News at ERUUF

Coronavirus Updates - ERUUF

Updates from the Fellowship

  • The solar project has been installed and is awaiting final inspection before being switched on. It’s a beautiful sight on the CARE Building roof!
  • Based on the continued spread of the coronavirus, we expect that worship will continue to be “online only” well into the fall and possibly beyond. Thanks to a generous grant from the Eno River Foundation, webcast recording equipment has been installed in the ERUUF Sanctuary. Staff are eagerly learning the new system so that even though you can’t come to ERUUF, soon we’ll be able to “bring ERUUF to you!” We’re very grateful to the Foundation for this generous gift which will make it possible to continue to share Sunday morning from the Sanctuary long after the pandemic is just a story we tell in the future.
  • We’re also planning for church school and adult programs to be “online only” this fall. We’re ready to pivot back to “in person” as soon as it’s safe to do so. But while it’s not safe we’re checking in with our members to find out what they need and we’ll do our best to respond with online groups and classes.

 

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Next Service

Sunday, August 9, 2020: Online, 10:30 am

Tending Our Wound
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Music: Kate Lewis
When we're sick and wounded, healing is a serious and necessary business. How does a sick and wounded nation heal its oldest collective wound -- racism -- when many have yet to recognize that they're personally impacted by a wound that needs to be acknowledged, tended to, and healed?
 
Rev. Jacqueline Brett, Worship Leader; Henry Amador-Batten, Worship Associate
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Upcoming Classes

  • Spiritual Odyssey (Sun, Aug 9 9:00 am)

    Beloved ERUUFians' personal stories of their spiritual and life quests.

  • Leadership Forum - Goal Setting and Action Planning (part 2) (Sat, Aug 15 9:00 am)

    The final workshop this year in the series “Leadership as a Transformational Path”.  Any one who has a leadership position at ERUUF or is interested in leadership is invited. Virtual meeting via Zoom.

  • Spiritual Odyssey (Sun, Aug 16 9:00 am)

    Beloved ERUUFians' personal stories of their spiritual and life quests.

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News Items

August 2020

Category: COVID-19 Updates COVID-19 Updates
Published: Aug 06, 2020 Aug 06, 2020

Updates from the Fellowship

  • The solar project has been installed and is awaiting final inspection before being switched on. It’s a beautiful sight on the CARE Building roof!
  • Based on the continued spread of the coronavirus, we expect that worship will continue to be “online only” well into the fall and possibly beyond. Thanks to a generous grant from the Eno River Foundation, webcast recording equipment has been installed in the ERUUF Sanctuary. Staff are eagerly learning the new system so that even though you can’t come to ERUUF, soon we’ll be able to “bring ERUUF to you!” We’re very grateful to the Foundation for this generous gift which will make it possible to continue to share Sunday morning from the Sanctuary long after the pandemic is just a story we tell in the future.
  • We’re also planning for church school and adult programs to be “online only” this fall. We’re ready to pivot back to “in person” as soon as it’s safe to do so. But while it’s not safe we’re checking in with our members to find out what they need and we’ll do our best to respond with online groups and classes.

Read more: August 2020

Summer Choir 2020!

Category: Discover Discover
Published: Jul 27, 2020 Jul 27, 2020

Come sing with us in August.

Even in this time when we can't sing in person, let's learn a new song and share the joy and strength of music with each other and the congregation.
Intergenerational: youth who want to participate in summer choir are welcome!  We'll be meeting via Zoom.  Email Jocelyn to get added to the email list for the Zoom link and more details.

UU the Vote Opportunities for Action

UU the Vote Logo
Category: News News
Published: Jul 08, 2020 Jul 08, 2020

UU the Vote has several upcoming opportunities for action. 

1. Writing Postcards to NC Voters with Reclaim Our Vote 
Last month, UUs across the state wrote nearly 8,000 postcards to voters who had been purged from the voter rolls. We are excited to announce the second round of postcard writing in partnership with Reclaim Our Vote and the North Carolina NAACP. If you'd like to participate in writing postcards to North Carolina voters, please contact Emily Cox. 

Read more: UU the Vote Opportunities for Action

Update on Welcome Home Project

Welcome Home Project
Category: Stories of Justice Stories of Justice
Published: Jul 07, 2020 Jul 07, 2020

The ERUUF Justice Ministry would like to thank the following ERUUFians for helping us sponsor 6 boxes for the Welcome Home project:

Read more: Update on Welcome Home Project

Newsworthy Conversations

Rev. Deborah Cayer
Rev. Deborah Cayer
August 06, 2020
Summer Reflections from Rev. Cayer
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In Care
Thunder rumbles overhead and I’m trying to remember…is this a part of a normal early August afternoon? I hope so, because otherwise it’s way too easy to view it as an ominous foreshadowing of what’s still ahead with the pandemic, racial justice, hurr...
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Rev. Deborah Cayer
Rev. Deborah Cayer
July 30, 2020
ERUUF’s First 30 Day Racial Equity Challenge
ERUUF’s First 30 Day Racial Equity Challenge
In Care
This week we wrapped up a 30 Day Racial Equity Challenge at ERUUF. The purpose was to create a compassionate and supportive learning space where White people could lean into our sometimes deep discomfort as we begin to recognize and dismantle racism ...
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Rev. Deborah Cayer
Rev. Deborah Cayer
July 09, 2020
“There are No Fish in That Lake” (and Other Tales of Wishful Thinking)
“There are No Fish in That Lake” (and Other Tales of Wishful Thinking)
In Care
My husband had this interesting conversation with our (at the time) six-year-old grandson. Husband: “Are you going fishing?” Grandson: “There are no fish in that lake.” My husband, puzzled, looking at the boats full of people fishing just offshore: “...
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