Finding Yourself at ERUUF

finding yourself at eruuf We invite each person who arrives at ERUUF to embark on pathways of spiritual growth and engagement in our liberal progressive faith.

The Finding Yourself At ERUUF courses are designed to support your commitment to personal and spiritual growth, while also deepening your understanding of our UU faith and the values we hold as a covenantal community. Throughout the process, you’ll likely find that your relationships at ERUUF will become stronger as well.

View the Class Schedule - for dates and times of these and other classes

Connect

 

The Inquirers Series covers basics about the values, culture and ministries of the Fellowship.

Engage

 

Members can begin their journey with courses designed to support a commitment to personal and spiritual growth.

Transform

 

Leaders and stewards of the congregation choose and offer courses that support the growth of their UU identity.

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  • Spiritual Activism: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World

    Spiritual Activism: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World 2023
    (In conjunction with Earth Justice)

    Sundays after worship in Chapel, April 23, April 30, May 7
    Please register by April 17

     

    You are invited to join fellow ERUUFian, Earth Justice and Justice Ministry Council member, and spiritual activist in training, Denise Frizzell, in exploring the topic of spiritual activism with questions such as, “How might you define such an integrated identity and a life path of “spiritual activism?” What might it mean as a way of life? What significance might it hold for you? What might it look like on a daily basis?” in an experiential sampling of this potentially “holy-disrupting” inquiry (and practice) into a new way of being human as we approach the crossroad of evolutionary Earth Community and devolutionary dystopia.

    Register below.

    REGISTER

  • Making Your Contributions Count 2023

    Making Your Contributions Count

    Wednesdays, 7pm on Zoom February 22, March 1, April 12, April 19

    At ERUUF we aspire to use our time, talent, and treasure to make the world a better place. But, how do we consider our “treasure” and then put it to work supporting our fundamental values? How can we decide or know what our core values are?

    The purpose of this class is to help you learn how to choose WHO to help and HOW to help with the resources you have. First, we will learn how to examine our essential values.

    Then, we will consider how to match our values to our charitable giving, how to assess our capacity to give, and how to select worthy organizations that are a match for our values and our pocketbook. This class will show how Giving can be a joyous affirmation of our values and hope for the world. The class is intended for people of all ages and stages of life - from students to retirees.

    This four session course will be co-facilitated by Cindy Kuhn and Clint McSherry, who are members of ERUUF’s Stewardship Steering Team.

    Register below.

    REGISTER

  • Looking Inward, Outward, and Onward 2023

    Looking Inward, Outward, and Onward 2023

    Looking Inward, Outward, and Onward: Engaging Your Spiritual/Internal GPS

    February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 16

    After Sunday Worship in the Chapel

     

    In this 6-session class, you will explore your current ethical and/or religious identity, seek to deepen your understanding of how this identity evolved, and consider how you can deliberately set a course for becoming the person you want to be. You will create a tangible expression of what, if anything, you trust or have faith in and of how you seek to integrate your core beliefs into the way you live your life. This could be a written piece, or it could take another form (for example: music, dance, video, visual art).

    Register below.

    REGISTER

  • UU Theology in 2023

    UU Theology in 2023

    January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 19
    After Sunday Worship in the Chapel

    UU Theology is an introduction to concepts that undergird the religious
    orientation of our fellowship. Each session addresses a different dimension of traditional theology, beginning with Christian doctrines that Unitarian Universalism rejected and revised.

    One aim of this course is to shed light on theology as a systematic view
    of the Divine, human nature, and the significance of our lives. An equally important aim is to consider UU’s evolving understanding of these matters as our community expands and our times demands greater inclusivity and more urgent response. Finally, this course asks us to reflect on what thoughts and feelings do these theological considerations spur in ourselves as modern day UUs.

    Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions of the course.

    1. What is Theology? - Is “UU Theology” an Oxymoron?
    2. Encouragement to Spiritual Growth - The Nature of God and Spirit
    3. Theological Anthropology - Human Nature and the Good Life
    4. Eschatology - Facing Fear and Hope
    5. Process and Liberation Theology - Living in Fidelity to Greater Freedom
    6. Ecumenism - Expanding the Beloved Community

    Register below. 

    REGISTER

  • The Wi$dom Path

    The Wi$dom Path

    Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money. — Voltaire

    Money plays a role in nearly every aspect of our lives. For better or for worse, it connects us to one another. Depending on how we approach and understand it, our relationship with money can enhance or limit our ability to live our lives to the fullest. Over time, most of us dedicate a significant part of our lives to earning money. We use significant energy planning and worrying about both the money we have and the money we don’t have. We agonize over how to plan for the future and how to use money to support what we care most about. We use money to respond with compassion to events in the world, to advance causes we believe in, and to support justice-making efforts. We engage in—or avoid engaging in—money conversations with those close to us and with fellow travelers in the groups and communities of which we are a part.

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  • Inquirers Series

    Inquirers Series

    The Inquirers Series is offered each Sunday morning to welcome and inform visitors and friends about ERUUF. Members are welcome as well. You will converse with ministers, staff, and lay leaders as you learn about ERUUF’s values, culture and ministries, along with basics about Unitarian Universalism. Eight topics are covered, one per session, and then repeated throughout the year.

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  • Spiritual Practice

    Spiritual Practice

    Spiritual Practice is a 12-session series that helps participants develop regular disciplines of the spirit – practices that help us connect with the sacred. Spiritual Practice affirms religious diversity while seeking unity in our communal quest for meaning and wholeness. Each session offers a forum for learning, sharing, and growth that can enrich our personal faith journeys.

    1. Defining Spiritual Practice
    2. Finding Your Spiritual Practice
    3. Keeping Sabbath
    4. Prayer
    5. Meditation
    6. Mindful Walking & Eating
    7. Worship & Ritual
    8. Discernment & Devotional Reading
    9. Hospitality & Belonging
    10. Work & Service
    11. Retreat
    12. Life As Spiritual Practice

    To register, see upcoming classes at the calendar below.

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  • UU Elevator Speech

    UU Elevator Speech

    UU Elevator Speech is a 3-session course that guides participants in developing a short statement about our Unitarian Universalist faith. It is called an “elevator speech” because, on an elevator ride when someone asks, “What is Unitarian Universalism?” you only have a short time to make a meaningful statement!

    1. It’s Not a Credo
    2. Writing Your Elevator Speech
    3. Sharing Your Elevator Speech

    To register, see upcoming classes at the calendar below.

    CALENDAR