Past Services and Recordings
August 30, 2026
- Annual Ingathering
- Worship Leader - Rev Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Eno River Singers; Kat Fairbank – Percussion; Alex Thompson – Piano, Wendy Looker – Music Director
We celebrate the beginning of a new program year with a multi-generational service during which we'll pour libations, reconnect with one another, hear the choir, and celebrate through a ritual that marks the gathering of the waters of our lives into beloved community.
It is customary to bring a small jar of water from a place you may have visited this summer or even from your home tap.
August 23, 2026
- Testing the Water
- Worship Leader - Rev Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Vocal Quartet: Rah Bickley, Rachel Bowman-Abdi, Wendy Looker, Laura Sam; Alex Thompson – Piano, Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Cheryl Fenner Brown
August 16, 2026
- What Are We Creating Together: Part II
- Worship Leader - Rev Jacqueline Brett
- Music: Vocal Ensemble: Joyce Kurpiers, Christian Nadell, Stacey Kuo, Mike Morse, Pam DiLavore - Guitar, Kat Fairbank - Percussion; Alex Thompson – Piano, Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Ben Holt
A further exploration of the question: What does it mean to be a conscious creator of the world?
August 9, 2026
- Gifts of Awareness: A Poetry Service
- Worship Leader - Rev Jacqueline Brett
- Music: String Quartet: Autumn Brand – Violin, Ayisha de Sandino – Violin, Catie Cash – Viola, Leah Webster – Cello Matt Reid – Piano, Wendy Looker – Music Director
In this Sunday’s offering of poetry, ERUUFians share original works that speak to the practice of cultivating awareness and noticing the poetry that shows up in our daily lives. Presenters: Pam DiLavore, Dana Dubis, Judith Hollowood, Meg Koc, Kim Miller, John Williford
August 2, 2026
- The Practice of Connection
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Helen Wolfson - Hammered-Dulcimer & Eric Thomas - Guitar; Joyce Kurpiers - Cantor; Matt Reid-Piano
Worship Associate: Ben Bailey
July 26, 2026
- In the Company of Strangers
- Worship Leader: Rev. Patty Hanneman
- Music: Kathryn Adams - Vocals & Bill Adams - Guitar; Annelise Chilton - Vocals & Guitar, Kip White - Bass; Matt Reid - Piano, Wendy Looker - Music Director
Worship Associate: Jaye Vaughn
Have you ever sacrificed your integrity to belong? Have you ever sacrificed belonging for integrity? How might engaging with strangers lead to stronger communities of resilience and flourishing? This morning we reflect on our need to “belong” and its effects on our communities and ourselves.
July 19, 2026
- Look to this Day
- Worship Leader: Rev. Patty Hanneman
- Music: Summer Choir; Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Michael Field
July 12, 2026
- Building Resilience
- Worship Leader: Rev. Patty Hanneman
- Music: River Folk; Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Susan Hazlett
How can we live our lives when everything seems to be falling apart? This morning we reflect on practices that can lead us to be more resilient in the face of uncertainty, fear, or loss.
July 5, 2026
- Blessing the World as an Act of Resistance
- Worship Leader: Rev. Patty Hanneman
- Music: Vocal Trio; Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Ava Macon
Often when we hear the work “resistance” we think of the most politically charged and publicly visible examples of activism. But sometimes the most critical protest begins at home, with a resistance to our usual patterns that get in the way of all that is good in our world.
June 28, 2026
- Planting Seeds of Hope
- Worship Leader: Rev. Patty Hanneman
- Music: The Maudlin Brothers (Jonh Moore, Ed Norman & Tim Wells); Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Our opponents would love for us to believe that it’s hopeless, that there is no reason to act, and that we can’t win. Summer is a time of anticipation, when we are reminded that what we plant is what we harvest.
The YouTube link below is for the complete worship service.
Due to a streaming interruption, this service was broadcast in two parts. The original live streams can be found here:
Part 1 - https://youtube.com/live/PtV-RIkkZuo
Part 2 - https://youtube.com/live/PtV-RIkkZuo
June 21, 2026
- General Assembly Sunday Service
SERVICE BEGINS @ 10:45 am
ERUUF's incoming Board Chair, Barbara Sheline, hosts this service, which features the livestreaming of today’s General Assembly (GA) Sunday Worship—a powerful, communal experience of the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists in worship. Join us to view the service in person with others in ERUUF’s Sanctuary or online.
This service is expected to run for at least 90 minutes.
June 14, 2026
- Flourishing as the System Fails
- Worship Leader: Lisa "L.A." Jones
- Music: Ava Macon – vocals & keyboard; Matt Reid – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Jaye Vaughn
"Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, our unknown and undiscovered brothers and sisters." — Howard Thurman
