Past Services and Recordings
October 26, 2025
- My Religion Is Kindness
- Worship led by Nontheist Group
- Music: Judy Moore-Vocalist; Eric Thomas-Guitar & Vocals; Helen Wolfson-Hammered Dulcimer; Alex Thompson-Piano; Wendy Looker-Music Director
Worship Associate: Ben Holt
Generosity Sunday – Communities in Partnership
Kindness is a human trait. People can be kind whether or not they believe in god. Come explore how acts of kindness benefit both the giver and receiver of kindness and become part of the kindness epidemic the world so badly needs.
October 19, 2025
- Practical Compassion
- Worship Leader – Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Matt Reid – Piano (9:00 am); ERUUF House Band & Beloved Community Chorus (11:00 am); Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Assocaite: Jaye Vaughn
We often consider what it means to feel compassion for another. But what does it look like to practice that compassion in the world?
October 12, 2025
- Breaking Open: Leading and Learning
- Worship Leader – Rev. Daniel Trollinger; Guest Preacher – Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley
- Music: Artist-in-Residence, Shana Tucker–Cello; Johann Montozzi-Wood – Cantor; Alex Thompson – Piano
How do we respond to the ways in which it seems like our world is breaking us apart? Is there a way to be broken open that allows us to consider new forms of leadership and even new forms of learning?
Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley is the Lead Minister at the First UU Church of Columbus, OH.
Shana Tucker is a cellist, singer-songwriter, teaching artist and arts educator.
October 5, 2025
- How Does Interconnectedness Work?
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Pam DiLavore – Cantor (9:00 am); Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Alex Thompson – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Lisa Jones
Justice Sunday: Durham CAN, Jaye Vaughn
Sunday, September 28, 2025
- Pride: Journeys in Queer Spirituality and Meaning-Making
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Sunshine Kids, Chalice Singers, Beloved Community Chorus (11:00 am); Alex Thompson – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Participants: Lisa Jones, Susanna Murrie
Rev. Jim, Lisa Jones, and Susanna Murrie will offer stories of spirituality and meaning-making from their own lives as we celebrate LGBTQ+ community this Pride weekend in Durham.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
- Multifaith PRIDE Vespers - Deep, Divine Waters: The Queer Sacredness of Our Stories
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Lisa Rhodes – Vocals, Guitar; Elana Scheiner – cello
IN PERSON ONLY
Join Durham clergy and congregations in celebrating and holding queer community. We will honor LGBTQ+ experiences and how we build and shape community, all in the context of our sacred and/or deeply meaningful understandings.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
- Practicing Connection
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Matt Reid – Piano (9:00 am); ERUUF House Band (11:00 am); Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Mur Lafferty
Sunday, September 14, 2025
- Wisdom of the Elders
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: Vance Hunter – Flute (9:00 am); Eno River Singers (11:00 am); Leslie Wickham – Piano; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Participants: Steve Franklin, Susan Hazlett, Virginia Williams
Religious Exploration Commissioning of Volunteers
In the words of the elders, we find the lessons that shape us, the insights that guide us, and the strength that sustains us. The wisdom of the elders is a bridge that connects our past, present, and future. Join us this morning as we hear from several long-time ERUUF members about their journey in this community.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
- Holding On and Letting Go, Together
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger
- Music: River Folk (11:00 am); Pam DiLavore – Cantor (9:00 am); Pam DiLavore & Joyce Kurpiers – Cantors (11:00 am); Matt Reid – Piano
Worship Associate: Lisa Jones
Justice Sunday
August 31, 2025
- “Inherently Worthy” and Our Labors
- Worship Leader: Rev. Jim Lewis
- Music: Judith Ann Lyon-Mitchell; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Worship Associate: Sarah Rose Nordgren
How might we better live into the belief that all are “inherently worthy” while our systems connect worth to how much we produce or the amount of labor we output? Stories and questions on labor and how we live our UU values.
August 24, 2025
- Annual Ingathering
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger with Senior Staff
- Music: Beloved Community Chorus; Eno River Singers; ERUUF House Band; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
MULTI-GENERATIONAL SERVICE
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 choirs, 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 17, 2025
- Bear Witness: Save Lives
- Worship Leader: Rev. Daniel Trollinger with Guest Preacher, CB Beal
- Music: Elias Gross - Viola; Kate Lewis – Pianist; Wendy Looker – Music Director
Generosity Sunday - El Centro Hispano
CB will share stories and reflections about the spiritual practice of bearing witness, a vital part of Beloved Community. We can make ourselves trustworthy by being still and bearing witness to one another; acknowledging, and accepting what folks share about their experience. We must be present with one another with curiosity, acceptance, and empathy that honors our different life experiences.
CB Beal (they/them/theirs) is a religious and social justice educator from Western Massachusetts. CB specializes in facilitating learning experiences that involve issues of marginalization, oppression, and privilege.
