The flaming chalice is the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. In years past ERUUF had a large, pottery chalice in the sanctuary. It had a beautiful pale turquoise glaze and was filled with sand so the oil lamp sat at the right height. Though beautiful, it was heavy and awkward. One Sunday morning a few years ago, as the furniture was quickly being rearranged from a performance the night before, the podium with the chalice hit a bump on the floor. It stopped suddenly but the chalice was in motion and flew off the stand and shattered when it hit the ground.
News Items
Board News - Jan 2019
- Category: Board News Board News
- Published: Jan 05, 2019 Jan 05, 2019
Our Visioning process is well underway. The image created here is a visual representation of the input provided by workshop participants in October. As members sought to imagine a future-state ERUUF (7-10 years from now), these are the words that came to mind.
Unlike the mission of ERUUF that focuses on a description of the ministry of the congregation, its reason for being, and place in the world; our vision focuses on our image of an ideal future state and a description of what changes in the world will have resulted from our work.
ERUUF Approved for Green Sanctuary Candidate Status!
The Earth Justice Action Group and the Green Sanctuary (GS) Accreditation Team are excited to announce formal approval of our congregational Green Sanctuary Candidacy Application by the UUA Green Sanctuary Program! The UUA GSP approval letter is available here. This accomplishment allows our congregation to move into the fifth and final stage of the accreditation process, implementation of our approved Action Plan.
Read more: ERUUF Approved for Green Sanctuary Candidate Status!
- Contact Person: Albert Hardy or Denise Frizzell
- Role: Co-chairs
- Staff Partner: Rev. Jacqueline Brett, Lead Minister
Thank you, Fundraising Raffle Participants!
Our very successful raffle raised a total of $38,150!
Winner of the Grand Prize, Maria Martin
Second Prize, Erica Pawlak's sister who lives in Indiana
Third Prize, Jan Abrams, a new attendee at ERUUF
Prize for most tickets sold (70!), Ann Ringland.
Many thanks to Linda Brooks and her team that made this 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.
