On Saturday, March 19, ERUUFian vocalists and instrumentalists joined Dr. Wendy S. Looker for rehearsal time and conversations about music at ERUUF. Dr. Looker later happily accepted the invitation to become ERUUF’s new Music Director in what she considers “an exciting opportunity.” Wendy will begin her new position this summer; stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.
News Items
Ministry Transition Update - March 25, 2022
Is the world ever intensely immersed!
Spring has come with time moving forward (thankfully by act of Congress for the last time!), a horrific war is raging, and we in the United States are just about set to appoint the first Black woman associate justice of the Supreme Court. I’m with Senator Cory Booker, who said of this last news, “I’m not letting anybody… steal my joy.”
Board News: UUA Article II Commission
- Category: Board News Board News
- Published: Mar 23, 2022 Mar 23, 2022
From ERUUF's Board of Trustees: UUA Article II Commission
Important Information and Opportunities for Engagement
The by-laws of the UUA require that every 15 years Article II be studied and potentially revised. Article II is the section of the UUA bylaws that serves as the home of our Principles and Sources, the UUA’s Purposes, our Inclusion clause, and Freedom of Belief Statement. In 2020, the UUA established a Study Commission for this purpose. The Commission is now seeking input and engagement with member congregations, according to this Charge.
April 2022: Earth & Climate Justice Month
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” ― Howard Zinn
April is ERUUF's Earth and Climate Justice Month, and with state covid cases below 5%, a post-pandemic world is on the horizon! ERUUF's Earth Justice Action Group is excited that some of our 2022 Earth and Climate Justice offerings will include in-person events and activities! We invite all members and friends to participate in as many of them as possible!
Newsworthy Conversations
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
October 31, 2024
As we move deeper into this time of anxiousness, stress, and fear, may we embrace the shift of daylight to a cocoon of more dark, where there might be repair in the place where seeds grow.
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
May 30, 2024
We must believe we are worthy of rest. We don’t have to earn it. It is our birthright. It is one of our most ancient and primal needs.~ Tricia Hersey, Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto Each year, I reach this point in time with one most significant thi...
Rev. Jim Lewis
May 08, 2024
I will let you in on a (not-so-secret) secret. Unitarian Universalists are not the only folk who hold pluralistic and non-conforming beliefs! For some of us, this is not news. But for myself, around the year 2007 living in Missouri, it wa...
ERUUF Coronavirus Updates
April 27, 2023
A new phase has been reached in the COVID-19 virus.
As a spiritual community, we at ERUUF strive to create a culture of respect and care for one another. Our Covid-19 policies have been guided by serious concern and consideration for the safety and well-being of all ERUUF members, staff, and visitors, with a commitment to equity and care for the most vulnerable among us and those who are marginalized both at ERUUF and in the larger community.
