 305 Washington Ave. in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.  The worship service starts at 11:00.  Our ongoing Religious Education classes begin at 10:00.

For further information, email westforkuu@gmail.com or visit our website at https://westforkuu.org/

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Sunday December 13, 2015: Politics and Religion

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Welcome

Welcome and Happy Holidays, Happy St. Nicholas Day, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Abolition Day, Bodhi Day (Tuesday), Second Sunday of Advent

Chalice Lighting
~ Kimberly Knight, Minister of Digital Community, Extravagance UCC

No, my prayers will not stop the killing.
No, my prayers will not bring back the innocent.
No, my prayers will not relax the gnarled fist of hatred.
No, my prayers will not open the greedy hearts of those who profit from death.

But, my prayers can gently break the silence of despair.
But, my prayers can channel my rage at the machine.
But, my prayers can embolden me to be the hands and feet of The Divine.
But, my prayers can encourage others of faith to awake, arise and act.

I do not pray for God to send us a miracle.
I pray for God to remind us how to be the miracle.

I am because you are and only together, with a radical belief that a paradigm shift is possible, active hope and faithful resolve to be the change we seek, can we make it stop.

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Sunday December 6, 2015: Politics and Religion

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Politics and religion are inseparable.  Lisa deGruyter will explore this and some practical ways to live our  Fifth Principle: “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large”.

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Please join us for coffee and conversation at 10:45 a.m. at the Progressive Women’s Association’s Uptown Event Center, 305 Washington Ave. in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.  The worship service starts at 11:00.  Our ongoing Religious Education classes begin at 10:00.

After the service on Sunday everyone is invited to a potluck lunch at Robert and Lisa’s house. A vegetarian soup will be the main course. If you would like, bring bread, or a dessert to share. If you cannot bring a dish, don’t worry, there will be enough to spare.

A Meeting for Business will follow lunch, for members and anyone else who would like to participate in the discussion and planning.

For further information, email westforkuu@gmail.com or visit our website at https://westforkuu.org/

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