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Welcoming Statement
ERUUF is committed to the inclusion of every person. All are welcome here without regard to race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or economic status, in accord with UU Principles. We are a UUA “Welcoming Congregation.”
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Welcome to this inclusive community where we embrace people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and stages of life. We'd love to show you around. -
Radical Inclusivity
Instead of a creed, Unitarian Universalists share a spirit and vision of radical inclusivity, individual agency, and social justice. We create a safe space to stand out, stand up, and change your mind, particularly during life's transitions. We embrace personal discovery and growth through learning, engagement, and service. Our only doctrine is love.
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Interdependence
We need each other. Each of us is responsible for what happens on this earth. We are each absolutely essential, each totally irreplaceable. Leonard Peltier
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Love
It is love that fashions us into the fullness of our being—not our looks, not our work, not our wants, not our achievements, not our parents, not our status, not our dreams. ... it is love: who we love, how we love, why we love, and that we love which ultimately shapes us. Daphne Rose Kingma
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Hope
One can never understand what hope is really about unless one wrestles with despair. The same is true with faith. There has to be some serious doubt, otherwise faith becomes merely a dogmatic formula, an orthodoxy, a way of evading the complexity of life, rather than a way of engaging honestly with life. Cornel West
May 27, 2018
The Transformative Power of Gratitude
Annual Meeting 2018
ERUUF's annual congregational meeting is Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 12:00 pm after the service (one service at 10:15 am).
Members will elect new officers and approve the 2018-19 budget. This meeting provides a review of the past year and lifts up new opportunities for the coming year. Everyone is welcome to attend, although only members may vote. Absentee ballots are below and can also be picked up from the ERUUF office. They must be returned to the office by 11:40 am the day of the meeting. Attend in person if possible to hear the latest news and to join in the discussion and votes. Childcare provided.
Successful 2018-2019 Pledge Drive: Investing in ERUUF
ERUUF will benefit in 2018-2019 from projected pledges of 352 households, totaling $810,000. Over 95% of ERUUF’s operating budget is funded by the congregation. The pledge drive is organized entirely by volunteers, with the wise support of staff. Thank you to the teams that planned and implemented the drive, gave testimonials, wrote thank-yous, called, created communication materials and produced final reports. We trust that the themes of generosity, inspiration and action will be integrated throughout ERUUF’s programs in the year ahead.
Clint McSherry and Rose Auman, Pledge Campaign co-chairs
Slate of officers for election in June
Call for 2018 GA delegates
General Assembly (GA) will take place from June 20-24 in Kansas City, MO. Up to 13 lay delegates can represent ERUUF. If you are interested in attending, either in person or as an off-site delegate, please contact Kristi Chilton at . Complete information is available at https://www.uua.org/ga.
In Care - May 2018
The Black Lives Matter banner at the UU congregation in Winston-Salem has been stolen several times now. So often, in fact, that my intrepid colleague, Rev. Lisa Schwartz, bought a spare the last time she re-ordered.
Which was great, because...
ERUUF Recognized for Volunteers at Homeless Shelter
ERUUF was recently recognized as the #1 congregation by Urban Ministries of Durham for the most volunteer hours for 2017. The ERUUF team logged in 1267 hours for our low income and homeless neighbors.
Urban Ministries’ largest private funder sets the amount of its annual grant to UMD at 10% of the overall support, including volunteer hours. So, the more hours we log, the more grant funding UMD receives to help clients. This year, each hour of volunteer labor was worth $22.14, making ERUUF's volunteer support worth $28,000.
Board News - April 2018
With Winter seeming unable to make up its mind whether to stay or go, it is heartening to see all the signs of new life around ERUUF’s campus. With all that is new comes preparation for the 2018/2019 fiscal year. Our Pledge Campaign team has done an incredible job, haven’t they? Kudos to Clint McSherry and Rose Auman, and THANK YOU to everyone who has pledged their support of ERUUF. Now it is time to create a budget from the results of this campaign.