Past Services and Recordings
January 29, 2023
- "Planning Our Future" Part II
- Worship Leader, Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Myk’l Hanna - guest vocalist, Chalice Singers, Kate Lewis - Pianist, Wendy Looker - Music Director
Last week we explored how we might plan for ERUUF's future. Now that we've had two weeks of congregational Planning Our Future World Cafe discussions, we'll consider what we'd like to aim for in that future and why.
January 22, 2023
- "Planning Our Future" Part One
- Worship Leader, Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Eno River Singers, Kate Lewis - Pianist, Wendy Looker - Music Director
The world has undergone profound change these past several years, and we at ERUUF have experienced profound change as well. As we prepare to create our new strategic plan for 2023-26, today we'll explore three important ingredients we'll need as we plan for our future: imagination, possibility, and a clear sense of who we want to BE as a result of what we realize over the next three years.
January 15, 2023
- Network of Mutuality
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Ketty Thelemaque, Guest Speaker and Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Beloved Community Chorus; Johann Montazzi-Wood; Kate Lewis - Pianist; Dr. Wendy Looker - Music Director
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr held a depth of understanding of our mutual interconnectedness and interdependence, which he referred to as a "network of mutuality." This Sunday as we celebrate his birthday we will be joined by Ketty Thelemaque, Lead Organizer of Durham CAN (Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods), as our guest speaker.
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Ketty Thelemaque is a Chicago-born first generation Haitian American whose background has been the catalyst that has guided her career path...
January 8, 2023
- Inner Compass
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Chapel Hill Philharmonia Cello Quartet (Dick Clark, Jim Dietz, Rosalind Volpe, Dorothy Wright); Kate Lewis - Pianist; Claudia Kaplan - Cantor
On the spiritual journey we may often encounter ourselves looking for answers or direction. How can looking back help us navigate moving forward? How do we find our center when life pulls us in so many different directions?
January 1, 2023
- Kwanzaa - Karamu (feast) immediately following the service
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Beloved Community Chorus, Steady Hands World Percussion Ensemble, Kate Lewis - Pianist; Wendy Looker - Music Director
Worship Associates: Lisa Jones, Chris Macon, Johann Robert Montozzi-Wood, Joan Tilghman, Jaye Vaughn, Stella Axline, Ann Verdine-Jones
December 25, 2022
- Christmas Gathering in the Fellowship Hall
- Rev. Daniel Trollinger
Gathering in Fellowship Hall at 10:00am
In Person Only
December 18, 2022
- Lessons and Carols
- Worship Leaders: Rev. Jacqueline Brett and Dr. Wendy Looker
- Music: Chalice Singers, Sunshine Kids, Eno River Singers, Beloved Community Chorus, River Folk, Holiday Quartet, Kate Lewis - Pianist
Dec. 14, 2022: Jazz for the Holidays Vespers
- Jazz for the Holidays Vespers Worship Service
- Rev. Jacqueline Brett, Worship Leader
- Music: Special Guests include Shana Tucker, Cello and Vocals with Christian Tamburr, Piano and Vibes
An evening of music, meditation, poetry, and song, for creative reflection in the mystery and wonder of darkness and light, of grace and peace.
Reception immediately following. Free and open to the public. Donations welcome.
December 11, 2022
- A Spirit of Wonder
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jacqueline Brett with Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Eno River Singers; Kate Lewis - Pianist; Wendy Looker, Music Director
We've now entered the season of wonder, mystery, luminous dark, ancient song. This week we open our hearts to the wonder that attends the path we journey, guiding us beyond a wilderness of distractions to the shimmer of grace, revealing the true gift we each hold within.
December 4, 2022
- Advent Service
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger and ERUUF Christian Fellowship
- Music: River Folk, Kate Lewis - Pianist; Kristi Chilton & Pam DiLavore, cantors
Slow Down. Sink into Silence. Prepare to Plant Hope. It's Advent!
It's Christmastime -- the do-it-now, get-it-done, hurry, party, shop-‘til-you-drop season. However, among Christians, the four weeks before Christmas mark the season of Advent -- a time of reflection, renewal, and preparation for the coming of the Light and the planting of Hope. At today's service, ERUUF's Christian Fellowship will guide us in an exploration of the value of hopeful anticipation, carving out a bit of quiet, and replenishing our inner Spirit so we are prepared to spread Hope into the world throughout the coming year.