ERUUF is more than a spiritual community - we’re also a self-governing non-profit organization with democratically elected lay leaders who set policy and guide the mission of our Fellowship.
Do YOU know someone who should be in ERUUF leadership??
Three groups of lay leaders are elected by ERUUF’s members: the Board of Trustees, the Healthy Congregation Committee, and the Nominating Committee. Elections occur at our Annual Meeting in late May.
Hello ERUUF,
We are sad to let you know that Melissa Smith, our Religious Exploration Coordinator, will be leaving her position at ERUUF in mid-December.
Melissa has been at ERUUF for a little over three years and we have benefitted from her mindfulness, attention, organization, spirit, and loving kindness in that time. We, both the adults and children, as well as her colleagues on staff who have had the wonderful opportunity to work with her, shall greatly miss her presence.
We will be planning to have Melissa back for a Sunday in January during RE where we can give her a more proper and loving goodbye. I will have that date for folks in the coming weeks!
In the meantime, if there’s anything you need in connection to Religious Exploration in general, I welcome you to get in touch with me at .
Change always (rightfully) brings grief, especially when it involves folks we care about. And know in the midst of that, I will be working on plans for making sure Religious Exploration is well supported at ERUUF.
Thank you all for your energy and care for ERUUF. And thank YOU Melissa for sharing your many gifts with us!
Rev Jim
We are on the lookout for a volunteer (or two) to take on the role of Holiday Comfort & Cookies Coordinator(s)!
What is “Holiday Comfort & Cookies” you ask? Well, last Christmas Eve we had Cider & Cookies, and in years before that we had a Soup Supper between Christmas Eve services.
This year, we are bringing on ALL the comfort for the holiday season!
Soup is back
Cider is back, and – of course –
Cookies are back!
And we need a few good folx to help make it happen.
The Coordinator leads a small group of volunteers to make the event happen, which serves our community on Christmas Eve, between the Christmas Pageant and the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
For a full role description and more information, please email Michael Gilbert-Singletary.
Dear Beloved ERUUF,
How are you feeling in this moment?
We suspect that your feelings are as diverse as we all are. Perhaps as diverse as we all are in a single day.
We invite you to stop what you’re doing and pause for a moment.
Turn off the television, radio, put down your phone or whatever it is you are involved with. Just for a moment.
Connect with how you are feeling right now.
Take a deep breath in. Let it out. Release in this moment any tension you might be holding. Any feeling that is not serving you in this moment.
Breathe in again, and let it out.
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Read more: After the Election: A Letter from Our Lead Minister and Board Chair
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.
Our annual celebration, honoring the coming of Yule, symbolizing the rebirth of the sun and the returning light after the longest night of the year. Lighting of the fire pit outside the Commons Room, and refreshments will immediately follow the service.
