Lawrencefield Parish Church

Lawrencefield Parish Church Lawrencefield Church is a community of Beloved Belonging. We understand that belonging is an essential part of life.

We are committed to community outreach, adult & child spiritual formation, and following in the Way of Jesus.

09/06/2026

The Rev Dr Nancy Woodworth-Hill leads Sunday Prayer for September 6, 2026

09/05/2026

Saturday Scripture:
Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.



You may use your own pattern of being with scripture. One that I like is a Celtic approach. First, put yourself into the scene. What do you notice (check all your senses)? Then, ponder the symbols, images, and themes. How do these relate to your life?

How do you love neighbor? (Who is ‘neighbor’?) How do you put on the ‘armor of light’? As a letter, we cannot know if/what questions from the Christians in Rome prompted Paul to write. Perhaps you might imagine what kinds of questions were the source of this segment.

09/04/2026

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09/04/2026

Friday Poetry:
Late August by Margaret Atwood

This is the plum season, the nights

blue and distended, the moon

hazed, this is the season of peaches

with their lush lobed bulbs

that glow in the dusk, apples

that drop and rot

sweetly, their brown skins veined as glands

No more the shrill voices

that cried Need Need

from the cold pond, bladed and urgent as new grass

Now it is the crickets

that say Ripe Ripe

slurred in the darkness, while the plums

dripping on the lawn outside

our window, burst

with a sound like thick syrup

muffled and slow

The air is still

warm, flesh moves over

flesh, there is no

hurry.

What words or images invite you to sit with them for a while?

What does this tell you about yourself, about life ripening, about God? What has changed in the “voices” (the sounds of Nature) in the past few weeks? What are signs of late August from different parts of your life?

09/03/2026

Thursday Reflection Question: It is all too easy, especially with a 24-hour news cycle, to see the world through the headlines.

What would change for you if you were to see the world through the people that surround you?

What headlines would you see? (e.g., my spouse loves me; N told me a great joke…)

09/03/2026

Thursday Reflection Question:
What qualities do you have that you consider gifts?

Ponder far wider than talents, skills, and abilities. Perhaps your smile lights up someone’s day. Perhaps your homemade treats are thoroughly enjoyed by loved one.

Perhaps someone came to you years after a small event/conversation you don’t remember to tell you how much it meant to them.

Look for gifts of all sizes, and celebrate what was given to you by God.

08/31/2026

Monday Gratitude: List three things for which you are grateful today!

08/29/2026

Saturday Scripture:
Romans 12:9-21

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” No, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

You may use your own pattern of being with scripture. One that I like is a Celtic approach. First, put yourself into the scene. It is appropriate to imagine what is not sketched in the scriptures. What do you notice (check all your senses)? Then, ponder the symbols, images, and themes. How do these relate to your life?

As Christians, we are urged to hold things lightly; how should we “hold fast to what is good”? As a letter, we cannot know if/what questions from the Christians in Rome prompted Paul to write. Perhaps you might imagine what kinds of questions were the source of this segment.

08/28/2026

Friday Poetry:
Messenger by Mary Oliver

My work is loving the world.
Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird—
equal seekers of sweetness.
Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.
Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?
Am I no longer young, and still half-perfect? Let me
keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,

which is mostly standing still and learning to be
astonished.
The phoebe, the delphinium.
The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture.
Which is mostly rejoicing, since all the ingredients are here,

which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart
and these body-clothes,
a mouth with which to give shouts of joy
to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam,
telling them all, over and over, how it is
that we live forever.

What words or images invite you to sit with them for a while?

How have you loved the world? Where have you stood still and learned to be astonished? It is not always easy to love our “body-clothes” as we often look for perfection. Yet, a mind and a heart is such a gift! What does this tell you about God?

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44 Kirkside Drive (off Table Rock Lane)
Wheeling, WV
26003

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+13042772353

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