Sunday June 1, 2025: Grace, Gratitude, and Privilege


“To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countless ways in which we are supported by the world around us.”

Gregg Krech, Naikan: Gratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection

Much of the time, we focus more on what we lack than what we have. In troubled times, it is even easier to lose track of grace. Lisa deGruyter will lead a service with some practices to help us see how we are supported in the world.

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.

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 ZOOM.

We would love to have you come worship with us.

Children are welcome. There are activities available for toddlers during the service.

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

UU Lent – Day 24 – Grace

Our church’s grace: “May we gave eyes that see, hearts that love, and hands that are ready to serve.”

“But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day.” – Barack Obama

“Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” – Bradley Whitford

A Lamp in Every Corner by Janeen K Grohsmeyer

To be Human is to be Aware of our Separation by Thomas Fritts